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The family remain in anguish, waiting for word, and have threatened to bring pressure on Kingston’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hoping authorities will press Cayman police on the flagging murder probe. Almost seven months after the disappearance of nurse’s assistant Kerran Baker, 25, from her Bodden Town home, her Kingston-based family remain distraught, frustrated by the pace of the investigation into the likely 30 July abduction, and are threatening to involve the Jamaican government. “We have not been hearing anything from anybody,” father Wilmot Anthony told the Jamaica Observer yesterday. “We need the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to get in touch with the Cayman government because the case seems like it is dying out. “We need more support from the Jamaican government,” he told the newspaper. “She was a responsible,
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A hoola-lot of fun Three-year old Shantina has great fun with a hoola-hoop in a T-shirt she had designed herself, at the Dart group’s Family Fun Day. Food, games, music, and plenty to see and do made the event at Dart Family Park at South Sound
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live up to its name. The park has recently undergone some of the same refurbishments as parks in other neighbourhoods, as part of Dart’s Growing Communities project. Full story on page 6
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“The Cancer Society staff truly care for cancer patients”
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It was time to dress up like a Movie star at the Ritz Carlton, with plenty of gorgeous gowns and sexy and sophisticated little black dresses at the La Femme fashion show put on by Silver Rain retail store. The look was classic, only with a sassy, up-to-date modern touch. Cameras snapped and flashed. Each of the 12 models – either volunteers from the Ritz Carlton staff, or from Silver Rain’s friends and clients, looked as graceful as a Hollywood goddess as
they flew and floated down the runway, shimmering like pieces of gossamer caught in a moonbeam. Silver Rain’s Danielle Man, who organised the show explained that it was the fine touches that made the dresses, and their accessories, so stunning: “The beading is very different because it does not get caught on the fabric - it just gives that little touch to make the dress special,” she said. “The dresses are very famous among Hollywood celebrities, people like Salma Hayek, and Taylor Swift, the
country singer.” Ms Man had selected each outfit carefully, with a distinctly Caribbean flavour: “I wanted to bring in pieces that would be very appropriate for the Caribbean. I wanted to get very colourful and lively, happy dresses with light fabrics like silk and chiffon. “With the black dresses, I just wanted to bring a different kind of dress that would look stunning on anybody, and would be very flattering for any type of body – the perfect combination between classic and sexy.”
“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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Radio ‘godfather’ KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Wilmot Perkins, a veteran Jamaican journalist considered the island’s “godfather of talk radio,” has died. He was 80. Perkins died Friday at his home after a brief illness, according to statements from his former employers. The Jamaica Observer newspaper published a statement it said was released by former Prime Minister Bruce Golding in which he described Perkins as a non-patronizing defender of the people. “His analytical skill, fearlessness, and willingness to stand alone, if necessary, to defend his beliefs and principles remain a template for not only journalists but, indeed, all Jamaicans,” Golding said in the statement, according to the Observer. Perkins, nicknamed “Motty,” was considered Jamaica’s longestserving radio talk show host. He worked for more than 50 years in radio, launching his first program “What’s your Grouse?” on RJR 94FM in 1960. He quit a couple years later to become a farmer but returned to radio in the 1970s, ultimately launching a show called “Perkins On Line” on Hot102 FM, according to his former employers. The show focused on topics ranging from bus fare increases to Jamaica’s colonial past. Many listeners referred to his show as the “poor man’s university,” according to Perkins’ former employer, Power 106FM. The show ran from Monday to Friday for nearly five hours a day. Fans listened to his show across Jamaica and as far as Belgium and London. Local media described Perkins as “outspoken and controversial” and said he was a fearless journalist who loved a good argument. The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper referred to him as the “godfather of talk radio” in an online tribute. Perkins is survived by his wife, Elaine, and two grandsons, according to the Gleaner. 4
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Elvis sets red dress gala aflame Photo by Art Pasquali
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It was the 1950’s and 1960’s all over again at the Cayman Heart Fund’s Red Dress Gala. With plenty of ladies looking gorgeous in their red dresses, the Marriott Ballroom looked like one big Valentine’s rose. Sue Rajah, the Heart Fund’s Programme Co-coordinator
Elvis impersonator Ron Adams.
commented on the evening’s success: “We are hoping to have made between CI$15,000 and CI$20,000, after expenses. The funds will be used for free screening, cardiac education in the community, for our Heart Health Fair that is coming up in March, and also for our Medical Symposium, that is a free medical seminar for the medical community that is also in March.
Kris and Debi Bergstrom with Susie and Bob Soto enjoying the Red Dress Gala
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Guests looked gorgeous as they helped raise thousands of dollars for the Cayman Heart Fund
“We raised close to CI$3,000 from our silent auction, with items such as a overnight stay at the Westin Casuarina hotel, or the Reef Resort at East End. The auction also contained two lovely pieces of jewellery, donated by Kirk Freeport. “There was also a painting by artist C.E Whitney and two paintings by Nick O’Neil.” After an exquisite dinner, the 260 – plus guests were entertained by local bands Sea ‘N’ B, and Barefoot man. But the big highlight of the evening that set hearts a-fluttering had to be Ron Adams, Elvis impersonator extraordinaire, who had come all the way from his home in Florida to perform, free of charge. “He got everyone onto the dance floor as he performed some of Elvis’s best-known songs,” Ms Rajah said.
