Editorial: Please sir, it wasn’t me.
Please sir, it wasn’t me. The shocking news that has hit us regarding the Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, illustrates my point in my weekend editorial about persons in glass houses should not throw stones. Little did I know…
Minister Bellingham Tours Government Units
Visits to Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) and the Department of Environment (DoE), were the first two items on the agenda for Overseas Territories Minister, Mr. Henry Bellingham, on Thursday, 19 April. At HMCI Director McCleary Frederick led a…
Premier protests innocence
It has been an interesting, albeit staggering, few days with news that the Cayman Islands Prermier Hon. McKeeva Bush is being investigated on three matters by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). On Thursday (19) Mr. Bush announced on…
Zimmerman apologises for shooting; gets $150K bail
(AP) — A routine bail hearing for George Zimmerman took a surprising turn into remorse and explanation Friday when the neighbourhood watch volunteer got on the witness stand and told Trayvon Martin’s parents: “I am sorry for the loss of…
Norwegian gunman describes hunting down teenagers
(AP) — Norwegians who lost loved ones on Utoya island relived the horror Friday as far-right fanatic Anders Behring Breivik described in harrowing detail how he gunned down teenagers as they fled in panic or froze before him, paralyzed with…
Bahrain protesters swell ahead of F1 weekend
(AP) — Anti-government protesters flooded a main highway in a march stretching for miles and security forces fired tear gas in breakaway clashes Friday as Bahrain’s leaders struggled to contain opposition anger while under the world’s spotlight as the island…
After 4-month surge, gas prices start falling in the US
(AP) — The worst is over, for now. Gasoline prices are starting to fall. After a four-month surge pushed gasoline to nearly $4 per gallon in early April, drivers, politicians and economists worried that gasoline prices might soar past all-time…
The hardest job in football?
Forget trying to satisfy Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s desire for trophies, or the Brazilian population’s demand to win the World Cup on a four-yearly basis, Scotland’s Kevin McGreskin has taken on arguably the hardest job in world football – trying…
Pakistani plane carrying 127 crashes amid storm
(AP) — Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smoldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad’s main airport. The government said…
81% Are Still Confident in Secret Service’s Protection of the First Family
Voters remain confident in the Secret Service’s protection of President Obama and his family despite the recent scandal involving several agents and prostitutes they hired while on duty in Colombia. They have mixed feelings at this point whether the agents…
