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Tad Stoner Premier McKeeva Bush may relinquish the top political job next year, running only for his West Bay Legislative Assembly seat in May 2013 elections. Speaking yesterday to iNews Cayman, Mr Bush said he had “no plans not to run” in next year’s elections, but only as an MLA candidate, as he pondered vacating his seat as premier, making way for a successor. “I have always said I would be moving on,” he said, citing exhaustion from the political process, bureaucratic infighting and the emotional devastation of losing his daughter last year. One factor in the decision, he said, “is whether there would be a change in the interference, in the bureaucratic harassment I am getting in trying to get the economy going. “I am disgusted with it,” he said, appealing to his opponents, and seeking “to discourage that, not to extend that.
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Live and let Di They say no home is complete unless you have a Willington on your wall, and now you can. An exhibition by esteemed photographer Diana Willington opened in Cayman this week at Full of Beans Café. Her work, entitled “One Way
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Ticket”, gives people a unique insight into three years of travelling the globe. On display and for sale at the Pasadora Place eatery, the exhibition runs for the month of February. Full story on page 3
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Wildlife in Boliva, boat children of Beijing and praying Buddist monks in South East Asia. Diana Willington has been there, done that and taken the picture. Now you can share her memories from through the lens at a unique exhibition here in Cayman at Full of Beans Café entitled “One Way Ticket”. Born in Scotland and raised in the North West of England, Diana picked up a camera at the tender age of 13 and has hardly put it down since. Diana spent three years on the
The exhibition at Full of Beans Café
road travelling all corners of the globe and this, her debut exhibition, offers an insight into a world we all live in but rarely see. Although by trade Diana worked as a producer for some of the biggest drama and documentary shows in the UK, photography and travel has always been her first love. “I had two uncles who were in the navy and they had both sailed around the world more than once.,” said 30 year old Diana who lives in Bodden Town. “They used to regale me with stories from all these exotic places that I had never heard of. When they
died I decided to use the money they had left me to go and see these places for myself so I bought a one way ticket around the world.’ Diana has lived in Cayman for just over a year and is currently training as an underwater photographer under Cathy Church. “I first visited Cayman in 2007 while on the one way ticket. I learnt to dive here and always dreamed of living here one day.’ ‘This island is beautiful but the underwater landscape particularly excites me.” One Way Ticket runs until the end of February at Full of Beans Café, Pasadora Place.
“I am not a cancer patient but I have been attending the Cancer Society’s Survivor Dinners over the years with my wife. I appreciate how the Cayman Islands Cancer Society’s staff care for my wife who is a cancer survivor. I have a lot of respect for those people because they treat everyone with respect. They truly care for cancer patients. I pray that the Lord will give them His blessings and the strength to carry on the good work that they are doing. I am happy to be around them as they are a friendly and loving group of people.” ~ Turner Myles 114 Maple Road George Town P.O. Box 10565 Grand Cayman KY1-1005 Cayman Islands
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Hopes fade
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine rescue officials say they are losing hope of finding survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides set off by a powerful earthquake. So far, 26 bodies have been recovered and identified. President Benigno Aquino III flew to the disaster area in central Negros Oriental province Wednesday and gave orders to speed up the reconstruction of roads and bridges that collapsed when the magnitude-6.9 quake struck Monday. Civil defense chief Benito Ramos said the bridges were not built to sustain such a strong quake, while Aquino criticized the shoddy road construction. Philippine seismologists say they were previously unaware of the undersea fault line that caused the temblor.
Planes grounded SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Qantas Airways said Wednesday it was temporarily grounding one of its A380 superjumbos after discovering dozens of hairline cracks in its wings during a maintenance inspection. The Australian flagship carrier said the 36 small fissures posed no threat to safety, and that the cracks were different from the cracks that manufacturer Airbus found in metal brackets inside the wings of two jets last month. That discovery prompted Europe’s air safety authority to order the inspection of nearly a third of the world’s A380s. Qantas workers found the cracks, measuring less than 0.8 inches (2 centimeters) long, in the “wing rib feet” — the metal brackets that connect the wing’s ribs to its skin. Qantas is working to repair the cracks and said it expects the plane to be back in the air within a week. 4
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Continued from front page “I feel it is my duty,” he said, to try quelling the criticism. A second consideration was progress in his ministries of Finance, Tourism and Development. “It all depends on political development. We will see what happens in the course of time,” he said, delivering a potted history of his political career and insisting he was “very tired after all that.” “I took over the country from [PPM Leader of Government Business] Kurt Tibbetts in 2001 when it was in the doldrums. I took over just in time for [New York’s] September 11, and then there was Hurricane Ivan, which did $41 billion worth of damage, “I turned that around and left a $106 million budget surplus in government accounts. At that time, though, people were listening to all sorts of rubbish about corruption and how we were not doing enough and Caymanians were not getting anything out if it.” While corruption allegations “never amounted to anything”, the PPM, in 2005 elections, “kicked me out, and they borrowed and borrowed and they spent and left a deficit of $81 million on the current to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan
accounts side and well over $200 million in capital deficits.” He had tried to warn of the 2007 economic downturn, and Cayman was “grey-listed and in some case blacklisted,” he said, referring to 2009 judgements by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. After his 2009 election, he said, “I cleared the country of all that and put us back on a footing. Then the UK tried to put on taxes and I stood up to them and said no, but the UK took control and now we have to go hat-in-hand each time. They started to tell us what we can build – the port and airport – and we started getting hype about good governance to ensure the whole process was going right in time with accountability and responsibility.” “After all that,” Mr Bush said, “I am tired. I have gone through the greatest tragedy, losing a daughter suddenly,” referring to the 25 January death last year of daughter Tonya Yvonne, 30, from diabetes complications. “I am tired of the finger pointing and the very dirty campaign by [North Side MLA] Ezzard Miller and his cohorts,“ Mr Bush said, “and even a scruff like David Marchant,” editor of Miami’s Offshore Alert, a financial-industry newsletter frequently critical of Cayman. However, “I am not going to give
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my district up to ‘make-believe lions’ or to people who have done nothing for it except complain,” he said, an oblique reference to West Bay activist and 2009 independent political candidate Paul “The Lion” Rivers. But while hoping to retain his LA seat, he said, “Yes, it is a possibility” he may leave the premiership. ”I will come to the West Bay people and ask again for their support. I believe the constitution is wrong. It leaves too many matters in the hands of the governor for extreme oversight. There is nothing to help us in our recovery. We are too rich to get a grant, there is no budgetary support and we can’t get the economy started.” He declined to speculate on his successor. “I am not going to say who it is going to be. There are a number of good young people that want to run with me if I run,” he said. “We can raise new candidates. People want good governance that is effective and is going through to a bright future.” His remarks echoed similar sentiments in a speech at last Friday’s Royal Palms opening ceremony for Cayman Enterprise City. “I am moving on soon,” he said, looking forward to the benefits likely to devolve from the multi-milliondollar project. “I am determined to leave Cayman in better shape than I found it.”