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Women and child witness robbery Four women and a young child watched in horror during an armed robbery in George Town. Two men armed with a handgun and flare gun threatened staff at Miss Alex Variety Store before escaping with a small amount of cash. No shots were fired and no one was injured. A spokeman for the RCIPS said: “At approximately 8.30pm Saturday two males entered Miss Alex Variety Store, North Sound Road, George
Town. One male was holding what appears to be a orange flare gun and the other male holding what appears to be a black hand gun. There were four females in the store and a young child. “The men demanded cash , before taking a small amount of cash from the cash drawer. Both males then left on foot. “The description of the males are both about five foot in height, regular build, one light brown skin the
other dark skin, information from witnesses state they were possibly teenagers. Both were wearing long jean pants and shirts with one wearing a stocking over his face, the other a black mesh mask. Both males spoke with Caymanian accents.” Anyone who has any information regarding the robbery, is asked to contact George Town Police Station on 949-4222, the RCIPS tip-line 949-7777 or the confidential Crime Stoppers number 800-8477(TIPS). to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Jamaican consulate helps family Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
Continued from front page working Jamaican. She was no squatter there.” Royal Cayman Islands Police Service last August launched an intensive land and sea search for the missing woman after friends and neighbours, fearing the worst, reported they had not seen her. While the probe turned up her white Honda Civic, car keys and a set of papers in the vicinity of Pedro Castle, investigators found no indication of her whereabouts. On 16 November, police arrested a 35-year-old man in the Admiral’s Landing area in connection with the incident, but released him on bail after questioning. No charges have been brought while inquiries continue. The Observer reported yesterday that Mr Anthony issued a public plea for the Jamaican foreign affairs ministry to get in touch with its Cayman counterpart, after saying the family was being stonewalled by investigators probing her disappearance. Cayman’s Jamaican Consulate said they had tried to help, but were limited. “We communicated with the RCIP and were told the investigation was still very active,” Vice Consul Elaine Harris said yesterday. “We have forwarded the
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information that we have obtained from the news here, and sent it to both the Miami consulate and to Kingston, and Miami has been very interested in the updates. There has also been interest on the part of government,” she said, but expressed her own frustration. “What more can be done, and what more can investigators do? It is all still to be answered. As a parent, my heart goes out to the family,” she said. “We met the family and assisted them when they were here,” for almost two weeks in August, themselves leading a massive search
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of the Pedro St James area by a legion of volunteers, “and we all saw the desperation”. “We were thrilled to hear the news when they arrested someone,” but were frustrated at his subsequent release, Ms Harris said. Police say the case remains active. ”One of the challenges, of course, is having sufficient evidence, and one of the concerns is if they will ever have enough and the family will ever be satisfied with the results,” Ms Harris said. Mr Anthony has in the past, described his frustration and anger to iNews Cayman, saying his wife and other daughter Toney-Ann were struggling, hoping for closure. “It’s a sad situation,” Iona “Patsy” Anthony, Ms Baker’s aunt, told iNews yesterday. She accompanied Mr Anthony, his daughter and wife Sandra to Cayman in August. She said she did not know if Mr Anthony had yet contacted Kingston’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but said the Cayman Consulate had spoken to him yesterday, offering what help they could. “I’m not feeling too good, though,” she said. ”I’m not hearing too much about it, and I fear the police are not very active. We are hearing nothing and seeing nothing, and I am just hoping and waiting now.”
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Bright skies mark park reopening Tad Stoner
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The Dart group and government celebrated a “reopening” of South Sound’s Dart Family Park with an afternoon of food, games, music and speeches. The occasion, marked by bright skies and cool breezes, was anther of Dart’s local outreach efforts – dubbed “Growing Communities” -that has seen similar refurbishments in Scranton, Windsor Park, The Swamp, West Bay’s Scholar’s Park and, this week, South Sound. Dart Communications Manager Lynn Smith-Moore said a series of other openings would follow in Bodden Town, North Side and East End. Unable to name dates, however, she said the company was seeking to coordinate the availability of district MLAs and government Ministers. George Town MLA and Minister
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for Community Affairs Mike Adam addressed the Saturday crowd, which grew throughout the 12-4pm event, attracting at least 200 adults and children at its peak, enjoying face-painting; t-shirt colouring; a dancing clown creating animal
balloons; the Cayman Traditional Arts table -- operated by craftsman Deal Ebanks and artist Wray Banker – offering spinning ”gigs”, bulbous hand-carved tops revolving on a nail point; games of quarto; a disc jockey; and popcorn, snowcones,
hamburgers and doughnuts. “Parks are a critically important part of our community,” Mr Adam said, providing an “inexpensive and welcome retreat for families and a safe outdoor space for play“, that “encourages “healthy activity and serves as a gathering place for members of our community to connect with each other.” Calling the refurbishment “a partnership between the public and private sectors”, he listed Dart’s improvements: new shade trees, new shrubs and flower beds, upgraded irrigation, front gates and lost bathroom fixtures and installation of lighting. “Dart,” he said, “has agreed to maintain the park for the next five years. It’s up to all of us to take care of our community and embrace these spaces that nurture connections between friends and family.“ Photos by Tad Stoner
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NEWS
More details of CEC’s “super uni”
Manchester Business School
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More details about Cayman Enterprise City’s “super university”, set to offer education and human resource development for as many as 500 students, including scholarshipfunded Caymanians, have emerged. The school will be among the six “industries” in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) created by Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), set for a preliminary March groundbreaking on 45 acres in Savannah, followed by two years of earnest construction starting in late June. The International Academic Park will offer degrees and training to help fill the 5,000 jobs expected as part of the SEZ. “We are developing it with the Ministry of Education,” said Hilary McKenzie-Cahill, CEC vice president of marketing and development. “It will not come until a little later, in phase three, which may be five years away. “It’s in its early stages. We have much work to do with the Ministry and talks with local existing universities,” she said. She declined to name the “five or six major universities in one building” that will form the “super university; offering courses not currently available in Cayman,” but said it would be based on a similar concept, to the Knowledge Village, in the Middle East’s Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, created by CEC founder Jason Blick on 300 million square feet to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Dubai’s French Fashion University
in 1999. The Knowledge Village, renamed the Dubai International Academic City in 2010, boasts 27 schools, drawn from around the world and encompassing universities, training institutes and human resources institutions. Among them are America’s University of Phoenix, Michigan State University and Hult International Business School; Canada’s International College; Australia’s University of Wollongong, Murdoch University, the SAE Institute and Cambridge College; the UK’s University of Exeter, University of Bradford, Middlesex University, Manchester Business School and Heriot-Watt University; Europe’s St Petersburg University in Russia, the French Fashion University and Brussels’ European University College; India’s Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Manipal IUniversity and Amity University; and Tehran’s Islamic Azad University and Lebanon’s University of St Joseph Law School. Ms McKenzie-Cahill said the super university would offer scholarships to Caymanians, upgrading individual skills and professionalism, “through a Career Development Bureau in which every job and every resume are properly matched”. “We are working with” both the International College of the Cayman Islands and UCCI, Ms McKenzieCahill said, pointing to a meeting just last week with ICCI administrators. CEC’s “business passport” concept could ease creation of the super school. Businesses already established in
Hilary McKenzie-Cahill, CEC vice president of marketing and development
the Dubai zone, she explained, would not have to recreate the paperwork associated with qualifying for a place in Cayman’s SEZ, pointing to credentials already accepted by a common governing authoritiy. “Clients will be able to establish schools in CEC and in Dubai,” she said, expecting the plan would “spur development by working with government and local law firms.” Knowledge Village also includes recruitment agencies, an international food court, sports fields, medical services a pharmacy, printing, travel services and a gym, although Ms McKenzie-Cahill pointed to September’s SEZ Law, forbidding CEC businesses from competing with local enterprises, although, she said, Cayman operators were welcome to open in the zone.
