Downed plane reported in Ohio just water park prop
MASON, Ohio (AP) — A possible plane crash reported near an Ohio interstate turned out to be only a prop on the grounds of a water park. Media outlets report a passing motorist on Interstate 71 north of Cincinnati thought…
New movies to be compatible with UltraViolet view-anywhere system
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Corp.’s movie studio said Tuesday that “The Smurfs” and “Friends With Benefits” will be the first movies it releases on home video that will be compatible with the UltraViolet view- anywhere system. The movies will…
Facebook redesigns profiles, adds ‘timeline’
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is dramatically redesigning its users’ profile pages to create what CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is a “new way to express who you are.” Zuckerberg introduced the Facebook “timeline” Thursday in San Francisco at the company’s…
The Thalidomide tragedy
Today we are all aware that some diseases and medications can have adverse effects during pregnancy both for the mother and the unborn child. Unfortunately, this knowledge comes with a tragically high price, having come from one of the most…
The ‘dark hand’ and editorials
I have tried very hard to be positive and not negative in any of my editorials. When I was approached re buying one of the present newspapers (which didn’t happen) a germ of an idea formed in my head. The…
Police: Would-be robber ID’d by bright blue eyes
AVALON, Pa. (AP) — Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say a man’s bright blue eyes helped a convenience store clerk identify him as a would- be robbery. Nineteen-year-old Conor McClelland, of Bellevue, is charged with walking into a Marathon Quik…
Committee hope to boost employment
The 16-member “Rollover Review Committee”, appointed last week by Premier McKeeva Bush, will draw on expertise in labour, recruitment, finance and youth, hoping to boost employment and economic opportunity. Sherri Bodden-Cowan, attorney, co-chairman of the ruling United Democratic Party and…
Miss Cayman to be revealed
After tirelessly campaigning for the prestigious title of Miss Cayman, one of the contestants will be crowned tonight (24). At the Lion’s Centre this evening Lindsay Japal (above) and nine others face the final stages and will discover who will…
iThought
Come to wisdom like one who plows and sows, and wait for her good harvest. For in her service you will toil a little while, but you will eat of her produce. Ecclesiasticus 6.19
DEAD OR IN JAIL Minister says AEC stats are biggest failure
More than 60% of all school leavers from the Alternative Education Centre ended up either dead or in prison. That’s the shocking fact revealed by Education Minister Rolston Anglin who described it as “the biggest failure we’ve ever had”. Mr…
