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Cayman’s beautiful image may be fading

To the RCIP, you are being paid to protect and serve the people of these Islands, why do you think you are always under scrutiny?

Campisis have a reel good tale

Fishing family profile

10 years for abduction

Allan Sywell Kelly and Charles Felix Webster were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after being found guilty of taking part in an abduction/blackmail scheme, while Wespie Mullings Ramoon received five years after his guilty pleas.

Sives’ farewell does not have a fairy tale ending

Sunday League round up

It’s all about the narrative

Author and literary mag founder Carol Edgarian is at Books & Books on 29 March.

Anime art will wow the Brac

A talented manga artist is exhibiting at Heritage House on the Brac until 1 April.

Central American women battle it out

NORCECA volleyball draw

Editorial for March 23: Keep safe water on your brain

While World Water Day was Tuesday, we should think about water and conservation at all times.

Frustration for Crime Stoppers

 

Cayman Crime Stoppers says it needs public time and support to continue as an organisation.

1,400 FOI requests made

Open records is "alive and well" two years on says Cayman's information commissioner.

Editorial for March 22: Government must back FOI

Government has to show that it supports freedom of information.

Economic aftershocks of Japan quake hit Asia

Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia. It is here, among Japan's neighbors, that the reverberations of the catastrophe are being felt hardest.

Report: Shot fired in East End

Royal Cayman Islands Police are investigating reports that a shot was fired in East End Thursday night.

Letters to the Editor: Flattery has failed, try a little sarcasm

Just think of how delicious green mangoes eaten with salt and black pepper late in the evening was and how in the middle of the night when our intestines rebelled it was necessary to go outside and embrace mosquitos to be able to relieve ourselves.

Clough brothers love their rallies

Clough brothers love sport

Tirotta makes it look easy

Sunday League football round up

Online Poll Majority want minimum wage

A large majority of the respondents to last week’s caycompass.com online poll think the Cayman Islands should have a minimum wage.

Christchurch unliveable

Parts of the city, on New Zealand's south island, will have to be abandoned altogether after the magnitude 6.3 quake caused massive structural damage.

Diary of a Caymanian gypsy Magical Marrakesh moments

Natasha Kozaily's adventures continue with a visit to one of the most famous market squares in the world.

Brazen crooks steal diamonds

A bizarre jewellery theft dupes security at a George Town store.

Jewellery stolen in crowded store, no one notices

Two theft suspects - who either posed as or who actually were cruise ship tourists - walked out of a George Town jewellery store Monday morning with the two most expensive pieces the business had on display. 

Cyclists support fight against cancer

Cayman's cycling community gave the fight against cancer a significant boost recently.

Letters to the Editor: Time for unity in Cayman

I believe firmly that at this time, the first loyalty and the primary allegiance of every individual should be to the country and not to any political party.

Mixed reactions to CUC green power deal

People who generate their own electricity and who work in the renewable power industry have given mixed reactions to Caribbean Utilities Company’s new arrangement to buy green power.

Stutterers praise King’s Speech

 

A movie about a stuttering monarch, without sex, car chases or sinewy super heroes, hardly sounds like blockbuster box-office fare.

Letters to the Editor: Tourism policies did work

 

Mass cruise tourism is not suitable for a small place like Cayman. To adopt one former ministers words, “it clutters up” George Town.

Agriculture reaping benefits

Agriculture gaining ground

Online Poll Most give RCIPS bad grades

More than 61 per cent of the 555 respondents to last week’s caycompass.com online poll gave the Royal Cayman Islands Police Services either a poor or failing grade.

CUC ups its ante for clean energy

Caribbean Utilities Company will pay producers of alternative energy more for electricity they generate under a revised buy-back scheme approved by the power company and electricity regulator.

Clinton to speak here

People in Cayman will have the opportunity to hear President Bill Clinton speak at a public lecture in George Town next month.

Letters to the Editor: Rallying support for party

If this is my swan song from the political arena then so be it, but I can hold my head high and know that I was associated with the best organised group of statesmen and stateswomen these Islands have ever seen – the PPM!

Agua are no longer perfect

Sunday League football round up

Poet: You Cannot Go to Cairo

Gretchen Allen wrote her poem, You Cannot Go To Cairo, over 25 years ago.

Study abroad students at UCCI

Elon University students visit UCCI as a part of their winter term study abroad programme.

Nokia in crisis

Nokia's new head has sent an outspoken and frank memo to his staff that suggests the phone giant is in crisis.

Celebrate in royal style with prizes

Celebrations wedding and event planners have launched a "She's Royal" themed Valentine's prize draw. Lucky couples can winner dinner for two, a professional photo shoot, a stay at the Caribbean Cllub or flights over the royal weding weekend.

Say love with Sterling & Stone

Semi precious stones set sterling silver and stainless steel make great Valentine's gifts

Yasi strikes

The destructive core of a massive cyclone battered Australia's northeastern coast early Thursday, wrenching roofs off buildings and cutting power to tens of thousands of homes.


Camana Bay: Tasteful venue

Culinary Month Cayman Cookout 2011 had very successful events at Camana Bay.

Pelican’s Reef worth the drive

Try Pelican Reef in the East End - it's worth the trip.

Physiotherapist on board at Cayman Islands Hospital

Cayman Islands Hospital has hired Virginia Barnes as a new physiotherapist to join its team.

Flooding investigation launched down under

An investigation into the chain of events leading up Australia’s devastating floods has been launched.

Plan for windy weather and rough seas

Windy weather and rough seas are on their way.

Letters to the Editor: Premier’s message: Let’s do better in 2011

It is with great pleasure that I wish you a Happy New Year on behalf of the entire Government of the Cayman Islands. May you receive countless blessings as we embark upon the bright New Year and all the experiences that are yet to come.

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