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Redknapp praise for Parker
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Scott Parker
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes Scott Parker’s display in the win over Queens Park Rangers was reminiscent of former Spurs great Dave Mackay.
Two goals from Gareth Bale helped Spurs to victory but Redknapp reserved his greatest praise for the midfielder, 31.
“Parker was just amazing, I haven’t seen many displays like that,” he said.
“You hate [...]
CISPA promotes professor chair at the International College
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CISPA president Jeff Short presents a sponsorhip cheque to ICCI Dean Scott Cummings for the academic chair.
The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants has thrown its support behind the International College of the Cayman Islands’ fundraising initiative for an academic chair to hire a full-time professor in a strategic move to raise the bar in [...]
DCFS Head Retires
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After a distinguished 33-year career with the civil service, Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Director Deanna Look Loy retired upon reaching retirement age.
Throughout her years of service, she made countless contributions towards improving Cayman’s social fabric, including championing causes for women and children, as well as initiatives focusing on the family, elderly and [...]
Bruising battle for Jamaica’s boxers
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Tracey Seymour (red) grapples with Sasha Gay Fowler
Jamaica’s Bruising Gym came to the Cayman Islands for a 10-bout contest – and left sporting plenty of bruises after a crushing defeat at the hands of the hosts.
Fighters from the D. Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym entertained a packed crowd which included Minister of Sport Mark Scotland.
It also [...]
March to stop road closure
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Drawing as many as 300 people, a Saturday protest rally on Public Beach vilified government plans to close West Bay Road, accusing Premier McKeeva Bush of ignoring constituents and selling Caymanians’ birthright.
“We must stand up for what is right. Even if the economy is bad, you do not give away your assets,” said Alice Mae [...]
The Editor speaks: Surveys. Does anyone pay any attention to them?
October 31, 2011 by 1 Comment
I refer you to Georgina Wilcox’s article, “Crime and Community Safety” in Friday’s (28) edition of iNews. The article had a list of 21 paragraphs showing statistics and recommendations taken from the first Grand Cayman Crime and Community Safety Survey (GCCS) carried out between June and July 1996.
Dr. Kate Painter from the Institute of Criminology [...]
Three young men killed in Kansas grain elevator blast
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ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) — Three young men were killed in a thunderous explosion at a Kansas grain elevator and recovery efforts for three other people presumed dead were being hampered by the damage, authorities said late Sunday.
The blast, which shook the ground so hard that it was felt in neighbouring Missouri, was a harrowing reminder [...]
Attack near UN office kills four in Afghanistan
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber slammed a pickup truck packed with explosives into a checkpoint in a neighborhood housing U.N. and international aid group offices in the southern city of Kandahar on Monday, killing four people including the district police chief, Afghan officials said.
Immediately after the blast, three insurgents rushed into the neighborhood [...]
