Libyan estimate: At least 30,000 died in the war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — At least 30,000 people were killed and 50,000 wounded in Libya’s six-month civil war, the interim health minister said, offering a first detailed estimate of the high cost in lives of bringing down Moammar Gadhafi. There…
Tropical Storm (TS) Maria tracking westward across the central Atlantic, Invest 96L upgraded to TS Nate
Maria was pretty disorganised yesterday morning with little or no banding evident and satellite estimates indicate that this was a 50 mph tropical storm. Maria is racing to the west at a forward speed of 23 mph and this westward…
Drive-by shooting targets George Town house
Gunmen opened fire at a house in George Town during a terrifying drive-by shooting. The occupants were sat at home just before 11pm on Wednesday when someone opened fire. Two bullet holes were found in the front window of the…
Storm Deaths Preventable – Use Common Sense
Hurricane Irene was a category one storm when it hit the northeast United States. Yet the storm caused 44 deaths, 43 in the US and 1 in Canada. Emergency personnel categorise many of these deaths as ‘preventable’, reports Emergency Management…
Dutch woman calls ex-boyfriend 65,000 times
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch prosecutors are charging a 42-year-old woman with stalking after she allegedly called her ex-boyfriend 65,000 times in the past year. The 62-year-old victim from The Hague filed a police complaint in August due to the persistent…
Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck in tree
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede. Per Johansson, 45, says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor’s garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to…
Worldwide flavour at GT Primary
Children from George Town Primary celebrated International Literacy Day. And the highlight was a special visit from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service’s K-9 Unit. The youngsters could see first hand the work of the police dogs and enjoy readings…
NO TO NO CONFIDENCE: Bush survives PPM challenge after late vote
In a straight 9-5 party-line vote capping a marathon Legislative Assembly session, United Democratic Party (UDP) lawmakers yesterday defeated an opposition no-confidence motion, a referendum on Premier McKeeva Bush. Starting Wednesday afternoon — and finishing at 2:30am on Thursday –…
Man arrested after stabbing
A man has been arrested and is detained in police custody following a robbery and stabbing in West Bay. About 7.10pm tonight a 30-year-old man was attacked by two men and had his rental car, a white Hyundai Atos, stolen….
Woman car jacked in West Bay
About 6.20pm on Thursday night a 30-year-old woman was approaching her vehicle in the car park of Dolphin Discovery, North West Point Road,West Bay. At this time she was suddenly confronted by two men, one of whom was armed with…