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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationPutting on the Ritz in Grand CaymanGeorge Town, Cayman Islands -- "How long have you been here?" someone asked me. I wasn't sure. "What day is it?" I wondered. I felt as though I were floating in the Caribbean Sea outside my bedroom window, which was of such various and brilliant shades of blue that it looked unreal.
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Rugby World Cup Qualifier in GuyanaThe current weather pattern is having a negative effect on the preparation of Guyana's Under19 rugby team, currently preparing for the North America West Indies Rugby Union's (NAWIRU) Internat-ional Rugby Board World Cup Qualifying tournament which Guyana will host from July 8 to 15.According to Guyana Ruby Football Union (GRFU) president Noel Adonis, the rainy season has left the National Park ground water logged and if it persists the NAWIRU tournament might have to be played at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna. This, he said, would mean that the GRFU would have to find additional funding to erect goal posts and scoreboard. Adonis who was at the time addressing members of the media at Olympic House said the union had budgeted $1.3M to host the championship and now with the preparation of the Camp Ayanganna ground, an additional $250,000 or more would be needed.
Travel Q/AQ. We are planning a trip to the Netherlands (Amsterdam and nearby towns) and Belgium (Brussels and Bruges). Should we buy rail passes and, if so, where? -- Linda Garb, San Rafael, Calif.A. Whether a pass is worthwhile depends on how many train rides you want to take. The distances you are traveling are fairly short compared with the distances you might be covering in, say, France or Germany. So a round-trip ticket between Brussels and Bruges can cost as little as $44 (second class) and $66 (first class); between Brussels and Antwerp, $30 (second class) and $54 (first class). But a pass is a good way to make sure you can get on any train and not worry about buying each ticket. Consider a Benelux Tourrail Pass for travel in the three Benelux countries -- Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands -- sold by Rail Europe (www.raileurope.com) and available in both classes. Ocean to Sound Relay Hits the MassapequasRunners from all over the New York Metropolitan area and beyond are cordially invited to put together teams to participate in the 21st annual Ocean to Sound Relay, on Sunday, Sept. 10.The Relay brings the entire Long Island region together in an annual September tradition, with 150 teams of eight runners each traversing a 50- mile course that starts at 8 a.m. at Jones Beach State Park, heads north and east through Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa, Farmingdale and Old Bethpage before crossing into Huntington, hitting the Long Island Sound at Lloyd Harbor, returning to Nassau County via Cold Spring Harbor and Syosset, and then heading north again to a dramatic finish on the grounds of Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay. Each runner on the team runs a leg of between five and seven miles.
Looking aheadNASCAR NEXTEL CUPPepsi 400 When: Today, qualifying (SPEED Channel, 4:30 p.m.); Saturday, race (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) Where: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles, 31 degrees banking in turns), Daytona Beach, Fla. Distance: 400 miles, 160 laps Last race: Jeff Gordon combined patience with a fast race car at Infineon Raceway to grab a record ninth road-course victory. Gordon took the lead for the first time on lap 49 of the 110-lap Dodge/Save Mart 350. Last year: Tony Stewart made a dramatic four-wide pass, then pulled away on a restart with nine laps left to win the Pepsi 400, his first victory in 14 starts at Daytona. NASCAR BUSCH Winn-Dixie 250 When: Today, qualifying, 1:05 p.m., race (FX, 7:30 p.m.) Where: Daytona International Speedway Distance: 250 miles, 100 laps Last race: Paul Menard held on in the closing laps to win the AT&T 250 at The Milwaukee Mile.
Cayman is facing a very uncertain futureThe Cayman Islands are facing a very uncertain future, if the offshore companies cannot recruit and retain, not only the specialist staff they need, but the support staff as well, they will move their business to another jurisdiction. As has been noted for the longest time now, we therefore do not think that opening our big mouths is going to change too much either.This can and will be the straw that broke the camel's back and even though there is ridicule, disagreement, disgust and among other things, the Government is not about to listen to any advice or complaints because the thing called pride, and to sum it all up stupidity will not allow them to listen. A perfect example is the roundabouts in the Islands. Well, on that one I need to ask a question, "Where is Mr Road Planner's head?" Yes, we have and will see more dramatic situations where there will be more absurd policies, more hemorrhage, and a greater exodus of people from the Cayman Islands and more goodbyes to future developments that may have come to the Islands. Holidaymaker dies snorkelingThe Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) confirmed on Friday 23 June that an American holiday maker died on the Islands on Wednesday while snorkeling.Police said that at 5:47 on Wednesday evening, 20 June the 911 Emergency Communications Centre received information that a tourist who had been snorkeling with his family was found unconscious on a Bodden Town Beach. The man was 49-year-old Tom Demarco who was visiting Grand Cayman from Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. He was on vacation with his wife and son. The RCIPS said that officers have launched an investigation but they are not treating the death as suspicious at this time. Back... Send us your comments! Send us your comments on this article for publication in our Readers' Forum. All fields are required and in the interest of openness and transparency we will no longer accept anonymous submissions. We therefore request that all submissions include a name for publication, regardless of content.Arrested youth in their parental relationshipsThe Department of Rehabilitation/Welfare Services is today better equipped for their challenging work because of a comprehensive social study which had been carefully documented and was last week presented to representatives of the Department and the Government of The Bahamas.The 184-page study, "The Phenomenological Essences of the Arrested Male Youths in their Relationships with their Parents " was a March 2006 dissertation by Dr Earl Anthony White, as partial fulfilment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As part of the research Dr White, son of Bahamian journalist P. Anthony White, with the cooperation of the Department of Rehabilitation/Welfare Services, last year conducted studies of eight youths, ages raging from 13 to 21 years, most of them residents of the Simpson C.
Man attacked with machete on the BracAn incident on Cayman Brac involving a machete attack is not typical for the Island, according to Chief Inspector Reginald Branch, who heads the Brac Police Station.According to a report from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) a 42-year-old man was taken into police custody following the incident which took place on Monday, 13 June at the Watering Place Park, Cayman Brac. The Park, known locally as "Pop-a-Top", is located on the Beach at Tibbetts Turn on the north side of the Island and is a popular area for Brac residents to socialize. At approximately 6.45 pm the 911 Emergency Communications Centre received a call from a member of the public reporting that a fight had occurred between two men at the public park. Officers attended and found a 32-year-old man had sustained serious injuries from a machete used for cutting wood. Three new cruise ships sail to CaymanWITH the Grand Princess due return to the Cayman Islands this winter season comes news that three new cruise ships are heading for Grand Cayman, beginning May 2007.Marine and Cargo Manager at the Cayman Islands Port Authority Joseph Woods said the debut here on Monday of the Crown Princess signals an upswing in the number of cruise ship calls. The Crown Princess, owned by Princess Cruises, berthed at the George Town Harbour with 3,300 passengers and is expected to make regular visits to Grand Cayman. The ship made its inaugural voyage on 8 June in New York amid celebratory activities involving various stars. Sister ship, Grand Princess, which was a regular Wednesday fixture here, will resume its Cayman route on 3 October after being diverted by Princess Cruises to a port in Mexico. |
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