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In an emotional post-verdict interview yesterday, the mother of Devon Anglin, acquitted of murder in the Grand Court, detailed her private anguish at the trial and public vilification of her son. “The last 18 months have been the most intense period of my life,” she told iNews. “And on Wednesday, I was able to breathe a breath of relief with the acquittal of my son Devon Anglin of the murder of Jeremiah Barnes. “The Barnes family have my deepest condolences on the loss of their child,” she said. Ms Anglin attended daily throughout the 12-day judge-alone trial by visiting Jamaican Justice Howard Cooke, hearing testimony by Andy Barnes and Dorlisa Ebanks, parents of 4-year-old murder victim Jeremiah Barnes. Finding their statements to be “wholly unreliable” Justice Cooke on Wednesday acquitted Mr Anglin of murder and related counts of attempted murder, assault, possession of an unlicensed firearm and threatening violence.
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Rooftop fashion show raises funds for cancer patient Christopher Tobutt christopher.tobutt@ieyenews.com
A special fashion show, held at the The RoofTop Bar and Vid Boutaie Lounge in Mary Street raised over CI$6000 for Cayman fashion designer, Diana Uylett, also known as Bobsy. The money is going towards Ms. Uylett’s medical expenses after she was diagnosed with cancer. The fashion show was special, because the designs were exclusively Ms Uylett’s glamorous, sophisticated and chic dresses, taken from more than two decades of her work. MC for the evening, Cheryl Thompson introduced the musical entertainment, which was Florida band Mainstream with local music legend Ed Solomon on congas and vocals. Silent auction items included several donated paintings. There was “Nature Series,” by Al Ebanks, John Broad’s “The Kitchen Band,” and Nicola McCoy’s “Moorings.” Gasps from the audience heralded
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Alaska woman punches bear in snout to save dog JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Juneau, Alaska, woman says she knows it was stupid to punch a black bear in the snout to save her dog. But Brooke Collins says the attack happened so fast that all she could think about is keeping her dachshund, Fudge, from being killed. The 22-year-old says as soon as she let her dogs out Sunday, Fudge started barking and she saw the bear carrying him like a salmon. Collins told the Juneau Empire she did the first thing she thought of and punched the bear’s face and scooped away her dog when it let go. The startled bear took off through bushes to a mountain. Fudge suffered some claw and bite marks, but they weren’t deep. Collins says he appeared to be more shocked than injured.
No cash for Minn. boy who made ‘miracle’ shot MINNEAPOLS (AP) — It was an amazing hockey shot, with the puck sliding into a tiny hole from center ice for a $50,000 prize. But a penalty was called on the Minnesota boy who made the shot during a charity event because his twin brother should have been wielding the stick. The company that insured the event said that due to “contractual breaches and legal implications” it was unable to pay the claim. With one shot, 11-yearold Nate Smith hit the puck through a hole cut into a board from 89 feet away but it was Nate’s identical twin, Nick, whose raffle ticket won the chance to take the shot at a hole just slightly larger than the puck.