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Man to face Alabama trial in wife’s diving death BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A dream honeymoon to scuba dive on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef turned into a terrible nightmare, and the horror is about to play out years later in a courtroom in Alabama. An Alabama man who already served prison time in Australia after pleading guilty to a reduced charged in the death of his bride goes to trial Monday, accused of murdering her for insurance money. Tina Thomas Watson drowned during a scuba
dive on the reef just days after her wedding in October 2003. Gabe Watson is charged with capital murder — which normally is punishable by death — but faces life in prison without parole if convicted because of a deal the state made years ago with Australian officials to guarantee his return to the U.S. Tina Watson’s father said the family has endured eight years of delays and disappointments getting to the trial date. “It’s been a traumatic, excruciating
ordeal,” said Tommy Thomas, of suburban Helena. Watson, 34, and Tina met in college. They wed and went to Australia to dive — a trip prosecutors claim Watson meticulously planned so he could kill the 26-year-old woman and make it seem like an accident. Watson is accused of killing Tina Watson by turning off her air supply and bear-hugging her as she drowned while diving on a shipwreck in 2003.
Deadly voyage seemed doomed from start SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Looking back, survivors say, the voyage seemed doomed from the start: The weather was bad and the clearly overloaded boat seemed barely seaworthy as it set out in the inky pre-dawn darkness in what was supposed to be a 36-hour journey to Puerto Rico. Some passengers noted the fiberglass and wood along the side of the boat was coming apart even before they set off from the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. Luis Cortorreal, a
31-year-old house painter making the journey for the first time, said a few people pleaded with the captain to turn back as waves broke over the bow in a wind-driven rain. They could still see the lights of the beach hotels along the Samana Peninsula. But it was already too late. The boat broke apart in the waves, scattering more than 70 people into the sea. Men and women flailed in the water and fought to hold on to the boat’s aluminum fuel containers. Cortorreal, who was going to meet his brother in Puerto Rico in hopes of starting a
new life, recalls panicked shrieks of desperation. “Everyone was screaming but we were too far away,” he said as he
UN consultant shot dead in Cairo CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian woman who worked for the United Nations as a freelance consultant was fatally shot in the head while driving through an upscale Cairo neighborhood on Sunday, security officials said. It was not immediately clear whether the woman, identified as 41 year-old Nermeen Gomaa Khalil, was targeted or killed in a random crime. Police said she was shot by unidentified gunmen passing in another car, but no one has been arrested. It was one of the more serious attacks in a crime spree over the past year after the ouster of Hosni to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
recovered back in his hometown of Limon in northeastern Duarte province. “Nobody was going to hear us.”
Mubarak and the withdrawal of police from the streets, which led to a deterioration in security. Khalil was shot in broad daylight while driving her SUV on one of Cairo’s busiest streets in the neighborhood of Mohandiseen, according to a security official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters. Khawla Mattar, director of the UN Information Center in Egypt, said Khalil was a consultant with a women’s fund at the United Nations in Cairo and also worked at a medical lab. The crime wave has focused mainly on personal robberies, and more recently a string of bank robberies or attempts, while murders have been rare.
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OPINION
The Editor Speaks
Colin Wilson
A love blog day
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It is St Valentine’s Day and love is in the air. On this day we think strongly of our partner, wife, husband, lover, mother, father and even our pets. Love on this day is often an interpersonal attraction, desire, romance and sexual although the latter is often mistaken as lust. The subject of love is written, talked about and love features in more movies, stage plays and television sitcoms, dramas, etc than any other subject. Interestingly, the word that is second to love is hate. When one mentions the singer/songwriter name, Chris De Burgh, one immediately thinks of “Lady in Red”. One of the best songs ever written for St. Valentine’s Day with De Burgh’s whispered words at the end of the song “I love you.” He wrote another word, even better. Not as romantic and definitely not as well known and sadly not a big hit. The title, though, says it all, “The Words ‘I Love You’”. The song starts with conflict between a father and a son saying it’s the simple things that come between them. When they try to talk “the knives are out” before they even begin.
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That applies to all of us. When I read the blogs I cannot remember one that even uses the word “love” unless it’s to remember the passing of a loved one. Wouldn’t it be nice if today we could remember what today is and go one step further beyond the romantic ‘love’? De Burgh talks about the hearts that have been broken “by the lies of history” and “we must show respect for all the rest, and what a man believes”. He mentions “the one who died upon the cross” and says “he is the one for me” and finishes the verse: “And he said ‘Come with me and you will see the light that shines for eternity, be strong and learn to say the words I love you.’” Wouldn’t it be nice if today were free of any crime? No gang wars. No brandishing of weapons. Even easier. A love blog day. McKeeva, Alden and Ezzard, “we love you.” “And this endless road that we are on just keeps on going round, But there’s one destination that always is here to be found; “So come with me, and you will see the light that shines for eternity, Be strong and learn to say the words “I love you,” “Be strong and learn to say the words “I love you,” the words ‘I love you,’ the words ‘I love you,’ the words ‘I love you.’”
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Highway traffic problems Joan Wilson joan.wilson@ieyenews.com We really needed another highway now nobody will deny that And a well-built beautiful highway is exactly what we got. They call it the Harquail By-Pass, a most appropriate name. From almost into West Bay itself where it joins the West Bay Road And right on to the junction of Godfrey Nixon Way I guess most of you have checked it out? I know I did one evening, And cruising along at 35 miles per hour I got blasted from someone speeding. Now this by-pass has interrupted my exercise As it’s constructed across most of the dykes With 5 - 6 feet above the canals I can’t even ride my bikes. And my dog, Indiana, is wary of highways With the vehicles travelling so fast She understands the dangers involved with traffic So she bluntly refuses to cross. You see? We used to cross the West Bay Road Until they installed a third lane there, And since that became so life threatening It’s left us with a constant fear.
Now I understand there are tons of complaints From tourists and locals alike At the junction of Lawrence and West Bay Road Where they have installed the traffic lights. They’re saying the lights are not helping at all And should never have been installed. Traffic and tempers were so embroiled That traffic police had to be called. The tourists said they hadn’t come to the island To spend all their vacation on the road. It took them two hours to travel a mile While they sat frustrated and bored. They threatened that they wouldn’t return again To our beautiful Island in the sun. They could find another destination And probably have just as much fun. And the locals’ comments made a lot of sense, They didn’t think much of the plan Whoever said putting lights on a road so congested Is something we can’t understand?
