Surfing to be official high school sport in Hawaii
HONOLULU (AP) — Football wears the crown in Hawaii, but the real sport of kings is surfing. Hawaiian chiefs and royalty used to glide across the Pacific centuries ago as form of expression, to show courage and to compete. Today,…
Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate…
Manuela’s Slim Down Tips
Use the right “fuel” to keep your body energised! Use the right “fuel” to keep your body energised! Don’t skip meals, cut the starchy carbs and have plenty of fruits and vegetables. Don’t wait to be thirsty to drink plenty…
Dengue Case Confirmed
As a regional outbreak persists, public health officials have confirmed a local case of dengue fever most probably imported from the Bahamas by a returning resident. This is the first dengue case reported in the Cayman Islands for 2011. Last…
Turning the tide on garbage
The tide is turning for flotsam on Frank Sound’s shores as residents decided to literally take matters in their own hands – filling 27 bags of garbage in one week. Tired of plastic and other debris marring the one-mile stretch…
NJ police chief: Double-parking wife not above law
LODI, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police chief says no one is above the law — not even his wife. Lodi (LOH’-deye) Police Chief Vincent Caruso ordered an officer to ticket his wife after she double parked while dropping…
Teen arrest over Asher murder
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and is currently detained in police custody in connection with the death of Asher Williams McGaw. The arrest was made following a large scale police operation in the East End area on Tuesday afternoon….
First case of dengue fever
As a regional outbreak persists, public health officials have confirmed a local case of dengue fever most probably imported from the Bahamas by a returning resident. This is the first dengue case reported in the Cayman Islands for 2011. Last…
Man arrested after family fight
A man is in custody and his brother was treated in hospital following a stabbing in West Bay. Just before 10pm on Monday, 3 October 2011, police received a report that two men were fighting in Tulip Close, West Bay….
