Two in hospital after Club 7 shooting
Two people are recovering in hospital after they were shot outside a nightclub in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Police were called to Club 7 around 3am. One man has been arrested and a weapon was recovered at the…
Philippine militant blamed for beheadings captured
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police commandos captured an alleged Abu Sayyaf militant Tuesday who has been implicated in several atrocities, including the beheadings of marines, a major jailbreak and deadly attacks. Police served more than a dozen arrest warrants…
Ibanez agrees to $1.1M deal with Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) — A day after trading A.J. Burnett, the New York Yankees used some of the salary they saved to add Raul Ibanez as their left-handed designated hitter. Ibanez and the Yankees agreed to a $1.1 million, one-year…
The Editor Speaks: Local merchants dismay at proposed George Town cruise facility
The present UDP Government has a number of hot potatoes boiling on the stove and none of them are very appetising to a lot of people. The one making the biggest news at the moment is the proposed George Town…
“At Risk” After-school programmes supported
After-school programmes for “At Risk” youth were given a boost when corporate sponsor PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) donated 15 computers and laptop bags to the after-school curriculum set up by the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment. The programme aims to expose…
Cayman Islands defeats Bahrain for first win of tournament
Bahrain and Cayman Islands faced each other at the Indian Association ground in a game that looked destined for a washout but after a revised target, Cayman Islands pulled off a surprise victory against the Asian side to secure its…
Relatives storm Honduras morgue demanding remains
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hundreds of relatives of inmates who burned or suffocated to death when a fire raged through a Honduran prison forced their way into a morgue Monday to demand the remains of loved ones. The group of…
Number portability launches, finally
After years of struggle, argument, patient mediation and occasional threats of legal action, local telephone companies at last launched the long-awaited — and first in the English-speaking Caribbean — number portability on Monday. Heralded by a release from the regulator…
