Eight killed in Southern California salon shooting
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California say a woman who survived a massacre at a hair salon remains in critical condition. Sgt. Steve Bowles says the woman remains hospitalised Thursday but is showing some improvement. Her name…
Meetings, talk and no action
As we told you two weeks ago together with an editorial, MLA Ellio Soloman proposed a plan to designate certain jobs as Caymanian only. An amendment bill allowing Cabinet members to do this is expected to come before the legislature…
RBC Royal Bank of Canada sponsors charity walk
RBC Royal Bank of Canada is sponsoring fundraising walk/runs across the Caribbean to benefit the RBC/RBTT Children’s Cancer Fund. In Grand Cayman, the walk will start at 6:30 a.m. and the run will follow at 6:45 a.m. from the RBC…
Child killed by goal post
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaican authorities say a 6-year-old child has been killed by the fall of a soccer goal post. It’s the third such incident this year. Authorities say 6-year-old Jevaughn Bailey was playing on his school’s field in…
Miss Lassie’s House put on international list
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) were pleased to announce that the house and grounds of the late Gladwyn Bush, better known as Miss Lassie, has been placed on the 2012 World Monument Watch list. The list, belonging to the…
Italy’s Berlusconi fights for political survival
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi appealed for his political survival Thursday, telling parliament that his government is the only credible alternative to help guide the country through the growing sovereign debt crisis. Berlusconi’s 3 1/2-year-old government faces a…
Authorities: ‘Moss Man’ fails to show up for trial
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say an Oregon burglary suspect dubbed “Moss Man” failed to show up at his trial, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Gregory Liascos of Portland earned the “Moss Man” moniker after police…
We got 99 problems and now BlackBerry is one
BlackBerry users in the Cayman Islands and around the world have faced huge problems over the past few days getting and receiving emails and messages, as well as launching Internet services. However the BlackBerry services began to buzz back to…
Chronic cough in adults – Part 1
Coughing from time to time helps clear particles and secretions from the lungs and helps to prevent infection. However, sometimes a cough can become a chronic condition. A chronic cough is defined as a cough that lasts for eight weeks…
Anne – Part 66
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “What can be done with such a young savage as this?” Miss Vanhorn was short and stout; she was muffled in an India shawl, and upon her hands were a…
