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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationWhat you can catch from the wavesIt's a postcard-perfect day in Malibu. Multimillion-dollar mansions dot the green hills and seagulls glide in the cloudless sky. Surfrider beach, made famous by "Baywatch" and the Beach Boys, is packed with golden sunbathers and families lounging under bright umbrellas. In the water are hundreds of frolicking swimmers ... and billions of fecal microbes. P>A sign partially hidden by a surfboard warns that swimming amid the bacteria, which comes from pollution flowing through the town's storm drains, may cause illness. "Some people don't know," says lifeguard Greg Pfeifer, pointing from atop his white stand at the bobbing heads in the water. "A lot of people just don't pay attention."
This summer, beachgoers risk such things as shark attacks in Florida, rip tides in Oregon and stinging jellyfish in South Carolina.
Tropical depression updateA tropical depression that formed this morning in the Caribbean Sea was the first of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, which scientists predict could produce up to 16 named storms, six of them major hurricanes.The depression was expected to become the year's first named storm - Alberto - as it veers toward Florida but was not expected to become a hurricane. "It will be relatively weak in terms of wind, but that doesn't mean it's going to be weak in terms of rainfall," senior hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart said. Last year's hurricane season was the busiest and most destructive in recorded history. Hurricane Katrina alone devastated Louisiana and Mississippi and was blamed for more than 1,570 deaths in Louisiana alone. The depression that formed Saturday, nine days after the official start of the season, had maximum sustained winds near 35 mph, just below the 39-mph threshold for a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Crown Princess, Newest Jewel in the Princess Cruises Fleet, Arrives in New YorkCrown Princess, the newest ship in Princess Cruises fleet, sailed into New York today to begin its schedule of inaugural festivities, which will celebrate the "crowning achievements" of several notable guests, specifically a triumvirate of accomplished women. The ship's godmother will be Martha Stewart, who has created a domestic dynasty of truly royal proportions. Also in attendance will be America's newest pop princess, Katharine McPhee, who will sing the National Anthem and perform during the christening ceremony. And the "queen of the spelling bee," 13-year-old Katharine Close, the recent winner of the 2006 Scripps National Spelling Bee Tournament and the first female winner in seven years, will compete in the very first "Bee At Sea," Princess' new spelling bee tournament which debuts on Crown Princess.
Worry Over Mental HealthIn recent months there have been a number of concerns raised about the services available to residents suffering from mental ill health, including their incarceration in Northward Prison, as well as the fact that many are left to their own devices and often seen loitering on the streets along Seven Mile Beach.At a recent business forum, the Chief Officer at the Ministry of Health Services, Diane Montoya, stated that mental health services were a primary issue. The Health Ministry is now initiating a comprehensive review of the existing mental health services on offer in this country to determine where to put its resources. The Director of Public Health, Dr Kiran Kumar, said that in order to properly address the issues of mental health in a holistic manner the Ministry will be contracting an industry consultant. Eleven succumb to champions BarbariansFIJI Barbarians outshone eleven other teams on their way to the gold medal position of the 2006 Deloitte 2006 Cayman International Sevens rugby tournament last weekend.The 9 to 10 June contest was held at the Truman Bodden stadium in George Town, Grand Cayman in spite of persistent showers. After leading Pool B with nine points at the close of the opening day on Friday, Barbarians crushed last year's champions Deloitte Sumarai 23-5 in the finals on Saturday. Before the lifting the of the championship cup, Barbarians overcame Clan Construction Marauders 26-5 and Butterfield Bank Nova 17-5 in the preliminary round of the two-day annual competition. In the semi-finals on Saturday, Barbarians whipped Pool C leaders Heineken Susies Exiles 21-0 to the delight of several hundreds of spectators who braved the inclement weather condition. Samurai, who topped Pool A with nine points, romped past MCS Royal Navy 50-0 and Susies Exiles 29-10 to land themselves a semi-final berth against Nova who they 27-7. But Samurai could not duplicate their form in the finals to hold on to the championship title, which they won in 2005. Local notices and informationThe public is invited to a Cayman Brac Parenting Programme meeting on Tuesday 27 June at 7:00 pm at the Cayman Brac High School Hall. Teachers/counsellors Trini Nelson and Louis Thompson will be presenting. Refreshments provided by Uldeen Frederick and the Department of Children & Family Services. For more information please call 948-2331 or 916-7310. Scavenger Hunt Appreciation Ceremony Trooper Dragged; Suspect KilledA New York State Trooper shot and killed a man who dragged the trooper for about a mile with his ATV. It happened in the town of Sheridan in Chautauqua County 34 miles outside of Buffalo.Police say the unidentified trooper stopped the ATV and an off road motorcycle Sunday morning. That's when State Police say the ATV driver, Bradley Horton, of Silver Creek sped away and dragged the trooper.
A passerby found the trooper on the road. The trooper was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Horton was found in a nearby field and was airlifted to the hospital where he later died.
Horton's family members told the media they believe the trooper mistook him for Ralph “Bucky" Phillips. Phillips is accused of shooting a trooper earlier this month near Elmira after escaping from the Erie County Correctional Facility.
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. |
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