NKorean TV shows mourners paying respect to Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Sobbing mourners filed past the begonia-bedecked bier of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, some appearing to shake with grief, in footage aired Wednesday on state television in the hours before his funeral. North…
Ethic helped us to the top
PATRICE Evra believes Manchester United’s team ethic has allowed them to join Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League despite a debilitating injury crisis. By the end of its 5-0 home win over Wigan Athletic on Monday, United…
Bale has no weakness
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has saluted Gareth Bale as a player without a “weakness in his make-up”. Bale scored twice as Tottenham won 2-0 at Norwich to record their eighth win in ten Premier League games. Redknapp insists only the…
Scores accepted by Department of Immigration
The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration is accepting scores from Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) TOEIC(R) tests to measure the English-language proficiency of persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Department…
DUI arrests continue to rise
More than 40 people have been locked up on suspicion of drink driving since the start of this year’s festive safety campaign. A total of 44 arrests for DUI have been made since the start of Operation Christmas Cracker –…
Investec Loyal faces protest in Sydney-Hobart race
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Supermaxi Investec Loyal’s victory Wednesday in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was immediately placed under protest by the race committee amid allegations the provisional winner used a television helicopter pilot to spy on runner-up Wild…
Old fireplace embers caused deadly fire
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two of the little sisters who died in a furious house fire early Christmas morning lost their way as a family friend tried to lead them to safety. Their other sister died just feet from escape,…
Son: Pilot routinely went out on medical flights
MIAMI (AP) — The pilot killed in a helicopter crash while heading to pick up a heart for transplant routinely flew medical transport missions and was a decorated veteran of combat missions in Vietnam, the man’s son said Tuesday. A…
Obama hits popular snorkeling spot during vacation
HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama and his family spent a warm and sunny afternoon at one of the most popular snorkeling spots on the island of Oahu, where they released four green sea turtles into the water. The Obamas…
The Editor Speaks: Almost quiet on the roads, swimming tragedy, patois according to Luke, and overweight cards
We nearly got away with it. It was a fairly quiet Christmas holiday on our roads until yesterday (28). Despite the dreadfully bad start no serious road accident was reported …. until early Wednesday morning. I was hopeful the RCIPS’…
