Archive for August 13th, 2016
Savannah store robbed at gunpoint
(CNS): Two men, one armed with a silver handgun, held up a small variety and money transfer store in Savannah on Friday evening and escaped with an undisclosed amount of both US and CI cash. The robbery happened at about 8pm at the D&D Accessories & Things (Money Transfer) store on Homestead Crescent, behind the […]
DoT braces for impact of CDC warning
(CNS): Following a travel alert issued for the Cayman Islands by the Centre of Disease Control in Atlanta, after the jurisdiction confirmed two cases of local Zika transmission, the Department of Tourism (DoT) is braced for the potential impact on the local tourism industry. In a short statement released Friday, the department said its global […]
Hyman misses chance to qualify for 100m semis
(CNS): Running in lane seven in the third heat of the 100 metre men’s sprint Saturday morning in Rio, Cayman’s Kemar Hyman failed to qualify for the semi-finals after running a time of 10.34.8, well short of his personal best time of 9:85, which he ran last year, or even this season’s best of 10:05. […]
Pregnant and worried about the Zika virus
Lotti writes: I can’t believe that the government hasn’t issued recommendations and policies yet, especially for pregnant women and their partner and families. Being 3 months pregnant now, I am stuck at home since days not knowing what to do. There’s just not a word to be heard from official side. My OBG said they […]