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“I sat in that courtroom every day. I saw and heard the evidence, and there is no doubt in my mind that the judge made a just and fair return of the verdict,” Ms Anglin said. “It is important that the people of this country understand that the verdict arrived at was a verdict derived from evidence that was presented to the court by the crown. The crown presented its witnesses and experts. The judge relied on the guidance of both the prosecutor and the QC at times to ensure that Jeremiah Barnes the guidelines, laws, principles and “it would be as if they had not given directives were all in proper order evidence at all, and we would accept and adhered to. “The fact that the judge returned an there would be insufficient evidence acquittal was beyond his control. He to convict”. “Again, I will ask for peace in this could only make his decision based on the evidence presented to him and his country,” Ms Anglin said. “Violence decision was fair, unbiased and a great begets violence and there are no relief to my son, my family and myself,” beneficiaries of violent acts. There are those in this country who are of the she said. “However, the judge’s decision was opinion that my son is guilty. And they based on the obvious contradictions of are entitled to that opinion. I KNOW evidence provided by witnesses and also that my son is innocent.” Changing gears, Ms Anglin on the advices of the prosecutor that if the eyewitness testimony was worthless challenged post-verdict remarks by then the entire case would have to be Commissioner of Police David Baines, discarded. The judge upheld the law,” who said Justice Cooke had missed out Ms Anglin said, referring to Friday’s a section of evidence in his summation, and that he and Director of Public final testimony. Asking “what the position would be”, Prosecutions Cheryll Richards would if the identification of Mr Anglin by review the judgment “with a view to both Mr Barnes and Ms Ebanks were an appeal”. “I must address certain statements discounted, Justice Cooke heard from prosecutor Andrew Radcliffe, QC, that made in the media, particularly that of Commissioner Baines,” Ms Anglin said. “Yes, it was a sorrowful day for the Barnes family. They did not get the verdict that they hoped for. But should a judge have returned a verdict against evidence simply to appease the populace? “If your answer to that is ‘yes’, then we can abolish the judicial system. What Mr. Baines did with his remarks regarding the judge and judgment was to throw a hatchet into the judicial machinery of this country. Mr. Baines would have done much better to follow suit of myself and Mrs. Ebanks’ (the grandmother), calling for peace, and leaving the legal matters to the Devon Anglin Director of Public Prosecutions. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Instead he made inflammatory and prejudicial remarks. “Mr. Baines also acknowledged to me that he was aware of the tensions in the community and that his call for an appeal ‘would bring a sense of justice to community and help to alleviate the risk of retribution to you’. By ‘you’, he meant me. “In other words, Mr. Baines feels that his role is to put my son back on trial so that he does not have to arrest those who have in the past -- and even as recently as yesterday -- threatened my life. This is not an acceptable approach to curtailing, preventing crime in this country. “As far as a sense of justice is concerned, it has been served. There is a procedure through which offences are managed. It starts with the complaint and it ends with the verdict. In between there is the investigation. If there has been any fault in these proceedings it must lie in the investigation; a point which cannot be overlooked, as that was also proven in court also with the [gunshot residue] contamination of my son’s clothing. “But Mr. Baines, in my opinion, in this case, has served well to incite violence in this country -- to increase the chances of retribution against me and question the very foundation of our judicial system. “As the supreme law-enforcement officer, Mr. Baines should have approached this matter in a professional manner, encouraging the maintenance of peace and order,” Ms Anglin said.
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My View Joan Wilson joan.wilson@ieyenews.com Our town centre sparkles like a diamond Set in a velvet blue sea Tourists and locals all mingle together Under an umbrella of the sun shining free. Our streets are swept each morning By a caring hardworking crew Keeping our town so spic and span Pausing only to greet me and you. And I would just mention Spencer (Bodden) He’s been on our roads for years And, I think, he deserves recognition From any and all his peers. He maintains such a very keen interest In sweeping our streets so clean He’s given ‘clean’ a new meaning If you really know what I mean? And what about our Cayman skyline, Have you noticed the change taking place? Concrete and steel rising tall above us Have all changed our once tree-lined face But, I must say, the buildings are gorgeous And they seem to be built to last Gone are the wooden structures of yesterday Cayman style architecture is a thing of the past. And as I’ve said earlier in some of my poems We’re no longer ‘an island time forgot’ Our main business is banking and tourism To which our success owes a lot. We haven’t been going for very long Only about 40 years or so With a rich blend of cultures and races Our progress has not been slow. We’re the 5th largest banking centre in the world And a premier Caribbean tourist destination. We serve over 1 million visitors each year Who choose Cayman to spend their vacation. Recently we’ve entered the cyber space To enable us all to fight crime. Our web site is www.rcips.ky You can log on at any time.
