The Editor Speaks: Looking forward but first we have to look backwards too
Listening to and reading all the events leading up to the USA’s fiscal cliff and the last minute (and past deadlines) decisions to avert same, do you see a similar pattern here to our own ones in the Cayman Islands?…
7th Heaven for Nicol in Camana Bay
Nicol David claimed her seventh World Open title with a straight-games win over first-time finalist in front of a packed, noisy and enthralled crowd at Camana Bay on Dec. 21st 2012. The Malaysian went into the match as hot favourite,…
Burry Stander: South African mountain biker killed in crash
South African mountain biker Burry Stander has died in a road accident while on a training ride. The 25-year-old, who finished fifth at the London Olympics in 2012, was killed in a collision with a taxi in Shelly Beach, a…
Patti Page, ‘Tennessee Waltz’ Singer, Dead at 85
Pop-country crooner was best-selling female artist of 1950s Pop-country singer Patti Page died on January 1st in Encinitas, California. She was 85. Born Clara Ann Fowler, Page was the best-selling female artist of the 1950s and had 19 gold and…
Transocean agrees to pay $1.4bn oil spill fine
Transocean, which owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, has agreed to a settlement with the US government. The Swiss-based company will pay $400m (£248m) in criminal penalties and a $1bn civil fine after pleading guilty to violating the Clean Water…
India gang-rape: Five suspects charged in Delhi
Indian authorities have charged five men with the kidnap, gang rape and murder of a woman in Delhi last month. The 23-year-old died of her injuries two weeks after the 16 December attack. The five men will be tried in…
