Putin says he may face runoff in Russia’s election
MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he could face a runoff in Russia’s presidential vote in March — his first acknowledgment that he may fail to muster enough support for an outright victory. Putin’s statement Wednesday signaled that…
First round results of the 2012 pwc Men’s Invitational
It was a fantastic evening of tennis at the Cayman Islands Tennis Club! It will only get better starting on Wednesday at 5:30 pm. We have completed the first round of the 2012 pwc Men’s Invitational on Tuesday with the completion of 8 matches. So…
Penn named ambassador
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Actor Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake. The Hollywood star received the honor from Haitiian President Michel Martelly at a special ceremony…
World Trade Center design flaw could cost
NEW YORK (AP) — The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex’s signature tower. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday…
BUSH IN TAX TALKS
Premier McKeeva Bush hopes to meet US tax authorities in March to discuss Washington’s efforts to elicit account information from local banks and tap thousands of island residents for money. Opening a seminar on US tax compliance on Tuesday evening…
Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Detectives say the elementary school teacher told the children it was a game. Once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them and set cockroaches crawling on their faces. And then, Mark Berndt photographed them,…
Jamaican jailed for 12 years for $454 robbery
An illegal immigrant from Jamaica has been jailed for 12 years after an armed robbery at a gas station netted him just $454. That means Norval Barrett will spend a year behind bars for every $37 he stole during the…
Warhol exhibit to tour
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A large retrospective exhibition of Andy Warhol’s artwork will tour five Asian cities over the next three years. The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh says the exhibit will be the pop art icon’s largest ever in Asia….
Experts say Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There’s his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he’s warned about…