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Coke pleads guilty to avoid life sentence NEW YORK, United States, Thursday September 1, 2011 – Jamaican drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke has pleaded guilty in a deal with US prosecutors to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison. Coke, 42, pleaded guilty yesterday in Manhattan Federal Court to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering. He will be sentenced on December 8. Under the plea deal, the prosecution will not proceed with the other gun and drug running charges. The US went through a prolonged extradition process to get Coke to face trial on the charges. After initial resistance from the Jamaica government, an extradition order was issued and Coke went into hiding, as gunmen loyal to him faced off with police and soldiers who went to his innercity Tivoli Gardens, West Kingston community in search of him. He was captured on June 22 last year, a month later. Coke’s attorney, Stephen Rosen, said that a combination of the court’s refusal to throw out wiretap evidence against his client and 12 convicts from Tivoli Gardens set to testify about him committing several murders in furtherance of
‘Dudus’ Coke has entered a guilty plea.
his alleged drug and gun running operations prompted Coke to enter the plea. “The only way I could guarantee Christopher Coke going home to Jamaica is to accept [this] plea... [Coke] knew what he was facing up here. He knows that it is a difficult place,” Rosen said. He could have been imprisoned for life if he had been convicted of the charges after a trial. But as a result of the plea agreement, the most Coke could be jailed for is 23 years. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the racketeering conspiracy charge, along with a maximum term of five years’ supervised release, and a maximum fine of US$250,000 or twice the pecuniary gain from the offence.
On the conspiracy to commit assault in aid of racketeering charge, he faces a maximum sentence of three years in prison, a maximum term of one year of supervised release, and a maximum fine of US$250,000, or twice what he gained from the offence. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara, who referred to Coke as the leader of the Jamaica-based international criminal organisation, ‘Shower Posse’ – also known as the ‘Presidential Click’ - said the plea was “a welcome conclusion to this ugly chapter of criminal history.” “For nearly two decades, Christopher Coke led a ruthless criminal enterprise that used fear, force and intimidation to support its drug and arms trafficking ‘businesses’. “He moved drugs and guns between Jamaica and the United States with impunity,” he said in a statement. According to the Superseding Information filed Wednesday in court, since the early 1990s, Coke led the ‘Presidential Click’, with members in Jamaica, the US, and other countries, and controlled the Tivoli Gardens area. It said Tivoli Gardens was guarded by a group of gunmen who acted at Coke’s direction and were armed with illegally trafficked firearms from the US that Coke imported into Jamaica.
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Hurricane Katia poses no threat to land for the next few days but keep an eye on Invest 93L Ken Smith ken.smith@ieyenews.com
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Libyan rebels catch Gadhafi foreign minister TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rebels hunting the top officials in Moammar’s Gadhafi’s ousted regime have captured his foreign minister and are closing in on Gadhafi himself, rebel officials said Thursday. The announcement, made on the 42nd anniversary of the coup that brought Gadhafi to power, also came as rebels forces pressed toward three major bastions of the crumbling regime, including Gadhafi’s hometown. “The regime is dying,” rebel council spokesman Abdel-Hafiz Ghoga said late Wednesday, after two of Gadhafi’s sons made conflicting statements on Arab television stations — with one
vowing to fight until death and the other offering to negotiate a truce. “Gadhafi’s family is trying to find an exit,” Ghoga said. “They only have to surrender completely to the rebels and we will offer them a fair trial. We won’t hold negotiations with them over anything.” Ghoga said Thursday that the rebels had extended the deadline for the surrender of Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte — originally set for Saturday — giving the loyalist forces there one more week. “There are good indications that things are moving in the right direction,” he said, including that the rebels have captured a city
near Sirte. Algeria offered safe haven to Gadhafi’s wife and three of his children Monday, angering the Libyan rebels.
Gibson to pay ex-girlfriend $750,000 in settlement LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mel Gibson will pay $750,000 to his ex-girlfriend and continue to provide housing and financial support for their young daughter to resolve a bitter legal fight that followed sexist, racist rants attributed to the actor. The settlement disclosed Wednesday is intended to end the bickering and accusations that have permeated the case handled in mostly secret proceedings for more than a year, Superior Court Judge Peter Lichtman said. Gibson’s payments to Russian musician Oksana Grigorieva are dependent on a lasting truce. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
As part of the agreement, their daughter will receive support equal to what the actor-director provides for his other seven children. The former couple will split custody of the girl, who turns 2 in late October. In addition, Gibson will keep paying for a multimillion house he purchased for Grigorieva and their daughter. The house will be sold when the girl turns 18 and she will receive the proceeds. As a result of the settlement, Grigorieva cannot pursue a civil case against the Oscar winner, and both sides were ordered not to speak or write about their relationship or allegations of domestic abuse.
