iThought for January 31, 2012
Know that this is a communion with death. For you would be entering the midst of snares, and walking upon the arms of the grieving. Ecclesiasticus 9:20
Jamaica will own London says Powell
Asafa Powell won the 50m at the US Open indoor athletics meeting, then predicted the powerful Jamaican sprint squad could sweep the 100m podium at the London Olympics. “Yes, it is very possible,” Powell said on Saturday, after clocking 5.64sec…
Walkers Fund Services makes major charitable donations
Walkers Fund Services has made two substantial donations to two very deserving local charities, which will go a long way towards helping people in need in the Cayman Islands. Meals on Wheels and the NCVO (National Council of Voluntary Organisations)…
Rivals to battle for 2011/2012 PFL Championships
Fans and parents alike were treated to a football spectacle this past Saturday, January 28 at the Annex Field as the 2011/2012 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) moved into the semi final stage. With a spot in the finals up…
PwC supports professor chair at the International College
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) has stepped up with a corporate sponsorship for the academic chair at the International College of the Cayman Islands in a strategic move to expand its business programme and raise the bar in higher education. The corporate sponsorship…
British radio’s ‘Desert Island Discs’ turns 70
LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher chose Beethoven, Michael Caine picked Frank Sinatra and boxer George Foreman selected The Beatles’ “All You Need is Love.” They are among almost 3,000 guests who have appeared on the radio program “Desert Island Discs,”…
Davis, Dujardin win lead honours at SAG awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honour at Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama “The Help” won them acting prizes and earned the trophy for overall cast performance. Davis…
Understanding your partner
Not many of us understand our partners fully. If we had understood our lovers, the rates of separations and divorces would have gone down substantially instead of increasing. I would never have been divorced so why am I giving you…
Florida highway pileup kills at least 10 people
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were instantly blinded. At least 10 people were killed. When…
Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honour killings
KINGSTON, Ontario (AP) — A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as “cold-blooded, shameful murders” resulting from a “twisted concept of honor,”…