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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationWe are not headed in the right directionCayman has paid a $376 million price for the PPM and UDP parties in four short years. Political parties have wrecked the other Caribbean Islands because of their near absolute power and Cayman will be the same if the parties are left unchecked.And political parties will continue to do so because of non-governmental knowledge. We believe it is harsh and not very conscionable to inflict taxes especially on the poorer Caymanians indirectly who are now trying to recover from Hurricane Ivan to justify a $32.5 million surplus, but again that is only our opinion. Where do we get off passing our opinions in the running of a non-sense Government in these days? Well, not very far, do we? There are few independents views mainly the partys view which may be heavily influenced by party members who are not elected legislators and who the public never voted in and apparently has a lot of influence in the running of the government. Take a Drive on the Wrong Side of the Road With Humorist and New ...Texas humorist Diana Estill releases her first book, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road (Brown Books Publishing). This compilation of 55 amusing tales recently earned a four-star review from ForeWord Clarion reviews. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 25, 2006 -- To get where you want to go, sometimes you have to change course. That message was driven home for Texas author and newspaper columnist Diana Estill when she vacationed in Grand Cayman, where cars keep left—and tourists frequently forget. In her first book, Driving on the Wrong Side of the Road: Humorous Views on Love, Lust, and Lawn Care (Brown Books Publishing Group, Inc.), the author shares her admittedly skewed views on everything from foreign car rentals to designer dogs and toilet repairs. The book, which hilariously details the experience of driving a British "Beanmobile" in the left lane, is scheduled for release June 10, 2006.
Feeding effects studiedA Nova Southeastern University graduate student has just completed what is believed to be the first direct study of the effects of human feeding on marine wildlife.Mark Corcoran, 29, successfully defended his master's thesis last month in Dania Beach on the Cayman Islands' most popular tourist attraction, Stingray City and the Sandbar, where as many as 3,000 people per day interact with Southern stingrays. The two-year study, funded by the Guy Harvey Research Institute, found that supplemental feeding changes the activity patterns, feeding habits and even reproduction of stingrays. ''Now they are fed mostly frozen squid from California,'' Corcoran said. ``They wouldn't eat a squid in their natural environment -- mainly blue crabs and shrimp.'' Corcoran and colleagues tagged and tracked more than 150 stingrays, comparing those that frequented the knee-deep Sandbar and the 15-foot deep Stingray City dive site in North Sound with unfed wild rays from South Sound and other habitats.
WORNWEARPre-worn clothes are all the rage among "the kids" these days; at least thats what hip suburban outfitters with multimillion-dollar advertising budgets tell us. From pre-ripped/frayed jeans to pre-rumpled/frayed ball caps, new clothes that look older than the teens who wear them have infiltrated store racks like retro vermin. The Flip Side, always planning for early retirement, isnt about to let this trend pass without cashing in. Here are our cant-miss ideas for pre-ruined items. Cayman Islands, here we come. nchordas@dispatch.comPRE-YELLOWED UNDERSHIRTS Store: American Falcon Marketing pitch: You havent done a day of hard labor in your life, but no one will be the wiser when your armpits and neck line look as soiled as a ditch diggers. To be worn after a hard day of surfing the Internet at your cushy office internship.
Calvary Reunion Choir dazzles Key WestPastor Ernie Deloach hadn't believed that they could really pull it off. Although he had anounced to the Key West community on his radio programme weeks in advance that the Calvary Temple Reunion Choir would be performing at his church, no one was more surprised than the pastor when the choir turned up on Thursday, June 1, 35 members strong, some of them with their families, in a nine vehicle caravan.Members of the group streamed into Ft. Lauderdale from Grand Bahama, Mayaguana, North Carolina and the Cayman Islands, packed into vans and set out for Key West. They arrived there half-a-day later, ready to perform for Deloach and his congregation at Glad Tidings Community Church during the holiday weekend. The reunion choir lit up the stage with a full concert, singing nostalgia-ridden gospel favourites, performing liturgical dance and even choral speaking.
Freedom of the Seas is a floating ocean cityRoyal Caribbean International has put to rest the skeptic's question: "What's there to do on a cruise ship?"If the line's new Freedom of the Seas is any indicator, the answer is "everything." The 160,000-ton vessel, which debuted last month and nudged out the Queen Mary 2 as the largest ship afloat, brings with it an ever-widening world of whiz-bang amenities. Frankly, there's so much to do onboard this behemoth, it could stay put and not sail anywhere at all. Freedom -- huge and jam-packed with options -- really mimics a city at sea. (If you include its elevators, you could say it even has a local transportation system.) While in a class all its own, Freedom has all that its Voyager-class precursors have ... and then some. One industry wag dubbed it "Freedom from the Seas" because, unless you bring binoculars,you won't ever see the ocean on a ship this huge. Tragedy brings importance of safety to the forefrontAs was documented in Sunday's edition of The Sun News, Smith had a nightmarish first-hand experience with a boating accident on May 17 when Super Suds II capsized while returning from a Gulf Stream trolling trip out of Murrells Inlet.Smith is a true hero for helping four of the seven men aboard survive. The 12-year first mate for the late Capt. Bob Clarke aboard Super Suds II calmed the four West Virginia residents, then repeatedly dove below the overturned boat to retrieve life jackets and the anchor rope. Smith gave the men the life jackets and rigged the rope as a means for all five to stay on the slick bottom of the boat. Give Clarke credit for saving the fifth passenger's life when the pair drifted away from the boat after all seven men were washed off by a wave.
911 Center Receives AccreditationThe Emergency Communications Department for the city of Rochester and Monroe County received accreditation from the New York State Sheriff's Association.
The 911 center is only the sixth emergency center in the state to achieve that distinction. To do so, the agency had to meet 70 standards developed by experts in the emergency communications field.
"Accreditation is not available for the emergency centers which are merely good. We hope that all emergency communication centers are at least good. It is available, rather, for those agencies which are a cut above, for those agencies that set the standard, set the pace for other agencies to follow. I'm pleased to report the Rochester-Monroe County emergency center is one of those agencies," said Peter Kehoe, of the NYS Sheriff's Association.
Telecommunications firm prepared and ready to helpCable & Wireless CEO Tim Adam spoke about his company's investment in the Cayman Islands' telecommunications infrastructure as the firm hosted the 'Business After Hours' event last week. He highlighted C&W's hurricane preparations and the support it can offer its clients during the season. Photo by Christopher TobuttNancy Kirkconnell-Ewing, President of Brac Informatics Centre, (BIC). Cable & Wireless was the host to the Chamber of Commerce's Business After Hours event on Thursday 22 June, just outside their building at One Technology Square, George Town. Cable & Wireless CEO Timothy Adam, used the opportunity to outline his company's achievements and said that the guests would be able to see firsthand the significant investment Cable & Wireless had made to telecommunications infrastructure in the Cayman Islands, during a guided tour of the Cable & Wireless building. Learn to manage wasteI am overwhelmingly relieved to read the recent articles reporting the latest discussions and initiatives to address the problem of Mount Trashmore and waste management in Cayman.As we have read there are a number of modern and green alternatives for waste management and I hope that these are welcomed with open arms by the people of Cayman. We have more reason that most nations to manage our waste given the small size of the island and the strong dependency upon real estate and tourism. I have noted for some time that this newspaper regularly inserts small adverts that read: Recycle, once is not enough. Modern society however, a victim of convenience living, needs recycling to be made easier for them. I am a user of the can recycling skips located at the supermarkets on the island, but so much more needs to be done.
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