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ENTERTAINMENT
Across 1. Seethe 5. Cuts corners, in a way 9. Brief passing comments? 13. Clued in about 14. Sound of the northwest 15. TV’s ‘’Warrior Princess’’ 16. 24 hrs. ago 17. ‘’___ and Her Men’’ (Bergman film) 18. Some House votes 19. Harvard’s theater group 22. Fall colors 23. Branch headquarters? 27. Treasure of Montezuma 28. Imbibes, but delicately 31. Flamenco dancer, often 32. Place for kings or queens 34. N.Y.C. area near the Village 36. Former Israeli politico 37. Flo’s comeback at Mel’s Diner 40. Like the Tower of Pisa 42. El Misti’s place 43. Geological periods 46. Got to the bottom of the barrel? 48. Flat fee 50. Romanian money 51. McCourt book (with ‘’Ashes’’) 53. Old salt 55. ‘’Get Shorty’’ actor 58. Auto pioneer Ferrari 61. Hawaiian singing star 62. Type of window 63. ‘’. . . ___ good cheer’’ 64. Boo-boo 65. Uffizi Gallery attraction 66. ___ Bourguignonne 67. Kenny G’s need 68. Not new
Down 1. Man’s early years 2. 4,840 square yards 3. ‘’I’m appalled!’’ 4. Ms. Lenya 5. ‘’Star Trek’’ navigator 6. Like fine wine 7. ‘’Cheers’’ actor George 8. Energetic folks take them 9. Treat, as bottled water 10. Honeycomb inhabitant 11. Pig ___ poke
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CROSSWORD
12. ___ in turkey 14. Tummy enzymes 20. Wks. and wks. 21. ‘’___ say more?’’ 24. Small brigade? 25. ‘’Are you a man ___ mouse?’’ 26. Prospector’s need 29. Grandeur 30. More timid 33. Like some characters on “The Sopranos’’ 35. Shrek, for one 38. Shoulder wrap 39. Seeks the office of 40. Constellation near Scorpius 41. George Hamilton’s trademark 44. Stork’s delivery
45. Sweetened 47. Ramble 49. Leaves for a break? 52. Sleep noisily 54. Chilean pianist Claudio 56. About, formally speaking 57. Did a smithy’s job 58. Fall back, as a tide 59. Born, on the society pages 60. Orange Muppet
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iWorld
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NEWS
Investigators seek answers to Houston’s death
Whitney Houston, right, sings with her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators worked Sunday to piece together what killed Whitney Houston as the music industry’s biggest names gathered for a Grammy Awards show that felt as much like a memorial as a celebration. Coroner’s officials say they will not release any information on an autopsy performed Sunday at the request of police detectives investigating the singer’s death. The singer was found in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter declined to say anything more about the room’s condition or any evidence investigators recovered. He said there were no obvious signs of trauma on Houston’s body, but that officials were not ruling out any causes of death until they have toxicology results, which will take weeks to obtain. Beverly Hills Police Lt. Mark Rosen said that his agency may release more details Monday about Houston’s death, but it will depend on whether detectives feel comfortable releasing any information. A member of Houston’s entourage found the 48-year-old singer unresponsive in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, just hours before she was supposed
to appear at a pre-Grammy gala. Rosen said there were no signs of foul play when Houston was found by a member of her entourage. Paramedics worked to revive Houston, but were unsuccessful and the singer was pronounced dead shortly before 4 p.m. He said he could not comment on the condition of Houston’s room or where she had been found. Meanwhile, Houston’s daughter was transported by ambulance to a Los Angeles hospital Sunday morning and later released. A source close to the family who did not want to speak given the sensitivity of the matter said she was treated and released for stress and anxiety. Bobbi Kristina Brown, 18, who is Houston’s daughter from her marriage to singer Bobby Brown, had accompanied her mother to several pre-Grammy Awards events last week. “At this time, we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter, Bobbi Kristina,” Bobby Brown wrote in a statement released about an hour after she was transported from the hotel. “I appreciate all of the condolences that have been directed towards my family and I at this most difficult time.” Sunday’s Grammys were to
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feature a musical tribute to Houston by Jennifer Hudson, and early on LL Cool J introduced a clip of a glowing Houston singing one of her bestknown songs, “I Will Always Love You.” LL Cool J then said: “Whitney, we will always love you.” Houston herself won six Grammys and had been expected to perform at the pre-awards gala Saturday night thrown by music impresario Clive Davis, her longtime mentor. Davis went ahead with his annual party and concert, which were held at the same hotel where Houston’s body was found — and where it remained for most of Saturday night. He dedicated the evening to her and asked for a moment of silence. Houston had been at rehearsals for the Davis concert on Thursday, coaching singers Brandy and Monica, according to a person who was at the event but was not authorised to speak publicly about it. The person said Houston looked disheveled, was sweating profusely and liquor and cigarettes could be smelled on her breath. It was the latest of countless stories about the decline of a uniquely gifted and beautiful artist, once the golden girl of the music industry. The Rev. Al Sharpton remembered Houston while preaching Sunday
morning at the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles. “Yes, she had an outstanding range,” he said. “Yes, she could hit notes no one else could reach. But what made her different was she was born and bred in the bosom of the black church.” The congregation applauded and answered him with shouts of “Amen” and “Tell it!” “A lot of artists can hit notes but they don’t hit us. Say words but they have no meaning. Have gifts and talent but no anointing. Something about Whitney that would reach in you and make you feel,” Sharpton said. “There was no evidence in working with her on ‘Sparkle’ that there was any struggle in her life,” Jakes said Sunday. “She just left a deep impression on everybody.” Some saw her 1992 marriage to Brown, the former New Edition member and soul crooner, as an attempt to toughen her image. It seemed to be an odd union; she was seen as pop’s pure princess while he had a bad-boy image and already had children of his own. (The couple had one daughter, Bobbi Kristina, born in 1993.) Over the years, he would be arrested several times, on charges including DUI and failure to pay child support.
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LIFESTYLE
Get to know your testes (Testicles)
Dr. Lynn Dawber info@ieyenews.com Dr Lynn Dawber, a South African national, joined the International Medical Group from New Zealand. She is a welcome additional to our family and we look forward to our patients (new and existing) meeting her.