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Grisham thriller? No, this is reality
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Lord Ashcroft
In October 2010, renown Cayman contracting company Hadsphaltic went into liquidation with debts exceeding $2 million. What looked like a reasonably simple task, however, has led to a story worthy of a John Grisham thriller. Court-appointed liquidator Chris Johnson, confronting the monumental task of sorting out the affairs of Hadsphaltic parent Oxford Ventures Ltd, -- as well as 40-odd subsidiaries in seven countries – appeared on BBC’s Panorama programme about Lord Ashcroft, the Tory billionaire, describing “a harassing and difficult year”. In recent years, Hadsphaltic had been losing money on poorly negotiated contracts, he said. In fact, had Oxford and Johnston International Ltd., a sister company operating in the Turks and Caicos Islands, paid their debts to Hadsphaltic, all would have been well. However when working in Turks and Caicos capital and Oxford Ventures home Providenciales, Mr Johnson quickly ascertained that disaster had struck: “Two computer servers had been deliberately destroyed and company records had suddenly disappeared. For
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example”, he said, “less than 5% of the accounting records have so far been recovered.” Accustomed to such challenges, Mr Johnson set out to reconstruct the records as far as possible, only to find a conspiracy of silence from everyone connected to the Oxford group. Directors of British Caribbean Bank (BCB), established in both Belize and Providenciales, refused to address any enquiries as did Oxford CEO Allan Forrest, CFO Shaun Breeze, the auditors and Oxford’s own lawyers. BCB Holdings Ltd, owner of both banks until recently, in which Lord Ashcroft is 70% shareholder, owns one of the law firms, which turns out to be an unlicensed BVI company whose directors are hidden by confidentiality laws. Nonetheless, Mr Johnson has sought to obtain vital information through third parties and governmental agencies, while confirming that the demise of both Oxford and Hadsphaltic is almost entirely due to the similar demise of Johnston, described by the liquidator as “the big black hole”. Valuable assets have been realised since 2006, including the prestigious Fort George Radisson
Hotel in Belize, adjoining the house occupied by Lord Ashcroft, but owned by The Villa Hotel Ltd, curiously also owned by Oxford until 2007. Mr Forrest, a former director of the Villa Hotel, asked by Mr Johnson who had bought it in 2007, was unable to recall any names. The hotel manager drew a similar blank, confirming Mr Johnson’s theory of a conspiracy of silence. “Never mind the hotel sale,” he said: “What about the $22 million loan to the hotel from Oxford? In which hole did that go?” Hotel lawyers went similarly quiet under questioning. Stranger still is the appearances of Peter Gaze as a director of the hotel company. By coincidence, said Mr Johnson, Mr Gaze is also a director of BCB Holdings. The trail has led the liquidator to other assets in Belize that mysteriously disappeared into newly incorporated BVI entities, ownership unknown. Back in Providenciales, other assets met a similar fate until the cupboard was finally bare, leaving more than 100 employees unpaid and out of work in Cayman. In
Providenciales and Belize another three Oxford companies closed. At that stage the bank appointed receiver and Ashcroft confidante Keith Arnold. Coincidentally, Mr Arnold is a former director of BCB Holdings. As enquiries have continued Mr Johnson has zeroed in on the Providenciales bank, which has generously turned over some 36 bank statements after Mr Johnson finally obtained an amended court order nearly 16 months after the liquidation of Oxford. “This is an insult,” Mr Johnson said. “A bank must treat its clients with respect, and certainly must assist court-appointed liquidators.” Mr Johnson said he is unlikely to give up, focusing on the CEO and CFO, while confronting more uncooperative lawyers. “It makes an interesting story, of course, but I am far from happy,” he said. “It is simply quite incredible how various solicitors and accountants have behaved. In realising assets for the benefit of creditors, I expect cooperation, not resistance. Strange, how I keep humming Simon & Garfunkel’s ‘Sounds of Silence’ when working on this engagement.” to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Spotts Landing plan gets green light
Tourists wait at Spotts
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The Central Planning Authority has approved multi-million-dollar improvements to Spotts Landing, with construction expected to start by May at the latest, and finishing within eight months. Meanwhile, as completion nears on a final framework agreement with port developer China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), Premier McKeeva Bush on Tuesday night announced appointment of renowned Miamibased marine architect and engineer Luis Ajamil as consultant and project manager. The 13-member Central Planning Authority this week approved the 1 February Port Authority Board application for the Spotts Landing, foul-weather alternative to the George Town cruise-ship port, giving the nod to the 9,179 sq foot Shamrock Road project, set on nearly four acres. The one-storey covered dock and single pier will encompass a pedestrian courtyard, 10 kiosks, public transport and parking areas, restrooms, a chain link fence and boundary and retaining walls. The Department of the Environment nonetheless worried that the application was premature because developers had not sought a Coastal Works permit, potentially delaying work on the pier. Meanwhile, at Tuesday’s public meeting reviewing developments in the tourism industry and attended by George Town MLAs Mike Adam and Ellio Solomon, a standing-roomonly South Sound Community Centre to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
