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UPDATE: Operation Winter Guardian Prioritizes Road SafetyDecember 27, 2024UPDATE (27 December): This week, RCIPS officers responded to 36 MVAs, made 4 DUI arrests, and prosecuted 30 persons for various other driving offenses, as part of Operation Winter Guardian. The […]- Cayman: Police Respond to Fatal Collision on Esterley Tibbetts, 26 DecemberDecember 27, 2024From RCIPS At about 4:30PM yesterday, 26 December, police and other emergency services responded to a report of a serious single-vehicle collision on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, in the vicinity of […]
- Cayman: Traffic Advisory: Shamrock Road. Road Re-openedDecember 26, 2024Please be advised that Shamrock Road has been re-opened to vehicular traffic. The date has been corrected below as well. Traffic Advisory: Traffic Diversion on Shamrock Road, 26 December Police are […]
- A VERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERSDecember 25, 2024Jo & Co at a Rotary Christmas Lunch for the Elderly Both Colin and I wish you all a very, blessed and happy Christmas. It is a challenging one for me with illnesses and a death in the family so […]
- Cayman: Leader of the Opposition – Christmas 2024 MessageDecember 24, 2024screenshot: Hon. Joseph Hew, Leader of the Opposition Fellow Caymanians & Residents; As we gather with loved ones to celebrate this joyous season, I am reminded of the power of togetherness. […]
Calle 13 gets record 10 Latin Grammy nominations
Irreverent hip-hop music duo Calle 13 got a record 10 Latin Grammy nominations Wednesday, including album, record and song of the year. The duo were on hand when the nominations for the 12th annual awards were read in Los Angeles….
Alfonzo suspended for 2nd positive test
NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo become the first player suspended twice for performance-enhancing drugs under the Major League Baseball testing program when the commissioner’s office announced a 100-game penalty Wednesday. Alfonzo, a 32-year-old backup in his…
Celibacy in church- local ministers speak out
On Bloody Sunday in 1972 Father Edward Daly faced down the Parachute Regiment responsible for shooting dead 13 unarmed Derry civilians, waving just a white handkerchief as he protected the wounded from the army’s bullets. Now 39 years later the…
Bradford good to go for Monday night game
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford made all the throws during a short practice, making a fast recovery from a bruised index finger. A special glove designed to increase blood flow to the injury and reduce…
Texas Governor asked to halt execution
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for a black man set for execution Thursday are calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to halt the punishment because an expert witness told jurors that black criminals were more likely to pose a future…
Suicide bomber kills 25 at funeral in Pakistan
SHINA SAMAR BAGH, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber attacked the funeral service Thursday of a Pakistani tribesman opposed to the Taliban, killing 25 people, police said, two days after Taliban gunmen killed four children from another district in conflict…
Push underway to cut drugs for dementia patients
Day after day, Hazel Eng sat on her couch, a blank stare on her face. The powerful antipsychotics she was taking often cloaked her in sedation. And when they didn’t, the 89-year-old lashed out at her nursing home’s aides with…
Brac Pirates Plan Moving Forward
Once again the Brac Pirates Week Committee is moving ahead with plans for a spectacular event the last weekend of November. The group is working to include the entire community of Cayman Brac in the parade. Letters have gone out…
Magnitude 6 earthquake off southern coast of Cuba
HAVANA (AP) – A magnitude 6 earthquake occurred in the Caribbean Sea off the southern coast of Cuba on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage on the island. The quake was south east of Havana and…
