Grey mauls box office
NEW YORK (AP) — Liam Neeson continues to maul the competition in the winter months. Neeson’s survivalist thriller “The Grey” debuted atop the weekend box office, earning $19.7 million. The 59-year-old actor remains a big draw as an action star,…
Death toll from European cold spell hits 54
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thirty people, most of them homeless, have died of hypothermia in recent days in Ukraine, part of a surge of deaths across eastern Europe as the region grapples with an unusually severe cold spell. In all,…
Officials investigating Illinois reactor shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure after it shut down. After the shut down Monday morning at Exelon Nuclear’s Byron…
Study says hospital will lose $12m a year – Devi Shetty says report is nonsense
The local project director for Dr Devi Shetty’s proposed East End hospital and medical school has rejected as “factually incorrect “ a highly critical study of the scheme by a Cayman policy group. “I’m not even going to respond to…
New Coach Takes the Plunge
Government’s learn-to-swim programme is back on track with the newly-appointed Coach Chester Hurlston promising to make a big splash. For Coach Chester sports have always been a big part of his life, prompting him to turn this passion into…
Chief Justice appointed to International Judicial Committee
Chief Justice Anthony Smellie has been appointed to serve on a committee of INSOL International, a world-wide federation of national associations for judges, accountants, lawyers and other insolvency professionals that specialises in corporate turnaround and insolvency. The Chief Justice will…
Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums,…
Heat shake off slow start, beat Hornets 109-95
MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each scored 22 points, Mike Miller added 14 off the bench and the Miami Heat shook off a slow start to run away from the New Orleans Hornets 109-95 on Monday night….
This Super Bowl rematch anything but trashy
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hear what Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told the pep rally before leaving New England for the Super Bowl? He got ’em riled up by saying he hoped to come back as a winner, greeted by an even…
BDO gives boost to Junior Achievement
One of the world’s top audit firms has thrown its support behind a new sponsorship program aimed at bringing in much needed funds for Junior Achievement of the Cayman Islands. The new ‘Corporate Ambassador’ program was launched by the new…
