Derek Wight
We regret to announce the death of local businessman Derek Wight who died last Sat. (26) after a fall suffered the day before. Mr. Wight was owner of the By-Rite supermarket and other stores located in George Town, was administrator…
Pastor Al laid to rest
Dr. Alden A. Ebanks, Cert. of Hon., J.P., D.D., was laid to rest on Sat. 26th November. A Thanksgiving Service for his life was held at a packed Agape Family Worship Centre. Officiating ministers were his son Andrew Ebanks, Pastor…
Wandering wolf inspires hope and dread
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A young wolf from Oregon has become a media celebrity while looking for love, tracing a zigzag path that has carried him hundreds of miles nearly to California, while his alpha male sire and a…
British film director Ken Russell dies at 84
LONDON (AP) — Ken Russell, an iconoclastic British director whose daring films blended music, sex and violence in a potent brew seemingly drawn straight from his subconscious, has died at age 84. Russell died in a hospital on Sunday following…
Hotel bomb kills three, wounds 27 in south Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants detonated a powerful bomb that killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in a budget hotel packed with wedding guests in the southern Philippines, officials said Monday. Investigators believe the blast…
Bush may face $30m cruise bill
Failing a negotiated $3 million settlement with Miami-based GLF Construction Corporation, government could face a $30 million court order for aborting an agreement to build George Town’s cruise- ship berths. The $30 million figure represents the loss to GLF –…
50-50 conference launches essay competition
The Planning Committee of the 50-50 Caribbean Conference has launched its Essay Competition as part of the ongoing efforts to encourage participation in what promises to be one of the most anticipated events of March 2012. The theme for the…
CHINA DEAL DELAYED
Premier McKeeva Bush yesterday announced extension of the memorandum of understanding with infrastructure giant China Harbour Engineering Company until 31 March next year. The agreement, originally due to be completed by tomorrow, 30 November, has now been delayed four months…
Number portability weeks away
In exactly eight weeks, and ending the possibility of a government-sponsored lawsuit, number portability will debut in the Cayman Islands. On 31 January, after more than seven years of fitful struggle, negotiation and argument, Cayman’s four leading telephone companies —…
‘Frosty the Snowman’ arrested at Maryland parade
CHESTERTOWN, Md. (AP) — Who says “Frosty the Snowman” has to be jolly? A man in a “Frosty the Snowman” costume was arrested Saturday during the annual Christmas parade in Chestertown, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He’s accused of scuffling with…
