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Month: February 2012

Putin says he may face runoff in Russia’s election

MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he could face a runoff in Russia’s presidential vote in March — his first acknowledgment that he may fail to muster enough support for an outright victory. Putin’s statement Wednesday signaled that…

First round results of the 2012 pwc Men’s Invitational

It was a fantastic evening of tennis at the Cayman Islands Tennis Club!  It will only get better starting on Wednesday at 5:30 pm.  We have completed the first round of the 2012 pwc Men’s Invitational on Tuesday with the completion of 8 matches.  So…

Penn named ambassador

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Actor Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake. The Hollywood star received the honor from Haitiian President Michel Martelly at a special ceremony…

Olympic Stadium 16 parties intersted

West Ham FC are believed to be one of the 16 parties to have expressed an interest in moving to the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games. The Championship club had looked set to move into the venue but a…

World Trade Center design flaw could cost

NEW YORK (AP) — The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex’s signature tower. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday…

Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detectives say the elementary school teacher told the children it was a game. Once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them and set cockroaches crawling on their faces. And then, Mark Berndt photographed them,…

Moxie Whitney update

In response to my article under the title “Movie about Canada’s Big Band leader  – Moxie Whitney” in our Jan. 28th edition of iNews Cayman, I received a very nice email from Paul Whitney who is making the movie called…