Michael Jackson saw salvation in dangerous drug
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson was physically exhausted from a day of grueling rehearsals for his marathon 50-night comeback tour. But his nightly battle with insomnia had just begun. After showering and getting into bed, he called for his…
The American ‘allergy’ to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention. “I don’t think there were any newspaper articles about it…
Lindsay crowned Miss Cayman 2011
Lindsay Japal has been crowned Miss Cayman 2011. The 23 year old from George Town lifted the prize in front of a packed audience at the Lion’s Centre late on Saturday night. Runners up were Janelle Muttoo and Crystal Tomlinson….
Prep for Success Recipes
Cayman Prep and High School have produced a book of multi-cultural family recipes that everyone can enjoy. It was made possible through the selfless efforts of the parents of Cayman Prep students who worked tirelessly to see the project through…
Anne Part 53 “I shall like to think of my dear father’s books in your hands”
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson Anne returned to her room, and tried to sleep, but could not. Dawn found her at the window, wakeful and anxious. There was to be no sun that day, only…
Looters plunder $8.5M from Ivory Coast museum
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Looters stormed Ivory Coast’s national museum during the country’s bloody political crisis earlier this year, plundering nearly $8.5 million worth of art including the institution’s entire gold collection. Five months later, the museum’s gates still…
Tropical Storm Ophelia weakens and will steer clear of the Lesser Antilles
Ophelia has weakened considerably over the past 24 hours and is expected to become a Tropical Depression as the weekend draws near. However, if Ophelia passes through the shear that it is currently going through intact, weather and water conditions…
Downed plane reported in Ohio just water park prop
MASON, Ohio (AP) — A possible plane crash reported near an Ohio interstate turned out to be only a prop on the grounds of a water park. Media outlets report a passing motorist on Interstate 71 north of Cincinnati thought…
New movies to be compatible with UltraViolet view-anywhere system
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Corp.’s movie studio said Tuesday that “The Smurfs” and “Friends With Benefits” will be the first movies it releases on home video that will be compatible with the UltraViolet view- anywhere system. The movies will…
Facebook redesigns profiles, adds ‘timeline’
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users’ profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a “new way to express who you are.” Zuckerberg introduced the Facebook “timeline” Thursday in San Francisco at the company’s…
