The Editor Speaks: Anglin gets life. Heroes are honoured.
At last. Lightning struck twice and this time its victim did not escape. Devon Anglin was found guilty by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on Friday (20) for the murder of Carlo Webster. He was sentenced to life at the pleasure…
JFK library to release last of his secret tapes
BOSTON (AP) — President John F. Kennedy’s library is releasing 45 hours of privately recorded meetings and phone calls, providing a window into the final months of his life. The tapes include discussions of conflict in Vietnam, Soviet relations and…
Police officer’s home damaged by gunfire
A police investigation has been launched after the West Bay home of a serving RCIPS Officer was damaged by gunfire this weekend. Shortly before 4.30am on Sunday, 22 January 2012, police received a report of what appeared to be gunfire…
Police investigate diving death
An investigation has been launched following the death of a diver. About 10.40a.m Monday 23 January 2012, police were informed that a 68-year-old man had lost consciousness on a private boat which was making its way back to the Lobster…
Cubans escape Detention Centre
Two Cuban men are on the run after escaping from the Immigration Detention Centre over the weekend. Security at the facility on Fairbanks Avenue has been stepped up since the pair fled. A spokesman for Immigration said: “The public is…
iThought: January 21 – 24, 2012
You should not abandon a old friend. For a new one will not be similar to him. Ecclesiasticus 9:14
Man shot in the back near Countryside
A man was treated in hospital after he was shot in Countryside. Police were called to the scene on Hirst Road around 3pm on Thursday. The victim told police he flagged down a passing car that took him to hospital…
Halle Berry stalker
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of scaling the fence of Halle Berry’s house will remain in jail after pleading no contest to stalking the Oscar-winning actress. Deputy District Attorney Wendy Segall says Richard A. Franco was sentenced to…
Occupational hazard! Promoting a culture of safety
Hazards in the workplace increase stress and play a part in causing accidents, injuries, disease, and even death. On Monday 16 January 2012 the staff and management at the Marriott Beach Resort took part in an intense safety programme. The…
Brac plane crash
Police have named two men killed when a plane crashed on Cayman Brac. Jose Santos Castaneda Castrejon age 35 years from Mexico and Columbian Fernando Duran Garcia, 56, died following the accident last November. A spokeswoman for the RCIPS said:…
