Officials say 3 dead in Canadian train derailment
BURLINGTON, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian Via Rail passenger train derailed west of Toronto Sunday, killing three railroad employees and injuring dozens of passengers, officials said. Via Rail spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said the three people killed were all engineers riding…
‘The Artist’ earns best-picture, lead-actor Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Artist” won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood’s highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Among other prizes for the black-and-white…
Ongoing search for NATHAN CLARKE
Police officers are continuing to search for 30-year-old Nathan Clarke who was last seen on Saturday evening near to Calico Jacks on West Bay Road. Throughout the day police officers have been working side-by-side with civilian volunteers as they search…
Guernsey and Cayman Islands remain in Division 5
Malaysia and Singapore both won promotion from Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 (WCL Div. 5) in Singapore. Malaysia, despite losing by two wickets to Bahrain secured promotion by virtue of winning four of its five round-robin fixtures, while…
POLICE RAID HOME
Complaining of harassment, the father of Jordan and Justin Manderson said yesterday that Thursday’s police raid at his West Bay home was a terrifying ordeal, and that officers have refused any information about his sons. “When the police officers came…
Windows on another world
Orchid Morrison’s paintings explore the world of her imagination. Her paintings, distinctive and unusual, are filled with vivid, contrasting as well as complementary colours. Ms. Morrison has been developing her unique style ever since she began to paint seriously in…
Doctors: Dutch prince suffered grave brain damage
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch prince struck by an avalanche while skiing off-trail in Austria last week suffered massive brain damage and may never regain consciousness, his doctors said Friday. Johan Friso, 43, is the second of Dutch Queen Beatrix’s…
Haiti PM resignation threatens reconstruction
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille abruptly resigned Friday after less than five months on the job in a political setback for President Michel Martelly, whose struggle to fill the top government post has hampered earthquake reconstruction…
Dreams really can come true
Cariel the Cayman Mermaid showed lots of children (as well as their moms and dads) that dreams really can come true, when she came ashore opposite the Marriott Beach resort. Cariel, (who is also known on land as Kimberly Parker)…
Russian billionaire wins Internet fame with rap
MOSCOW (AP) — Just over a week before Russia’s presidential election, billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov’s rapping skills have made him an Internet star. Prokhorov, who shares ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with U.S. rapper Jay-Z, took to…
