BUSH IN TAX TALKS
Premier McKeeva Bush hopes to meet US tax authorities in March to discuss Washington’s efforts to elicit account information from local banks and tap thousands of island residents for money. Opening a seminar on US tax compliance on Tuesday evening…
Jamaican jailed for 12 years for $454 robbery
An illegal immigrant from Jamaica has been jailed for 12 years after an armed robbery at a gas station netted him just $454. That means Norval Barrett will spend a year behind bars for every $37 he stole during the…
Warhol exhibit to tour
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A large retrospective exhibition of Andy Warhol’s artwork will tour five Asian cities over the next three years. The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh says the exhibit will be the pop art icon’s largest ever in Asia….
Experts say Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There’s his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he’s warned about…
Many turning points for Giants, Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One game, one play, one moment can turn a team’s fortunes in the right direction. The opposite seems to be the case for the New York Giants and New England Patriots, who recognize many turning points on…
Pioneer of rap reggae, King Stitt, dies at 72
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — King Stitt, a pioneer in rap reggae, died Tuesday in his Caribbean homeland of Jamaica. He was 72. Stitt died at his home in the capital of Kingston after a long fight with prostate cancer and…
Prince Harry’s duty: Beach volleyball in Rio
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry will combine sports, military exercises and meetings with school children and locals on his first-ever trip as an official representative of Queen Elizabeth II, palace officials said Wednesday. His destinations sound pleasant, at least to…
iThought for February 2, 2012
Let just men be your companions, and let your glory be in the fear of God. Ecclesiasticus 9:22
BBBS Soup-er Bowl Prepares to Tantalise Taste Buds
Soup aficionados mark your calendars! Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Cayman Islands’ (BBBS) fourth annual Soup-er Bowl is back on the front burner. Scheduled for noon to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 4 February 2012, at the Grand Cayman Marriott…