audience heard Mr Bush announce Mr Ajamil’s appointment. “Luis Ajamil is now our consultant,” he said, “and KPMG is doing the valuefor-money study. Once they look at what we’ve got, Mr Ajamil’s position and expertise comes into play. He will turn to the Central Tenders Committee and if they don’t like it, then we may have to go to court to get this done because we need it.” Mr Ajamil’s Miami-based Bermello Ajamil & Partners, founded in 1939, is among the world’s leading marine architecture and engineering firms, having been involved in more than 80 ports, including Dubai’s Maritime City, New York’s Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and St Petersburg, Russia’s 25-hectare seven-ship cruise-ship and ferry port. “They have a tremendous degree of expertise in ports,” Mr Solomon told iNews Cayman yesterday, “and once we get past the framework agreement, which is the principal document, they will get into definitive details, like pouring concrete, getting materials, even where the hammers come from, that sort of thing. “They are construction managers as we key on the definitive agreement,” he said. Mr Ajamil was also part of the Dart Enterprises Construction Company team that was initially designated by Mr Bush to build the George Town port, but moved into the background after government rejected its proposal for a 99 year lease. Speaking of the impending CHEC agreement, which Mr Solomon earlier predicted would be signed in
Ellio Solomon at Tuesday night’s meeting
mid-February, Mr Bush said that the company had agreed, “at their cost, to move the Balboa to another site,” a reference to objections to George Town berthing on the grounds that Hog Sty Bay dive sites and associated shipwrecks would be destroyed. After long effort and a succession of bidders, Mr Bush said, “we believe we have found a company with the wherewithal and the finance” to build the port. “We told them ‘you will not have control of the port, you will rent accommodation for your people and you will share the income once you have earned back what you paid.” Mr Bush said he had traded a payback period of nearly 40 years for a lower annual rate of return to CHEC. “The Chinese terms are between 1.5% and 3%, “ on the approximately $300 million investment, “and are the best” contrasted with previous bidders. “This means they will be here a little longer, at about 50 years, but after 30 years, we will own some of it.”
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Murdoch’s firm settles nine phone hacking lawsuits Steve Coogan
LONDON (AP) — Nine more phone hacking lawsuits against Rupert Murdoch’s News International have been settled, including a case brought by comedian Steve Coogan, his lawyer told Britain’s High Court on Wednesday. That brings to more than 60 the number of claims that Murdoch’s UK newspaper company has dealt with in the scandal that has already brought down a 168-year-old tabloid and threatened Murdoch’s global media empire. But Murdoch’s company still faces a host of other lawsuits
linked to journalists obtaining scoops using illegal means. Hugh Tomlinson, the lawyer for the victims, said six more new lawsuits had been filed and 50 other cases are being prepared. The cases settled recently include Coogan, who received a settlement of 40,000 pounds ($63,500) and soccer star Paul Gascoigne, who received 68,000 pounds ($108,000). Simon Hughes, deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat party, received 45,000 pounds ($71,500) and said in a statement that everyone who
allowed a large company to behave illegally must be brought to account. Lawmaker George Galloway received 25,000 pounds ($39,700) and News International lawyer Michael Silverleaf admitted the company had intercepted five of Galloway’s voicemails around the time of the 2003 Iraq war. Sally King, a friend of former Home Secretary David Blunkett, received 60,000 pounds ($95,300) while her husband Andrew received 50,000 pounds ($79,400). Her father and brother also received substantial damages.
Prosecutors describe teen as thrill killer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a 9-year-old girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she’s sentenced. Prosecutors described Alyssa Bustamante, 18, as a thrill killer who lacked remorse. Defense attorneys said she was a disturbed child who deserved the chance of freedom one day. The trial’s conclusion follows days of testimony in a small courtroom in Missouri’s capital city. Proceedings
descended into chaos Tuesday as prosecutor Mark Richardson made an impassioned request for a lifelong sentence for Bustamante, who pleaded guilty to murdering Elizabeth Olten, a neighboUr, in October 2009. Bustamante’s grandmother and grandfather stormed out of the courtroom. That prompted Bustamante — who had been staring blankly downward as Richardson recounted her crime — to begin silently crying for the
first time in her court proceedings that have spanned more than two years. Then as Cole County Circuit Judge Pat Joyce announced that she would reveal her sentence on Wednesday, Elizabeth’s grandmother interrupted and cried out from her wheelchair. “I think Alyssa should get out of jail the same day Elizabeth gets out of the grave!” declared the grandmother, whom a prosecutor later identified as Sandy Corn.
Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samesex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status and human dignity” of gays. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave gay marriage opponents time to appeal the 2-1 decision before ordering the state to allow samesex weddings to resume. “I’m ecstatic. I recogniSe that we have a ways to go yet. We may have one or two more legal steps,” said Jane Leyland, who was gathered with a small crowd outside the federal courthouse in downtown to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
San Francisco, cheering as they learned of the ruling. Leyland married her longtime partner, Terry Gilb, during the five-month window when same-sex marriage was legal in California. “But when we first got together, I would have never dreamed in a million years that we would be allowed to be legally married, and here we are.” The ban known as Proposition 8 was approved by voters in 2008 with 52 percent of the vote. The court said it was unconstitutional because it singled out a minority group for disparate treatment for no compelling reason. The justices concluded that the law had no purpose other than to deny gay couples marriage.
