Former Rooster DJ dies
John Garabo died March 16 in California. According to a Facebook post from his daughter, Ashley, he had been very sick with diabetes and died peacefully in his sleep. Garabo’s career of more than a quarter century included stints at…
Ground broken for new remand facility
Construction has started on the long-awaited $8 million Cayman Islands Youth Centre, with a gala ground-breaking ceremony attended by top officials, anticipating a May 2013 opening in time for next year’s elections. Addressing the Thursday ceremony, Minister for Community Affairs…
Coke’s sentencing in US the talk of Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — When drug baron Christopher “Dudus” Coke ruled her slum neighborhood, Gloria Petgrave and her neighbours felt so protected by the area’s criminal benefactor that they never locked their doors. Now, with Coke in New York facing…
London police gave reporters grades
LONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police “graded” reporters on their coverage of the agency, a senior crime journalist for The Sun tabloid said Thursday. Crime Editor Mike Sullivan — who was arrested and bailed earlier this year over allegations of…
CRIME WORRIES – OT report highlights problems
The UK government yesterday released the results of its autumn survey of Overseas Territories, pointing out that Cayman Islands worries centred on crime, public safety, the cost of living and foreign labour. High crime rates were raised generally throughout the…
Will new iPad be compatible with 4G in the UK? It’s not in Australia
There’s growing confusion over whether the new iPad, due to go on sale on March 16th, will be compatible with forthcoming 4G networks in the UK and other parts of Europe reports “What Hi Fi Sound and Vision” in their…
The Editor Speaks: Exciting announcement for iNews Cayman
When Joan and I started on the long (and winding) road to produce iNews Cayman we never imagined it would be so successful in such a short time. We started our very first publication on Monday May 2nd 2011. We…
Sobbing families identify Swiss bus crash victims
GENEVA (AP) — Relatives of the 28 people killed when a bus from Belgium crashed inside a Swiss tunnel faced a heartbreaking task Thursday: identifying the bodies ahead of their repatriation. Most of the dead were children. Family members, some…
Cuba dissidents vow to stay in church
HAVANA (AP) — A group of 13 Cuban dissidents who have occupied a Havana church for two days are no longer demanding an audience with Pope Benedict XVI when he visits this month, but vowed Thursday to continue their protest….
Legal wrangle over new schools problems
As the Minister for Education seeks to blame contractors and his predecessors for the $100 million high school fiasco, Rolston Anglin is likely to see defence evidence by architects and surveyors that could vindicate the builders. And while Mr Anglin…