If you are a young man or teenage boy you should be aware of how your testes (testicles) normally feel. Report any changes or lumps to your doctor. Why should I know how my testes feel? Although uncommon, cancer of the testis is the most common cancer in young men. About 1 in 500 men between the ages of 15 and 50 develops cancer of the testis. The exact cause is not known. However, if caught early it is one of the easiest cancers to treat and cure. So, If you are a teenage boy or young man, you should get to know how your testes normally feel. Any changes would then be easier to detect. This is especially important for brothers
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of people with cancer of the testis as they have a higher than average chance of developing this type of cancer. Normal testes The best time to feel your testes is after a bath or shower when your are relaxed. Hold each testis in turn in the palm of a hand, and use your finger and thumb gently to feel the testes and nearby structures. It is normal for one testis to be slightly bigger than the other, and for one to hang slightly lower than the other. The testes themselves feel like smooth, soft balls inside the baggy scrotum. At the top and to the back of each testis is the epididymis (this stores the sperm). This feels like a soft swelling attached to the testis, and can be quite tender if you press it firmly. Leading from the epididymis is the vas deferens. You can feel each vas deferens at each side at the back and top of the scrotum. They feel like soft, narrow tubes which pass up and into the groin. (The vas deferens carries the sperm to the penis.)
Some people confuse the normal epididymis or vas deferens with an abnormal lump. What changes should I look out for? If you notice any change in size or weight of a testis, or any abnormal lumps, swellings, or tender spots, then see your doctor. Doctors are used to examining testes and will be able to advise if the abnormality is serious or not. Note: most abnormalities are not cancer. For example: collections of fluid, infections, and harmless cysts are common and treatable. Cancer
of the testis usually starts as a small, hard, painless lump on one testis which you can feel away from the normal soft lump of the epididymis. What if it is cancer? Treatment of cancer of the testis is often effective. In more than 9 in 10 cases, treatment can result in a complete cure. However, the earlier it is detected the easier it is to treat. More than a third of people with this cancer consult their doctor after the cancer has spread which makes treatment more difficult. Often this is because of unfounded fears, or just hoping it will go away.
LIFESTYLE
Only a man could come up with “Plus Size” Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
What chauvinist male came up with the name “plus size” for women’s clothing? Plus size just sounds so unflattering. Men don’t have plus size clothing sections. No they just have bigger sizes. I would love to see a plus size sign hanging over the men’s section of the store. Who and what determines what size constitutes a plus size? Does it vary from store to store? I honestly think someone just sat down one day and arbitrarily said anything over this size will be considered a plus size, and who cares about the women who have to shop in that section. I always thought the whole thing was a little humiliating. I mean most people are
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not proud of being on the larger size, but to have a whole different section of the store set aside with a big sign hanging over it declaring you to be overweight must be humiliating. The entire situation is only worsened by that fact that there seems to be a distinct lack of cute
fashionable plus size clothing. So not only do you have to shop under a large sign declaring you to be overweight, but you also have to look over at the smaller section and realise how much cuter all those clothes are. It is so unfair. Yes, we are lucky here in Cayman
as there are a few specialist stores that have nice plus size clothing. However, the majority of stuff I see out there looks at least 5 years old and not like something anyone would be rushing to buy. I will be writing further on the subject. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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NEWS
At least your money can live like a millionaire’s WASHINGTON (AP) — Movie super spies James Bond and Jason Bourne use them. So do real-life presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who says he pays his taxes, and untold numbers of Americans who don’t. Swiss banks and their secretive counterparts around the globe may sound like the exclusive province of the wealthy, the mysterious or the shady, but anybody can legally open an offshore account. Wouldn’t it be swell to have a cool million stashed away on a sunny Caribbean island? Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Get a million dollars. How? There are essentially two ways — legally or illegally. For those with dirty cash to launder — drug traffickers, mobsters, smugglers, swindlers and such — offshore accounts hidden from the law are the obvious choice (skip to Step 5). For honest money, there’s more to consider. Step 2: Decide whether to tell the IRS. U.S. citizens are supposed to pay taxes no matter where their money is. But the IRS can’t tax what it doesn’t know about, and the odds of getting caught offshore have been slim. But beware — that’s changing. The government has landed some big fish — notably the largest Swiss bank, UBS AG — and tax cheats are getting scooped up in the net. In an unprecedented break from Swiss legal tradition, UBS turned over the names of more than 4,000 suspected U.S. tax evaders in 2010 as part of a deal to settle conspiracy charges. Since then, the United States has been going after those people, charging more Swiss bankers with conspiracy, and leaning on Switzerland to name more names. Other names came from a bank employee-turned-informant at the LGT Bank in Liechtenstein. And the IRS has been tracking down holders of credit cards issued from Caribbean hideaways, because the cards are a popular way to tap secret funds.
“The noose is tightening on those who want to hide money overseas,” said J. Richard Harvey, a former senior adviser to the IRS commissioner. Pressure to report Americans’ holdings will increase substantially next year under a new U.S. law that imposes financial penalties on foreign banks and investment funds that don’t comply. Some tax haven banks may skirt it completely, however. If they don’t make any U.S. investments they can avoid the penalties. When the IRS offered amnesty in 2009 and 2011, more than 33,000 tax dodgers came in from the cold, yielding $4.4 billion. A new round in the program opened in January. Step 3: Look for legal ways to pare taxes. Here it gets complicated. For corporations, foundations, pension funds and others, controversial offshore maneuvers can help defer or avoid some taxes. For example, a corporation transfers a lucrative chunk of its business to a foreign subsidiary in a low-tax country. Or a nonprofit group puts otherwise taxable investments offshore. “There’s a thin line between tax avoidance and evasion,” said Rebecca Wilkins, a senior counsel at Citizens for Tax Justice, which opposes corporate loopholes. “A lot of these transactions might not stand up in court if the IRS had the resources to pursue them.” Private equity and hedge funds flock to the Cayman Islands, which offer tax advantages for fund managers and some of their foreign and nonprofit investors. Setting up shop — usually nothing more than a mail drop — in these freewheeling environs also allows them to escape the tighter financial regulations of the U.S. and other nations. Some critics say that contributed to the global financial crisis. Romney, the multimillionaire front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has disclosed numerous offshore investments. His financial filings included at least six Cayman-based funds,
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Mitt Romney
worth between $7 million and $32 million, run by Bain Capital, the private equity powerhouse he once led. More than a dozen other funds based in the Caymans and Bermuda showed up on his 2010 federal tax returns. His campaign says he pays the same taxes he would if they were based in the United States. Romney also had a UBS bank account in Switzerland, but it was closed in 2010 as he prepared to run for president. Step 4: Consider other motives. Some people want to hide wealth from spouses or business partners; doctors worry about malpractice suits; others think creditors or the government might try to seize their assets. Wealthy residents of oppressive countries may feel safer with their savings elsewhere. Dictators, fearing revolt, often do, too. Step 5: Choose a country. Switzerland’s famous “numbered accounts” aren’t as clandestine as they’re portrayed in spy movies but do cater to the rich and ensure only a few bank executives know a client’s
name. Hong Kong has its own version — “chop accounts,” identified by a symbol. Congressional investigators counted 50 places that can be considered tax havens or financial hideaways. Tax havens usually boast: —Little or no income tax; —Laws that make it a crime for banks to reveal account holders’ names; —A history of failing to cooperate with other nations’ tax collectors. Step 6: Open an account. Law-abiding customers who can’t travel to an offshore bank can usually set up an account by mail with little or no minimum deposit. For tax evaders and those playing the angles, a network of accountants, lawyers and bankers is ready to set up shell companies and phony trusts to hide behind. They can get creative. Former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld told investigators he helped a billionaire client withdraw his funds in the form of diamonds. Birkenfeld flew to America with the diamonds hidden in his luggage, inside a tube of toothpaste.