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The Editor Speaks More on Frankenstein mosquitoes, transparency and accommodating
Colin Wilson
My Editorial at the weekend (4-6 February) headlined “Frankenstein mosquitoes and transparency” prompted an email from Dr. R. Guy Reeves of the MaxPlanck-Institut für Evolutionsbiologie whom I had quoted. This is what he wrote:
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“Dear Editor “I am the author of the scientific article which motivated the Der Spiegel article (which has now been syndicated by ABC News in the US). I saw your editorial on GM mosquitoes and thought it was very interesting. What you say is very much in line with the scientific article we published ( I have attached our press release for a little more info, if you are interested). It is fascinating to hear what you say as it confirms what few facts we have. If you think it would be helpful and of general interest I would be happy to participate in a written questions and answers piece (your readers could choose the questions). If a representative from the MRCU or Oxitec would also like to participate that would be fine. Thanks, Guy” He also sent me these quotes from the recent Oxitec/MRCU publication which gives some details and I found very interesting: “Field site selection and description. “MRCU approached Oxitec in 2008 to discuss the potential use of Oxitec’s RIDL technology for control of A. aegypti in the Cayman Islands. [....] “Information about the project was provided more broadly through the media and by personal contact and briefing. Project personnel were present on-site ~5 d per week to provide information and conduct operations. All equipment, vehicles and personnel were clearly marked; equipment and written material included MRCU contact information. Permission was sought from individual householders before project activity on their property, for example, placement and servicing of BG-Sentinel traps. All such requests (100%) received a positive response and no negative comments regarding project operations were received. Release period. Nov. 16, 2009 to Dec. 14, 2009” “Taken from; Harris AF, Nimmo D, McKemey AR, Kelly N, Scaife S, et al. (2011) Field performance of engineered male mosquitoes. Nature Biotechnology 29: 1034–1037. doi:10.1038/nbt.2019” The impression from the above (and from
subsequent statements from Oxitec personnel) is that every individual householder was fully conversant with the reasons for the placement and servicing of BG-Sintinel traps and 100% of the people contacted said “Yes.” I can inform you that this was not the case. I was one of the householders whose permission was sought to have a BG-Sintinel trap placed on my property and also on another. I said, “Yes,” to both and it was to two different teams of MRCU personnel during the same week. I was never told it was part of an experiment after the release of the GM mosquitoes by either team. And there lies the problem. Very little was said and it was all very laid back, “Would you mind if….” Of course I didn’t mind. Even if I had been told everything about the project I would still have given my permission. There is the problem. The lack of transparency. Tell as little as possible and only provide any more information if asked. And on another subject, have you noticed how our laws are gradually being changed in order to “accommodate”. Whilst hardened criminals are being given every legal loophole that can be found and lighter sentences dished out for even heinous crimes, the law abiding citizens are having their civil liberties eroded all the time. This is particularly true of the USA and the UK and has started to happen here. And it is very easy for law abiding citizens to be so accommodating. We obey the law and therefore we have no fear. However, so many laws are being passed, almost in secret, or tagged on to ones we can all agree too, it is impossible nowadays to be aware of actually not committing a crime. I feel very sorry for the judges who are having less and less margins to play with in their sentencing and having to spend so much time in trying to patch up any “holes” in their judgments. They have to be so careful they may inadvertently say something in the Court that could conceivably be interpreted as bias against the prisoner on trial. Where are the scales of justice weighted at the moment? Not where it should be. And the reason? We have become complacent, politically correct and far too accommodating to please. We live in a Christian culture, whether we believe in Christian worship or not. It is no wonder we are looked at with astonishment by our Muslim brothers. Take a look at their culture and how they obey their religious rules. They are not complacent or so accommodating. Rules are not meant to be relaxed and most definitely not changed.
iThought As the judge of the people is, so also are his assistants. And whatever kind of man the ruler of a city is, of such a kind also are those who live in it. Ecclesiasticus 10:2
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Jamaica government destroys 2,000 guns in furnace KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Roughly 2,000 firearms were melted down in a blazing furnace Tuesday as part of an effort designed to combat gun trafficking and corruption in Jamaica while reducing violent crime. Police, government and U.N. officials destroyed pistols and revolvers by pitching them into a kiln glowing bright orange at a cement factory in the capital of Kingston. Most of the guns were decommissioned or seized in police operations over the years. National Security Minister Peter Bunting, who has been in office for just over a month, said the destruction of the weapons is an important first step toward managing the sizable stockpiles of guns in Jamaica and reducing the risk of theft. “The removal will help to reduce the risks of these weapons being possibly diverted back into the illicit trade,” Bunting said at the Jamaica Constabulary Force armory. William Godnick, a coordinator with the U.N. Regional Center for Peace Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, said the destruction of the guns “is the beginning of a long process in which we hope to destroy a much larger quantity.” The primary goal is “to prevent theft and loss,” Godnick said. Last year, a Jamaican police sergeant was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing guns and
bullets from the Kingston armory. He was arrested after agents seized 18 high-powered weapons and 11,000 rounds of ammunition that were stolen for sale to criminals. Bunting, who recently announced that he hopes to develop new policies encouraging police use of non-lethal weapons such as Tasers to stem a high rate of police killings, told reporters that reducing stockpiles can also “remove temptation” from rogue officers who may plant weapons. He said a crime spike so far in 2012 shows that advances the Caribbean country has made combating gangs and crime since 2010 are fragile. “We can’t let up in our efforts to combat crime,” Bunting said. In a report last year, the World Bank estimated that violence and crime cost this Caribbean country roughly $400 million a year. With arsenals to rival police firepower, gangs whose turf wars have long plagued gritty parts of the island are blamed for the majority of Jamaica’s homicides. The large majority of the gangs’ weapons are smuggled from the United States. Illegal guns come in on freighters and in “guns-for-ganja” deals by fishermen, who carry homegrown marijuana to nearby Haiti and return with pistols, revolvers and submachine guns — many of them believed to be from the U.S. as well. On Wednesday, officials will destroy roughly a half ton of ammunition at the cement factory.
