Angelina Jolie considers new role with UN agency
GENEVA (AP) — Angelina Jolie says she’s considering taking on a new and expanded role with the U.N. refugee agency for which she already serves as goodwill ambassador. The actress told reporters Tuesday that she and the agency are still…
Truck bomb in Somalia kills 70
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, a rescue official said. Among the dead were students and parents. It…
Cayman Islands second for secret dealings
The Cayman Islands has been placed second in a world list of global financial crime and malpractice, according to a report published. The tax haven infrastructure that has enabled global financial crime and malpractice to flourish has barely been reformed,…
Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate…
Turning the tide on garbage
The tide is turning for flotsam on Frank Sound’s shores as residents decided to literally take matters in their own hands – filling 27 bags of garbage in one week. Tired of plastic and other debris marring the one-mile stretch…
NJ police chief: Double-parking wife not above law
LODI, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey police chief says no one is above the law — not even his wife. Lodi (LOH’-deye) Police Chief Vincent Caruso ordered an officer to ticket his wife after she double parked while dropping…
Full bladders, wasabi alarm earn Ig Nobels
BOSTON (AP) — Driving while desperately needing to urinate isn’t a crime, but maybe it should be. Peter Snyder and his colleagues found that having a bladder at its bursting point reduced attention span and the ability to make decisions…
Youth workers receive warm thank you at special reception
There was a big thank-you to all Cayman’s youth workers during a special reception at the Marriott Beach Resort. Present was Deputy Governor (Designate) Franz Manderson, National Hero, Sybil McLaughlin, and National Youth Commission Chairman Jenny Manderson. The reception was…
The Times they are a Changing
It is a pity that the excellent speech given by the Premier at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Westin Tuesday 28th September was not televised in its entirety. Had it been so, it could have been considered by…
A police sergeant, wearing a tag?
A number of high profile individuals were fitted with electronic monitoring devices here in Grand Cayman. They included a Magistrate, Police Sergeant, Prison chief, and Chief Probation Officer. However, before the community becomes alarmed at an apparent break down in…