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LIFESTYLE
Dishin’ with Dody
Please Be “Meyer” Valentine
Dody Denman
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Happy Valentine’s Day. My wish is for you to spend the day (and night!) with those you love most. If you have yet to attain something lovely for your love; know that the most common “VD” items are chocolates, cards, jewelry and flowers with chocolate leading the pack. If you would like to leave the cliché ideas behind…think lemon. Now in season, Meyer lemons are a cross between lemons and oranges. The result is slightly sweeter than other lemons with an edible peel. If you are insistent about staying traditional, you really don’t have to spend a fortune on chocolate dipped strawberries. Seriously, it is melted chocolate that strawberries are dipped into…how much easier could anything be? Then there are truffles, fancy sounding name, but extremely easy to make. All you need is 12 oz. good quality chocolate (finely chopped) and 3/4 cup of heavy cream. Heat cream to boiling. Pour cream over chocolate. Allow to stand for five minutes. Stir
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until smooth, this is called ganache. Refrigerate ganache for one hour. For each truffle take one tablespoon ganache and place on parchment lined baking sheet. Refrigerate about 20 minutes, until firm, and then roll each in your palm in a gentle circular
motion. Roll the rounded truffles in cocoa or confectioners’ sugar. Store in air tight container in the refrigerator. How easy was that? For the fearless among you, who dare’s to defy convention, try this incredible Lemon Meyer Cake.
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Directions
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon baking powder • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 3 large eggs • 2 cups granulated sugar • 1 cup canola oil • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice • 2 teaspoons grated Meyer lemon zest, divided • 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract, divided • 1 cup sour cream • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature • 6 ounces cream cheese, softened at room temperature • 3 cups powdered sugar
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. and grease a tube pan. • Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. • In a large bowl, beat eggs together with sugar until combined. • Beat in 1 cup of oil, 1/2 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon zest, and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. • Gradually beat in flour mixture then beat in sour cream. • Pour batter into tube pan and bake 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. • Let cake rest 15 minutes before inverting and frosting. • To make frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 teaspoon zest and 1 teaspoon vanilla. • Gradually beat in powdered sugar until well blended. Frost cake when fully cooled and store in refrigerator. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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OPINION
Alone on Valentine’s Day
Georgina Wilcox georgina.wilcox@ieyenews.com
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and this is true for St. Valentine’s Day. It is a wondrous thing to be with the one you love. And St. Valentine was persecuted, endeavouring to maintain a pagan right of choice and the union of loving partnership. There are occasions when a couple may find they are separated on this day of love. It can be depressing, especially if they are used to being together and their valentine is not with them. So what do they do? Here are some suggestions. There are couples that are in a long distance relationship. They’re probably already used to spending important days such as Valentine’s Day, anniversaries and other holidays apart, so it’s not really a problem for them. Nevertheless, there are ways they, too, can spice up their celebration of Valentine’s Day together. Renting the same movie is a nice idea; with the mobile to hand they can operate “virtually speaking” and watch the movie together. If they use the Skype phone and/or use it through your computer it won’t cost them any money. The couple can chat away ad infinitum; all the while they’re watching the movie together. Also ordering in the same type of food, such as pizza or Chinese, may give the evening even more of a familiar spin - a feeling of togetherness for a
little while. If the couple is unfortunate too find they are spending Valentine’s Day apart due to an unexpected business trip this is particularly difficult. The couple is not used to being apart on important days and most likely don’t have a great deal of time to prepare for it. As soon as they know about it they must discuss what they are going to do. Essentially it should be deciding if and when to set a side a time to celebrate: before they separate or after they’re back together. Of course it’s important for the couple to try to at least have some contact on Valentine’s Day even if it is over the phone, email or web cam. This at least may give a sense of being together; the idea is not to feel too distant or apart.
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Having flowers or a special message delivered to your partner while you are separated are oldies but goodies and a great gesture of caring. Then there are those who cannot spend Valentine’s Day together because one or both of them have work that involves odd shifts. This could include doctors, fire-fighters, police officers or a variety of other similar professions. Individuals in this type of situation have to generally accommodate and adjust to their odd schedule and make time to be together outside of working hours. In this case the best way to deal with being apart on Valentine’s Day is to plan on celebrating together when it is more convenient. This may not seem like the most romantic option but sometimes it is important to remember that you love your partner every day of the year and you don’t have to be together on Valentine’s Day to prove your love for each other. Last there are those who don’t have a partner. So what do they do? A) Do something nice for yourself like taking a long, hot bath by candlelight, or pull out your credit card and a catalogue and have ‘fun.’ B) Rent or go to an action movie,
preferably one in which at least one of the prospective love interests gets killed off near the beginning! (James Bond films are a good bet for this.) Avoid romantic “date” movies completely, unless you like feeling melancholy. C) Buy yourself a bouquet of your favourite flowers or a box of your favourite chocolates - at least you get to choose exactly what you want this way! D) Do something you’ve never done before and pretend you are a tourist for the day here in Cayman. There’s a whole host of things I bet you’ve never done or visited. Go to one of the visitor activities and excursions sites. There are lots. E) Go somewhere that isn’t likely to be pushing the Valentine’s Day theme. Sporting or theatrical events are good possibilities. F) Have some fun with your other single friends. Rent movies and get takeout food, go to a nightclub, or have dinner together at a nice restaurant. Call it an “UnValentine” party if you like. G) Call or write to someone you’ve lost touch with - could be just a friend, or someone you once had a crush on. H) Help brighten the day for someone else who may be spending it alone: take some flowers to the Pines.