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Handguns seized by police
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OPINION
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The Warrior Celtic Queen
Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
It is very much in vogue today for Hollywood to portray beautiful women as ferocious barbarians who can fight men (mostly evil) and dispatch them either maimed or dead to all points of the compass. It’s unbelievable but fun. In AD 60, however, there was a Celtic tribe living in the southern area of Britain known as East Anglia called the Iceni. The women in this tribe were as tall and as fierce as the men. Armed with swords and axes Sculpture of Boadicea statue they would be alongside the men in battles and fall upon their opponents and her daughters managed to escape and Boadicea was almost insane with with hideous screams. “She was huge of frame, terrifying blood lust and vowed vengeance on of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A all Romans. The Romans were hated not only by great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: She wore a great twisted the Iceni but all the neighbouring tribes golden necklace, and a tunic of many including the Trinovantes, considered colors, over which was a thick mantle, the most powerful tribe in Britain. It fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped says much for Boadicea’s character a spear, to strike fear into all who and high esteem that they followed watched her...…” –Dio Cassius (Dudley her when she incited her people and her neighbours to throw off the chains and Webster, 54). The person being described was a of Roman rule. She led over one woman in her early thirties and she hundred thousand men and women was the Queen of the Iceni, and widow into battle. First she marched on of King Prasutagus. Prasutagus had Colchester (Camulodunum) burning died after an illness and left the bulk the temple dedicated to Claudius the of his lands, properties, personal Roman Emperor, followed by London possessions and monies to the Roman (Londinium), which she razed to Emperor Nero. A much smaller portion the ground, then on northwest to St. he willed to his wife, Boadicea (also Albans (Verulamium), which met a called Boudicca, Boudica, Voadicia similar fate. Wherever they went Boadicea’s army and Bunduca) with his wife named as regent until his daughters came of burned and pillaged. They took no age. They were 12 at the time. Roman hostages and captives were subjected to law, however, did not allow royal every known barbaric outrage. Women inheritance to be passed to daughters were disfigured and then impaled on nor co-ownership of a kingdom and a sticks and it is said that Boadicea made dead King’s wife would certainly not be many a human sacrifice to the Celtic Goddess Andrasta. Boadicea’s barbaric called or recognised as a Queen. Only a few days after Prasutagus deeds paralysed the British countryside died Roman officials were dispatched with fear. Divisions of soldiers were to seize the remainder of his estate. sent by Rome against her army but Kinsmen of the royal house were all were defeated. Even Londonium enslaved and Boadicea was flogged. fell when the current Governor, Gaius Her daughters were raped in front of Suetonius Paulinus abandoned it to her and tortured. Can you imagine the fight another day. Suetonius did fight another day and rage and fury she must have felt? She
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chose to attack Boadicea in a valley because his troops were outnumbered by Boadicea’s thus nullifying her advantage. The actual location for what was to become Boadicea’s last battle is unknown although most historians seem to favour somewhere in the West Midlands and in one account the Isle of Anglesey in North Wales is mentioned. Wherever it was the Romans were at an advantage for the first time with more armour and shorter swords. The Celts had longer slashing swords and little to no armor. The Romans swords proved to be deadly at close quarters, while the Celts were crushed so close together their longer weapons were rendered useless. They were massacred. What happened to Boadicea is not clear although the popular version is she escaped back to her kingdom and ended her life by taking poison. Smaller battles continued to rage throughout the year but eventually the diminished, defeated, Iceni are resettled in a capital at Caistor St. Edmunds located along the river Tas. Near to Swaffham in a village called Cockley Cley there is a reconstruction of an Iceni village. She will go down in history viewed in many different lights and a great bronze statue of Boadicea with her daughters in her war chariot furnished with scythes stands in her memory next to Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament.
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Acts of kindness just keep on growing
ARK founding member, Tara Nielsen, explained some of the restructuring changes at a recent member’s luncheon meeting
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After five years of existence Cayman’s ARK, (which stands for Acts of Random Kindness), a local charity, has touched thousands of
lives both in Cayman and abroad. The group has recently been undergoing a process of restructuring, so that they can better accommodate their growing influence. The changes were recently announced at a special
An ARK volunteer stands besides hundreds of blue bags at ARK’s depot, which are filled with food and other essential items for needy families.
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ARK members listen attentively at an ARK presentation
ARK luncheon, attended by 40 members. ARK began by a group of ladies who got together for lunch dates in local restaurants, as a social event. One of them had the idea of putting their friendship to a good cause by saving their restaurant money and having dinner in each other’s homes instead – and from that time on ARK was born. The group at first met once a month, and each member would take it in turns to give a presentation on a pressing local need that had come to their attention. Things began taking off, with companies getting involved. Now the ARK has nearly 200 members, and is growing all the time. One of ARK’s founding members, Tara Nielsen said: “There are two main ways that ARK makes an impact. The first way is to identify, and help families in severe circumstance of crisis, such as when a serious illness strikes. We can help with paying for medical equipment, expenses or the price of flights for medical treatment. “The second thing we do routinely is care for those people locally who have fallen through the cracks of society, and have no other means of support, that is, family, spouse, government agencies,
employment, or insurance. We do not help people already being helped by social security.” The ARK pantry is one of several ongoing projects ARK has put in place to reach people in the community who are finding it difficult to make ends meet, by filling up blue bags with food and other essential items, and contributing food vouchers. The Pantry project has been supported by local companies, such as Aon who have mobilised their staff to contribute food at regular intervals, and Deutsche Bank recently made a very generous donation of CI$20,000, Ms Nielsen said. Explaining how the Pantry project works, ARK founding member Tara Nielsen said: “We stockpile food, and families that we assess through home visits and by building up relationships in the community, if they qualify, will receive up to 3 months at a time.” During their Christmas-time drive, the project, dubbed Giving is Receiving managed to reach 150 local families with food, and toys too. “Each family received an average of ten bags filled with food and other items, and got between CI$30 and CI$150 in vouchers,” Ms. Nielsen said.
