Paul McCartney weds in nostalgia-filled ceremony
LONDON (AP) — A hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air Sunday as Paul McCartney, for the second time in his improbable life, climbed the steps of venerable Old Marylebone Town Hall to take himself a bride. True, thousands…
GIVE THE TEAM CASH
Cayman Islands football team crashed to their third successive World Cup defeat, which dumped them out of the competition. And after the game Technical Director Carl Brown said unless the players start getting paid for their efforts, the team will…
Constitution returns to West Bay
The rights of West Bayers, as well as their obligations under the constitution, will be discussed next week during the continuing round of official visits. The Constitutional Commission will host a public meeting from 7 to 8:30p.m. on Thursday, 13…
KNOT A JOLLY?: Chief Baines fears stories may stop help
Police Commissioner David Baines fears that the weekend controversy about the visit of Merseyside Chief Constable Jon Murphy to the Cayman Islands will stop UK police answering future calls for help. “I’m frustrated by it, yes,” the commissioner said of…
Ex Hell’s Angel buffs up at The Bikini House
Carey Hurlstone has been running “Carey’s Black Coral” for 30 years. He was born in South Sound in 1936, just along from where he lives today, and works making beautiful jewellery from black coral in a wooden workshop he built…
Paralysed man uses mind-powered robot arm to touch
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend’s hand. Such ordinary acts — but a milestone for a paralysed man. True, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did the touching, painstakingly, palm to palm. But Tim Hemmes…
UN: Detainees tortured in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Prisoners in some Afghan-run detention facilities have been beaten and tortured, a United Nations report said Monday, but the international organization said that the mistreatment was not the result of government policy. The 74-page report found…
Anne – Part 63
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “What is that red light over the shore-line?” And now Anne was gone, it was astonishing to see what a void was left. No one had especially valued or praised…
