Michigan beats Va. Tech in Sugar Bowl, 23-20
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Brady Hoke trotted across the Superdome field, his Michigan players celebrating all around him, a big bucket of ice water suddenly came splashing down on the coach’s head. It had been quite a while since…
Swiss bank chief profited by dollar trades
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss political weekly says Switzerland’s central bank chief personally engaged in profitable currency deals previously thought to have been conducted by his wife, a claim that could increase the pressure on SNB President Philipp Hildebrand to…
Scorsese to be honoured
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s film academy is honouring Martin Scorsese for his “outstanding and exceptional” contribution to cinema. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts said Wednesday that Scorsese will receive its highest honor, the Academy Fellowship, at a…
Watch Night Service at Elmslie Church
“The Moment,” was the focus of Elmslie Memorial Church’s Watch Night service. The congregation all joined together for the first hymn, ‘Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us.’ Joan Wilson read the scripture, from the New Testament, 1 Corinthians Chapter 13,…
Avoiding pirates, Groupama wins ocean race leg
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — French team Groupama earned its first stage victory in the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday, defeating overall leader Telefonica in a sprint to Abu Dhabi to complete the second leg. The five-boat fleet…
New year… and a new baby!
Proud mom and dad Petrona and Orantis Rankin were celebrating the fourth member of their family, and the first baby born in the Cayman Islands Hospital on New Years Day. “The baby was born on 11 minutes past 12 on…
Man tried to use $1M bill
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Do you have change for a million-dollar bill? Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart. Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal…
Clean water
Clean water is vital to the human body as it is composed of 50 to 70 per cent water. The human body needs a regular supply of clean drinking water to maintain health. We need clean water for cooking and…