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Mexican Food Georgina Wilcox
and meat items aplenty. To the contrary, the south-eastern part of the country is famous for its spicy One of the finest cuisines that satiate the gastronomic desires vegetable and chicken items. Now of people worldwide is Mexican let us taste virtually a few wellfood. Mexican food refers to a known Mexican delicacies. “Aquas frescas” is a refreshing style of food that originated from Mexico. You will love Mexican beverage formed of fruits, cereals cuisine due to its varied flavours, or seeds, sugar and water. The colourful decoration, variety beverage is not only popular in Tacos al pastor of ingredients and its enticing Mexico, but also in Central America and the Caribbean islands. Aquas spicy taste. The history of Mexican food can frescas has some highly soughtbe traced back to pre-Hispanic after flavours. Agua de tamarindo traditions. The Aztecs and the is a popular variety of Aquas frescas Spanish colonists contributed that includes tamarind pods. Agua handsomely to the evolution of the de jamaica is prepared with Roselle cuisine. It has taken thousands of and agua de horchata includes rice. years of blending all the indigenous Ask for it at your favourite Mexican cultures with foreign elements restaurant here. Another popular Mexican cuisine added later after the 16th century. In November 2010, Mexican that will tickle your taste buds is cuisine was added by UNESCO to “Arroz con Pollo”. This is a dish its lists of the world’s “intangible comprising rice and chicken in Spanish. This item is considered to cultural heritage”. Beef, chicken, pork etc. are be a traditional delicacy. The highly some of the chief non-vegetarian luscious dish is prepared from rice, ingredients. Pepper, broccoli, sofrito - a mixture of vegetables Aguas frescas, Horchata, Strawberry, Pineapple cauliflower, radish etc. are some and fresh herbs, saffron and off admired barbeque. of the vegetarian ingredients that course chicken. After Barbacoa, let’s introduce Next, let’s have a taste of are used in abundance. It is said that Mexican gastronomy is also “Barbacoa”. From historical times till “Pico de gallo” to our taste buds. to some extent influenced by the date, Barbacoa is perceived to be the The name is derived from Spanish original barbecue. Barbacoa refers meaning rooster’s beak. Pico de Caribbean and the French. Mexican food varies in taste and to meat slowly cooked over an open gallo is actually a fruit salad with style from region to region in the fire. Barbacoa de cabeza, a North lime juice spread all over. Salty country. Climatic conditions, and Mexican delicacy, is slowly cooked white chili powder is sprinkled ethnic differences have cast their cow head. Barbacoa percolated before serving. Our last Mexican platter of the impact on Mexican gastronomy. In into Texan cuisine where it was northern Mexico, you will find beef gradually transformed to the highly day is Taco. Taco is a traditional georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Barbacoa de cabeza
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Mexican offering comprising rolled maize tortilla with meat feelings. Generally grilled beef, picadillo, fish, pork or chicken is used for the filling. Taco tastes even yummier with chopped onion, chili salsa, and other garnishes. In Mexico, you will find several varieties of Taco. The serving of a Taco is quite interesting. It is traditionally served flat on a tortilla and the tortilla itself is being warmed up on a comal. The tortilla being soft, it can be folded into a U-shape for ease of consumption. Cheese, lettuce and beef- all contribute to make Taco a mouthwatering dish. Mexican gastronomy relate to rich variety of tastes. The food is considered to provide you a handsome dose of proteins, vitamins and minerals. However to some, Mexican food appears greasy and too much spicy. Try some of this cuisine at Carlos & Martin’s Tex-Mex Cantina in 7 Mile Shops.
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Valentine’s Day cookies, cakes and lollipops Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
You can do much better than the “Be Mine” and “I Like (or Love) You” messages this Valentine’s Day. Be a little creative this year and there’s no sweeter way to get right to your lover’s heart than through his (or hers?) stomach. Valentine Day treats. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Valentine’s Day Cookies Make a batch of Sugar cookies or pick up some refrigerated dough at the grocery store. Cut them out with a heart-shaped cookie cutter and bake. Frost with a glaze of powdered sugar, water and a little red food colouring, or make it really simple and buy a container of premade frosting. Use some frosting pens to write messages or draw on the cookies. Add a few sprinkles and you’re set! Valentine’s Cup Cakes Purchase a box of devil’s food cake mix (or your favourite flavour) and prepare according to package directions. Line muffin tins with
paper liners and pour enough batter in each to fill to about 1/3 full. Top with 1 tbsp of fruit preserves (strawberry works great) then add more batter until the muffin tins are approximately 3/4 filled. Bake according to cake mix directions. When they are cool, dust them with powdered sugar, or frost them and sprinkle with red-hot candy hearts. Valentine’s Day Cake Bake any flavour cake in a heart shaped cake form. Let cook and cut in half horizontally. Mix a few drops of red food colouring into a container of whipped topping, and spread some on the bottom layer of the cake. Add the top layer and frost the entire outside of the cake. Top with fresh berries. Chocolate Lollipops Get some heart-shaped lollipop moulds. Melt milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate (quality chocolate chips work
great). Pour the melted chocolate in the mould and add a lollipop stick. Let cool until hardened. Wrap in cellophane and tie with a little bow. Use leftover chocolate and plastic spoons to create fancy coffee stirrers. Simply dip the plastic spoons in the melted chocolate. Let cool and repeat until you reach the desired thickness, Both of these can be decorated by
drizzling different types of melted chocolate over the finished product. Have fun this year creating some wonderful Valentine’s Day treats. I’m sure you will come up with a delicious treat that will be a big hit for your beau. With all the extra treats you can hand them to your kids, family members and friends. You will then be everybody’s valentine.
Jewellery is the perfect Valentine’s gift Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and the perfect gift is jewellery. What could be more exciting on February 14th than taking your special someone to your local jeweller and letting them choose their very own Valentine’s gift? This would be an exceptionally enjoyable way to bond over Valentine’s Day. Jewellery is personal. You can choose something already fashioned, or you can design your piece for a keepsake she’ll treasure. Either way, a Valentine’s gift of jewellery is a gift that says that you truly care about your partner. And there are so many options to choose from, it’s hard to go wrong. You can decide on a gemstone, or a precious metal. There are necklaces, bracelets, rings, anklets, brooches, watchbands, and much more. With so many options, you can choose a Valentine’s gift that reflects your loved to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
one’s personality and tastes. A Valentine’s gift of jewellery can show your feelings for your significant other. Your Valentine’s gift can be passionate and serious or fun and lighthearted; giving her jewellery shows that you put a lot of thought into your gift, and she will be sure to love it no matter what because it is from you.
