Sparky confirmed Rangers boss
Mark Hughes has been confirmed as the new manager of Queens Park Rangers on a two-and-a-half year deal. The Welshman was made the favourite to take the job at Loftus Road after the sacking of Neil Warnock on Sunday. “I’m…
Pepper Spray: what it is, how to use it, and you can’t use it here
The use of pepper spray as a deterrent to the crime wave here in Cayman has been a big talking point with the public, the government and police. So what is pepper spray? Pepper spray, also known as OC spray,…
Crocodile scare
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Wildlife rangers have helped an Australian family deal with an uninvited guest: a 5-foot-6-inch (1.7-meter) crocodile that wandered into their living room. The juvenile saltwater crocodile wandered into a home in Bees Creek, a suburb of…
UK’s Cameron willing to testify at ethics inquiry
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron will give evidence to Britain’s media ethics inquiry if he is asked, his spokesman said Tuesday. Steve Field said Cameron had made it clear that the judge-led inquiry would have the power to…
New year, new scam warning
As we enter 2012, officers from the RCIPS Financial Crime Unit are issuing a warning about a new scam designed to obtain credit card details from unsuspecting victims. A small number of people on Island have reported receiving a call…
Climate change could change Cayman
Every year an “old chestnut” rises up from the waters of time …… “sea levels are getting higher and this could spell doom for the Cayman Islands.” I have lived here for thirty years and I heard this gloomy prediction…
’24’ movie scheduled to begin shooting this spring
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fans of Jack Bauer have something to look forward to. A movie based on the old Fox series “24” is scheduled to begin shooting this spring. Actor Kiefer Sutherland said Sunday that he expects to go…
Muhammad Ali returning to KY for 70th birthday
LOUISVILLE, KY (AP) — Muhammad Ali is coming home to Louisville to celebrate another milestone — his 70th birthday. The iconic heavyweight boxing champion will bask in the limelight once again at a private birthday bash on the evening of…
Cayman to participate in winter youth Olympics
The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) will be sending a team to participate in the Inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria from January 13th – 22nd 2012. The games are an international multi-sport event for winter sports, held…
New PM wants to break ties
Jamaica’s new prime minister has declared that “the time has come” for her country to break its ties to the monarchy. In her inaugural address, Portia Simpson Miller, first paid tribute to the Queen: “I love the Queen. She is…
