Diver death
A diver has died after getting into difficulties near the Kittiwake. A spokesman for the RCIPS said: “At 3:25 pm Wednesday 911 received a report that an unconscious male diver had been taken aboard the vessel Cayman Sky, which was…
Winning run for Sir John A Cumber
Two teams from Sir John A Cumber managed 11 goals between them as they saw off the under 9’s and under 11’s from Bodden Town Primary last week. Their older team managed six to Bodden’s two while the younger outfit…
Prostate cancer facts
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men worldwide. The Caribbean region has a particularly high incidence of this type of cancer. Throughout the month of November, the Cayman Islands Cancer Society is partnering with the Lions…
Man leaves a million bucks at Sydney restaurant
SYDNEY (AP) — Mamma mia! That’s a lot of dough, even for an upscale pizzeria. Police are looking for the owner of a suitcase “full of money” that was left at the Italian restaurant in Sydney by a mystery customer….
Elle Macpherson’s adviser: Hacking cost me my job
LONDON (AP) — Phone hacking by the media cost me my job advising Elle Macpherson, a business adviser told a U.K. inquiry Tuesday, describing how the Australian supermodel wrongly blamed her for leaking intimate secrets to the press. Mary-Ellen Field…
Ezzard to resubmit “one man, one vote” motion
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller will resubmit his “one man, one vote” motion to the LA, and has rejected Premier McKeeva Bush’s effort to deflect responsibility for delayed public consultations on the UK-Cayman relationship. At an informal Monday gathering at…
Missing girl’s mom arrested on child abuse charges
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Police on Monday arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old Arizona girl on child abuse charges “directly related” to the girl, and said they don’t believe they’ll find the child alive. In a news conference that…
Bobby Valentine goes after Boston manager job
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox said they were looking for a different voice in the clubhouse when they let Terry Francona walk after the worst September collapse in major league history. Enter Bobby Valentine. Known for his confrontational…
Permission granted for Dart dump
Government planners have given permission for Dart Realty to begin development of five land parcels on 561 acres in Bodden Town for a proposed waste management facility, presaging relocation of the George Town Landfill. The company will pay $2.5 million…
Australian gets $100,000 after shampoo found clean
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — Authorities have compensated an Australian man $100,000 after he was wrongly accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the country in bottles of shampoo. Neil Parry of Darwin spent three days in jail last year after…