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Tottenham manager Redknapp cleared of tax evasion LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion Wednesday, removing a key barrier to his chances of becoming the next coach of England’s national team. Redknapp was found not guilty of two counts of concealing $295,000 of transfer bonuses in a Monaco bank account while in charge of Portsmouth. In a case that stemmed from an 8 million-pound ($13 million) police inquiry into soccer corruption, former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric also was found not guilty of two counts of cheating the public purse. Mandaric hugged Redknapp as the verdict was announced, and their supporters cheered from the back of the courtroom after a twoweek trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court. “It really has been a nightmare,” said Redknapp, who was first arrested in 2007. “It’s been five years and this is a case that should never have come to court because it’s unbelievable, really. “It was horrendous, you know, but it was a unanimous decision. The jury were absolutely unanimous that there was no case to answer. I’m pleased now we can go home and get on with our lives.” Redknapp was brought to Tottenham from Portsmouth in 2008 despite the allegations hanging over him. “Everyone at the club is
Serbian businessman and former owner of Portsmouth football club Milan Mandaric.
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Tottenham Hotspur football club manager Harry Redknapp delivers a statement outside Southwark Crown Court in London.
delighted for Harry and his family,” Tottenham said in a statement. “This has been hanging over him for over four years, and the last two weeks have been particularly difficult. We are pleased to see this resolved, and we all look forward to the rest of the season.” In his third decade in management, the 64-year-old Redknapp is enjoying his most successful period, making him the favorite to replace Fabio Capello after the European Championship this summer. As Redknapp was cleared, Capello was at Wembley Stadium seeking to resolve a dispute with Football Association executives over the decision to remove John Terry as England captain. Terry faces trial in July on charges of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand. “Now that Harry has been proved innocent, it makes a clear path should the FA wish in the future to offer him the England manager’s job when Fabio Capello comes to the end of his reign,” former England coach Graham Taylor said. Redknapp managed Portsmouth from 2002-04 and returned in 2005 after a brief spell at Southampton, winning the FA Cup before moving to Tottenham in 2008. Despite facing a trial, Redknapp has kept Tottenham in contention for its first English title since 1961, with the team currently third in the
Premier League. Jurors accepted Redknapp and Mandaric’s evidence that the Monaco account in the name of Redknapp’s dog, Rosie, had nothing to do with soccer matters. The 73-year-old Mandaric claimed he was providing tax free loans
to Redknapp. Britain’s tax authority said it had “no regrets” about taking the case to trial. “It was vitally important that the facts were put before a jury for their consideration,” said Chris Martin, assistant director of criminal investigations at HM Revenue and Customs. “We accept the verdict of the jury but I would like to remind those who are evading tax by using offshore tax havens that it always makes sense to come forward and talk to us before we come to talk to you.” At an earlier trial, which could only be reported for the first time on Wednesday, Mandaric and former Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie were also cleared of evading 600,000 pounds in taxes. Mandaric is now chairman of third-tier club Sheffield Wednesday following a spell in control of Leicester after selling Portsmouth in 2007.
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Memorial Trophy the only thing standing in their way is the Krys Global Buccaneers who know that if they can defeat the Storm this weekend and deny their opposition any bonus points then they should have a real chance at stealing the Cup with only 2 games left in the regular season. With the John Doak Architecture Iguanas and the Queensgate Pigs Trotters now out of the running for the league trophy all their focus is building towards the DART Knockout Vase and no doubt the Pigs Trotters will be licking their lips at the prospect of picking up their first win in over a year over a faltering Iguana side. 11 February 2012 Krys Global Buccaneers vs. DHL Storm @2pm Queensgate Pigs Trotters vs. John Doak Architecture Iguanas @4pm All games are streamed live worldwide on www.caymanrugbytv. com. Follow us on Facebook!
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The Pigs Trotters Eoghan Ryan on the attack against the DHL Storm
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Woods offers solution against long putters PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods has a solution to long putters — make them no longer than the shortest club in the bag. Woods said Tuesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am he has “never been a fan” of long putters that players either anchor into their belly or the broom-style putters that are pressed against the chest. “I believe it’s the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion,” Woods said. “I believe that’s how it should be played. I’m a traditionalist when it comes to that.” Woods said he has spoken to Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson the last several years about how the language could be written in the Rules of Golf that effectively would ban such putters. “My idea was to have it so that the putter would be equal to or less to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
than the shortest club in your bag,” Woods said. “And I think with that, we’d be able to get away from any type of belly anchoring.” He said the putter still could be anchored to the forearm, as twotime Masters champion Bernhard Langer once did. Keegan Bradley became the first major champion to use a belly putter when he won the PGA Championship. Bill Haas used the same style when he won the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup. The belly putters gained momentum late last year with Bradley and Webb Simpson, who won twice late in the year and who nearly captured the PGA Tour money title. Both considered themselves good putters who felt as though anchoring the club to their stomach made them even better. For years, most players believed
only players who were desperate to improve used such putters. Ernie Els once criticised the use of belly putters, but switched to one late last year and said: “As long as it’s legal, I’ll keep cheating like the rest of them.” Phil Mickelson also experimented with a belly putter during the FedEx Cup playoffs last year. He
since has gone back to a more conventional putter. The R&A and USGA, while making no formal announcement, have said they would review such putters. While it would seem simple to ban long putters, it can help recreational players stay interested in the game, and any ban might also affect the equipment companies.