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LOCAL
SOY kicks off football extravaganza Once again, the Save Our Youth Foundation (SOY) is holding a Football Extravaganza/ Family Fun Day, set for Saturday, 18 February, to encourage young people to make positive choices while enjoying a day of sports and familyfriendly activities. The all-day series of football matches will take place at the Annex football SOY members, coaches and players at the George Town Annex field field in George Town and ahead of the Football Extravaganza, set for Saturday, 18 February. feature 12 youth teams in three different categories: boys U-15, public, kicks off at 10am and ends at boys U-17 and girls U-17. Many club 6pm, with the featured match of the teams have signed up to participate day the Cayman Select vs the Rest -- Bodden Town, Elite, Tigers, of the World for the Save Our Youth Academy, Sunset, East End, George Super Cup. The theme for this year’s event Town and Scholars, along with John is Positive Choices. In addition to Gray High School. The event, which is free to the football, youngsters will participate
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WORLD
Miami Heat 107-87 Hawks ATLANTA (AP) — LeBron James scored 23 points, Dwyane Wade added 21 and the Miami Heat blew out the Atlanta Hawks 107-87 on Sunday night after racing to a 22-point lead at halftime. The Heat made a big statement in the Southeast Division against the second-place Hawks, leading by as many as 32 in what turned into nothing more than a showcase for Miami’s Big Three. By halftime, Wade already had 21 points, James was rolling along with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Chris Bosh put a double-double in the books with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Heat went to the locker room with a commanding 63-41 advantage, the Hawks having surrendered their most points in a half this season. Miami won for the 10th time in the last 12 games. Bosh finished with 14 points and a season-high 16 rebounds. James grabbed 13 rebounds and doled out six assists. Wade had a couple of
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in discussions with community role models on the importance of making decisions that will yield positive results in their lives. The Football Extravaganza is an annual event that young people have come to look forward to every year. The goal is to raise awareness among Cayman’s youth about the issues affecting them, including drug abuse, violence, crime, peer pressure and the dangers of prison. Iris Stoner, Acting President of SOY, explained that sports have traditionally proven to be a very effective way to bring people together. “The popularity of football is a perfect springboard to engage
our young people and motivate them to make positive decisions in this pivotal time in their development. Through the Football Extravaganza we are able to reach out to youngsters and their families in a healthy, fun environment in the hopes of making a difference in their lives,” she said. Entertainment will include several live performances from some of Cayman’s upcoming talented young artists. There will be lots of prizes and surprises for those in attendance, along with a bouncing castle for the younger kids. In addition, a wide variety of food and refreshments will be available. “I cannot stress enough that the youth are the future,” said George Roper, one of the organizers for the event. “Our Island needs our young people and our young people need their island to create a positive and sustainable path for their future. Therefore, I am inviting everyone to come out and show their support for the youth of Cayman.”
steals and blocked a shot. The Hawks starters — four of whom were averaging in double figures — combined for just 40 points, led by Joe Johnson with 12. Willie Green actually led with 17 points, the reserves getting plenty of playing time as coach Larry Drew emptied his bench in the fourth quarter. Atlanta lost for the fourth time in its last five home games, the average margin in those defeats nearly 15 points. Even more troubling, Atlanta has fallen behind by at least 20 points in all four losses. The first two meetings between the division rivals were much more competitive. Atlanta pulled off a stunning 100-92 win in Miami on Jan. 2, but the Heat bounced back three days later on the Hawks’ home court for a 116-109 victory in triple overtime. James and Wade missed that second meeting, but Bosh carried the load with 33 points and 14 rebounds. This time, Miami was at full strength. The result was a laugher.
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WORLD
Suarez apologises for snubbing Evra handshake LONDON (AP) — Luis Suarez apologised Sunday for refusing to shake hands with Patrice Evra while Liverpool criticised its player for the first time in this protracted racism dispute that has tarnished the reputation of one of England’s storied clubs. Suarez, a national player for Uruguay, snubbed Evra before Saturday’s Premier League game at Old Trafford. This was the players’ first meeting since Suarez was banned for eight matches for racially abusing the Manchester United defender in October. Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who passionately defended Suarez during a postmatch television interview, and the club’s American owners also found themselves under fire. Critics contended this episode reignited the racial issues that have blighted English soccer this season. However, Suarez, whose career has been filled with controversy, acknowledged he “made a mistake and I regret what happened.” “I have spoken with the manager since the game at Old Trafford and I realise I got things wrong,” Suarez said in a statement released on Liverpool’s official website. “I’ve not only let him down, but also the club and what it stands for and I’m sorry.” Dalglish also apologised Sunday for his confrontational manner during that interview in which he said critics were “bang out of order” for blaming Suarez for subsequent events in an ill-tempered game between England’s two most successful clubs. Players from both teams reportedly clashed outside the dressing room at halftime — requiring police intervention — while Evra whipped up home fans with exuberant post-match celebrations, in front of Suarez. Dalglish and Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre both said Suarez had misled everyone at the club. “I was shocked to hear that the player had not shaken hands having been told earlier in the week to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Suarez refused to shake the hand of the Manchester United defender Evra
that he would do,” Dalglish said. In a separate statement, Ayre said the team is “extremely disappointed” and it is “absolutely clear” Suarez’s behavior “was not acceptable.” United accepted the apologies of Suarez and Dalglish, saying: “Everyone at Old Trafford wants to move on from this. The history of our two great clubs is one of success and rivalry unparalleled in British football. That should be the focus in the future of all those who love the clubs.” This saga began Oct. 15 when Suarez repeatedly racially abused Evra during a league match at Anfield. Liverpool, owned by the parent company of the Boston Red Sox, was condemned by antiracism groups for backing Suarez and allowing players and Dalglish to wear T-shirts featuring Suarez’s picture in a show of solidarity before a match against Wigan
weeks later. Dalglish later tried to dismiss claims the club wasn’t interested in fighting racism. Speaking before Suarez apologised, Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association, urged Fenway Sports Group to discipline the striker. “It is a matter for the owners. This has to be dealt with at the highest level to resolve this festering mess,” said Taylor, who branded Suarez’s conduct as “disrespectful, inappropriate and embarrassing.” United manager Alex Ferguson called Suarez a “disgrace,” saying he should never play again for a club that has won the English title 18 times. This matter has played out in front of a huge global TV audience. It has even prompted the government to get involved, with Prime Minister David Cameron planning a summit on the issue
this month. Jeremy Hunt, Britain’s culture secretary, stressed the importance of being “on our mettle” at making sure soccer authorities and the government do everything they can to stamp out racism in soccer. Chelsea defender John Terry recently lost the England captaincy after being charged by police with racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during a league match Oct. 23. Terry will appear in court in July, eight days after the final of the European Championships. On Saturday, Greater Manchester Police said it had confiscated 7,500 copies of United’s “Red Issue” fanzine, which featured a cutout Ku Klux Klan-style mask bearing the words, “LFC Suarez is innocent.” During the match Suarez scored for Liverpool late on but the goal couldn’t stop United running out 2-1 winners thanks to a brace from Wayne Rooney.
