Wayne Rooney’s father arrested in betting probe
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Wayne Rooney’s father has been arrested as part of an investigation into betting irregularities at a Scottish Premier League football match. Police did not name the suspect but offered details of the arrest in response to…
Cough in children: Causes and treatments
Cough in children has different causes to cough in adults and symptomatic treatment is rarely needed or effective. The smaller airways are vulnerable to inflammatory disease causing swelling and obstruction by mucous secretions. Coughing assists clearance of mucous, so do…
Prison education initiatives celebrated
“Give us the books” were the shouts of scores of HMP Northward inmates who participated in recent literacy celebrations. They were responding to the question posed during the Literacy Month observance – organised by the Prison Learning and Development Unit….
Diageo moving production of Red Stripe US supply
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – Alcoholic drink maker Diageo PLC is moving production of the U.S. supply of its Red Stripe beer from Jamaica to the U.S. starting next year. Seventy jobs are to be lost at Red Stripe by April…
Good Stuff is playing Mind Games
Local musician and producer, Osbert Smith aka Good Stuff, is releasing a new album with a Florida flavour titled Mind Games. Recently retired Mr. Smith was born in Belize but has spent the past 28 years living in the Cayman…
Pilot in fatal NYC chopper crash was experienced
NEW YORK (AP) — The man at the helm of a private helicopter that crashed into the East River, killing one passenger and injuring three others, was an experienced commercial pilot who owns a company that manages a local airport….
Cayman loses bikini crown
More than 350 bikini-clad women strutted their stuff at Australia’s Surfers Paradise Beach last Sunday in an effort to break the Guinness World Record for largest bikini parade. With 357 participants, the parade beat the record of 331 set last…
Acts on the march to semi
The Cayman Islands Marching Band were just one of the many talents on show in West Bay. They joined nine other acts who have made it through to the semi-finals of this year’s Cayman’s Got Talent. And what a show…
Samsung seeking to block sale of new iPhone 4S
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung said it will file court injunctions in France and Italy seeking to block the sale of Apple’s latest iPhone amid an intensifying patent fight between the smartphone giants. Samsung plans to file preliminary injunctions…