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Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade NEW YORK (AP) — Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple,” as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants’ Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti. The parade set off from the southern tip of Manhattan and rolled slowly north to City Hall, past fans dressed head to toe in red, blue and white Giants gear, with confetti wafting slowly from the high-rises lining Broadway. Manning, the Super Bowl MVP, joined by coach Tom Coughlin, Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other teammates, waved and grinned from the float as a deep roar rose from the crowds. Defensive end Justin Tuck said he was glad to be part of the team, leading its defense and sacking New England quarterback Tom Brady twice during the 21-17 victory over the Patriots, “We made it here by believing in each other. We believe in every guy on this team,” he said later during a ceremony at City Hall Plaza. “Honestly, we wouldn’t be here today without your support.” The team was introduced with thunderous applause from the thousands of fans outside the City Hall gates. A lucky 250 fans received tickets to the fete, where the Giants were honored with symbolic keys to the city. The crowd went wild for running back Ahmed Bradshaw, who plopped down in the end zone Sunday to score the winning touchdown. Wide receiver
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy
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Victor Cruz did his trademark salsa moves as he accepted his key. Manning joked about the team’s fourth-quarter comebacks. “Make it tough but make it possible,” he said, laughing about how the team blew an early lead to come back and win. The Giants had eight fourth-quarter comebacks to win games during the season. “Finish games, finish fourth quarters and finish the season strong. That’s what we did,” Manning said. Coughlin said the Giants were successful because they never gave up. “The key thing was to remember this: All things are possible for those who believe,” Coughlin said. “We always believed.” Some fans had waited since 6 a.m. to catch a glimpse of their favorite players. About half of a Long Island high school class skipped school to see “a whole nation coming together in one place — this parade,” said Mike King, 16, of Wantagh. King and seven school friends got up at dawn, arriving by subway in lower Manhattan to join the crowds packed behind police barricades. He attributed the win to Manning’s stellar performance and the hold-your-breath catch by Mario Manningham that led
to the game-winning drive. Frank Capogrosso, 11, from Staten Island, leaned against a barricade at the beginning of the parade route with his dad and best friend. “This is better than TV. I love the cop cars, the toilet paper and the ecstatic fans,” he said. “I love the Giants. I love their style. They play, they don’t talk.” The parade for the Super Bowl champions could bring the city as much as $38 million, depending on the number of spectators, Bloomberg said. As many as 1 million people were expected — about a third of them from outside New York. After the parade, the team traveled to New Jersey for an afternoon rally at their home turf, MetLife Stadium. Tens of thousands of fans roared as the team walked onto the field in East Rutherford, making it feel like a regular Sunday game for Big Blue. Some fans even got to touch a piece of history when Giants running back Brandon Jacobs capped the boisterous celebration by taking the Lombardi Trophy and walking it around the stadium to give delirious fans in the lower rows a chance to lean over and put their hands on it. It was an impromptu moment that fit the mood of the afternoon. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Capello quits as England manager Paul Kennedy paul.kennedy@ieyenews.com
England coach Fabio Capello dramatically quit just four months before the European Championship after publicly challenging the Football Association’s decision to remove John Terry as captain. The FA says that “in a meeting for over an hour, Fabio’s resignation was accepted and he will leave the post of England manager with immediate effect.” The FA were completely unaware of the fact that Capello intended to criticise their board
decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy over his forthcoming racist abuse trial. Capello made a direct challenge to the authority of his FA employers when he told Italian TV station Rai that he still wanted Terry to be his captain. It is understood Bernstein had expected Capello to first inform the FA of any comments he intended to make about the sensitive issue of the captaincy, as is usual with FA media policy. After an hour long meeting FA Chairman David Bernstein
said in a statement: “I would like to stress that during today’s meeting and throughout his time as England Manager, Fabio has conducted himself in an extremely professional manner. “We have accepted Fabio’s resignation, agreeing this is the right decision. We would like to thank Fabio for his work with the England team and wish him every success in the future.” Bernstein and the FA directors have chosen to take the captaincy off Terry while he awaits trial for a racially-aggravated public order offence, and they reached the decision without first consulting Fabio Capello. The Italian, the FA openly admit, was furious. But when a line alluding to that in the official statement from the organisation was removed, the FA expected to be kept in the loop when Capello
did have his say, as per protocol. Instead, the manager gave an interview to Italian TV in the absence of FA media minders and had officials scrambling for an accurate translation of his controversial comments. Asked by the TV interviewer whether he was in agreement with the decision to strip Terry of the captaincy, Capello replied: “No, absolutely not. I spoke with the chairman (David Bernstein) and I told him that I don’t think someone can be punished until it becomes official. The court will decide.” FA chairman Mr Bernstein said. A media conference with David Bernstein and the Club England Management team will take place at Wembley on at 12 noon today. The FA will not be making any further comment until the media conference.
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Cayman rugby gears up for the “Big Game”! Photos by Caroline Deegan
Simon Crompton and Phil Coley of the DHL Storm bundle David Terry of the Queensgate Pigs Trotters to the sideline
Even though the Cayman Rugby domestic season is still in full flow the Cayman Rugby Football Union has its eye firmly on the horizon as the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifiers approach. Many will need no reminder that the qualifiers for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand opened with Cayman taking on Trinidad at the Truman Bodden stadium in George Town and again Truman Bodden will play host to what promises to be yet another big day for Cayman Rugby and quite possibly the biggest sporting spectacle Cayman will see in 2012 when they take on Mexico. Cayman’s road to the Rugby
World Cup starts in Kingston on 7 April when Cayman play Jamaica and continues at home on 21 April when Cayman take on Mexico. The 2011 Caribbean Championships saw Cayman defeating Jamaica at home and losing to Mexico away by 1 point! Tickets for what the Cayman Rugby Union has dubbed “Cayman Big Game 1” are available online at www.caymanbiggame.com With the Cayman Union expecting to sell nearly 3000 tickets, entry on the day (if any) will be CI$30 per person whilst tickets are available online now at a mere CI$15 and patrons buying online receive a 20% off -official
tournament T-Shirt coupon in the mail with their tickets. With Maples and Calder already coming on board and donating 500 youth tickets to the Big Game 1 tickets are already flying out the door and with the day starting at noon and running till 11pm with a schedule featuring local vendors, the Cayman vs. Mexico game at 4pm and an after party featuring DJ XS running till 11pm patrons will certainly not be disappointed! Next Games at the Cayman Rugby Football Club: Alex Alexander Memorial League Trophy 5th Round; With the DHL Storm looking set to secure the Alex Alexander Continued on page 21
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