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Mickelson crushes Tiger and wins Pebble Beach
Tiger Woods, left, shakes hands with Phil Mickelson on the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — He knew his game was getting close, and he broke through with flair Sunday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. That turned out to be Phil Mickelson, not Tiger Woods. In a big, big way. Mickelson went from a sixshot deficit to a two-shot lead in just six holes, closed with an 8-under 64 for a two-shot victory over Charlie Wi and gave Woods a Sunday thrashing not many saw coming. Mickelson and Woods played in the second-to-last group, and Mickelson beat him by 11 shots. He won for the fourth time at Pebble Beach, and became only the ninth player in PGA Tour history with 40 wins. “Pebble Beach ... it feels awesome no matter what number it is,” Mickelson said. It was anything but that for Woods, who was reduced to a supporting role on a cool, overcast day along the Pacific. Right when it looked as though Woods might still be in the game after holing a bunker shot for birdie on the par-3 12th, Mickelson answered by pouring in a 30-foot par putt. Mickelson seized control for good with a 40-foot par save on the 15th hole, and he played it safe — Mickelson is capable of that every once in a while — on the 18th hole and still made birdie. Wi, who started the final round with a three-shot lead, four-putted for double bogey on the opening hole and never quite recovered. He closed with back-toback birdies for an even-par 72 and his fifth runner-up finish on tour.
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It was the third straight week on tour that the winner started the final round at least six shots behind a 54hole leader going after his first tour victory. The shocker, though, was how Woods fell apart. He has been taking big strides with his game over the past few months, and he looked poised to break through after a 67 in the third round at Pebble Beach got him to within four shots of the lead. But he failed to make birdie on the easy opening stretch at Pebble Beach, and even when he made his first birdie at the par-5 sixth, Mickelson poured in a 20-foot eagle putt to take the outright lead. “I didn’t hit it as bad as the score indicated, but I putted awful,” Woods said. “As good as I felt on the greens yesterday, I felt bad today. Anything I tried to do wasn’t working. Consequently, I made a ton of mistakes on the green.” Two weeks ago in his 2012 debut at Abu Dhabi, Woods was tied for the lead with unheralded Robert Rock going into the final round and didn’t break par, tying for third. Woods used to own Mickelson, but that changed at the 2007 Deutsche Bank Championship. This was the fifth straight time Mickelson posted the better score when playing in the same group as Woods in the final round. Mickelson has won three of those tournaments, although they have yet to be in the final group on those occasions. Mickelson started his season sluggishly, failing to crack the top
Phil Mickelson celebrates after finishing on the 18th green of the Pebble Beach
25 at the Humana Challenge and Phoenix Open, and missing the cut at Torrey Pines. He said his putting was as good as ever, and it was a matter of getting his game in sync. It simply sang on Sunday, mostly his amazing touch on the greens — a long eagle putt at No. 2 that caught part of the hole, long two-putts for par and enough birdies to make him a winner at Pebble Beach again. “It feels just amazing,” Mickelson said. “I felt like my game was there, but coming out the first couple of weeks, I posted some horrendous scores and started to question it. To be able to play the way I did the last 18 holes really means a lot.” Mickelson finished at 17-under 269 and earned $1.152 million for his first win since the Houston Open last year. He will move to No. 11 in the world. Ricky Barnes closed with a 67 and finished third. Kevin Na tied for fifth and earned a spot in the Match Play Championship in two weeks at Arizona. Wi talked about battling the demons of self-doubt, and they must have had the first green surrounded. Equipped with a three-shot lead to start the final round, Wi four-putted from 35 feet above the hole for a double bogey. Just like that, the game was on. That still wasn’t enough for Woods to get in on the action. Standing in the sixth fairway, Woods was only one shot out of the lead, yet the sleeves of his red shirt and his name on the leaderboard didn’t seem to make him stand out the way it has before. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Sebastian’s back on home soil Paul Kennedy
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Continued from page 24 And after impressive displays on British soil he was back on home turf as part of Swindon Town’s tour of Cayman. In front of a healthy crowd which included Minister for Sport, Mark Scotland and other MLAs, Seb took to the pitch. Seb’s proud family, and former Jamaican international Fitzroy Simpson who was instrumental in taking the youngster to the UK, were also among the audience. Maybe it was a little too much to ask the youngster to complete a fairy tale match by nabbing the winner, but he certainly made plenty of fans. In the first half Swindon’s Tyreke Johnson showed incredible footwork on the left to drag the ball into space before letting fly a curling effort which nestled in the
Swindon Town’s U13s with Caymanian Sebastian Martinez (front row, centre)
far corner of the Cayman net. The goal came against the run of play as it was the home team who had started much brighter testing the visiting goalkeeper time and time again. Soon after taking the lead, the match was back on level terms thanks to a dipping free-kick from Zach Scott.
His effort from the edge of the box had the Swindon keeper stretching but there was little he could do to keep the ball out. The second half started on a sour note as two of the visiting team suffered serious injuries. The pair needed to be taken by ambulance to George Town hospital after one fractured his wrist and the other
suffered ligament damage. And with Martinez now in the mix on the right wing for the visitors some of the home supporters can be forgiven for switching allegiances. His every touch was greeted with cheers and after some neat work down the right he was unlucky with a cross-shot that drifted agonisingly over the bar. And so the match finished one all. Swindon have a chance to make even more new friends when they face a select team from West Bay at the Ed Bush stadium tonight at 6pm and then again back at the Annex on Thursday where they meet a team from Bodden Town. At half time during Sunday’s game, Sebastian was given a plaque to mark his achievements in the game so far. And after this cameo appearance, it will not be the only award to grace his walls in years to come.
A Swindon Town free kick goes narrowly wide
The Cayman Sport Academy team
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A role model for Cayman
Sebastian comes close with a second half effort
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The loudest cheer to ring around George Town Annex wasn’t for a goal, save or appeals for a penalty decision. The most noise was made, unusually, for a substitution. But this wasn’t any old sub coming on to the pitch. Midway through the second half, with the scores tied at one goal apiece, Swindon Town’s Under 13’s team introduced a special player onto the pitch to face Cayman’s Academy Sports Select Eleven. While his team mates from the South West of the United Kingdom may have been struggling a little with the Caribbean temperature, 13 year old Sebastian Martinez took it in his small strides. The youngster, from George Town, last year signed an 18-month professional contract with the English side. Continued on page 23
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Sebastian enters the game at the Annex
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