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The Editor Speaks Another acquittal
This is a very sad day for the RCIPS, the family of the late colin.wilson@ieyenews.com 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes and the Cayman Islands. The record of the RCIPS for finding and bringing suspects of high profile crimes to the Court has not been high but the actual winning of these
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cases has been abysmal. Now that Devon Anglin has been acquitted of all charges against him must we assume that the police got the wrong man and the real perpetrator of the crime is still at large? One might think I am being facetious but I’m not. I am almost in tears.
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Letters to the editor The iNews editorial of Wednesday 31st August has a lot of untruths in it. It falsely claims that the PPM “have said “NO” to everything the UDP has proposed”! This is a shocking & untrue statement! The PPM have supported a few of the UDP’s proposals. For example they have publicly supported some of the Dart groups proposals; the Shetty hospital; the airport expansion & renovations; the George Town port development & berthing facility (the GLF deal); the dump proposal by Wheelabrator; to name just a few. This is public knowledge
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so it is false to say that the PPM has said “NO” to everything the UDP has proposed. It would be more accurate & correct for you to say that the PPM have opposed everything that the UDP has proposed that is not in the best interests of Cayman, that would not be a LIE!
Finally, for your information, Capt. Bryan Ebanks is not a member of the PPM, even though he is quite rightly a very concerned Caymanian. Yours Truly Christopher Wight
Editor’s reply to Christopher Wight I thank Mr. C. Wight for replying to my Editorial in Wednesday’s (31) edition of iNews entitled “No to everything”. I was aiming my “No” by the PPM at all the recent UDP proposals AND not putting forward an alternative plan. I never said or intimated Capt. Bryan Ebanks was a member of the PPM
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Public entities meet financial deadline
For the first time since the Public Management and Finance Law was introduced, public sector entities across the board have kept to the deadline to submit financial statements to the Auditor General’s Office. Wednesday 31st August, is the date by which all Ministries, Portfolios and Office that make-up central Government along with Statutory Authorities and GovernmentOwned Companies are required by the Public Management and Finance Law to have prepared their individual financial statements and have them submitted to the Auditor General’s Office for examination. The Premier and Minister for Finance, the Hon. W. McKeeva Bush,
OBE, JP, stated, “This is a great accomplishment by public servants and it reflects the Government’s drive and determination to achieve the expectations of the Law and those of the public. My Government congratulates all public servants on this accomplishment.” The next step in the process is to consolidate the 13 individual financial statements from central Government’s Ministries, Portfolios and Offices, with the financial statements from 26 Statutory Authorities and Government Owned Companies, to produce a single set of financial statements that represents the results and position of the Entire Public Sector. The legal deadline for such consolidated
accounts is 31st October. Today’s accomplishment represents the hard work of: Chief Officers, Chief Financial Officers in central Government and the wider public sector, a Co-ordination Team that was established in June – comprising of Mrs. Debra Welcome, Accountant General , Mr. Ian Fenton, Acting Chief OfficerPortfolio of the Civil Service and Mr. Ronnie Dunn, Director of Budget and Management Unit – and an Oversight Committee that consisted of Mr. Donovan Ebanks, the Deputy Governor, Mr. Kenneth Jefferson, the Financial Secretary and Mrs. Sonia McLaughlin, the Deputy Financial Secretary.
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Brac Pirates Week Splash a success Kathleen Bodden-Harris kethleen.bodden-harris@ieyenews.com
If a Pirates Week celebration can be judged by its kickoff, one can plan on another successful, fun-filled time in the Brac for the Pirates Week Finale during the last weekend of November. The combined efforts of Captain’s Table, Moses Kirkconnell and the Brac Pirates Week Committee team have yielded a successful fundraiser and an evening of music, dance and merriment. C-Level Band played through to the wee hours of the morning with dancers crowding every inch of the poolside deck. The weather fully cooperated during the entire event. Though the music and crowd were typically loud, no unruly behavior marred the festivities. In fact, the winner of the Grand Prize Raffle for $500 generously donated his winnings back to the committee as a contribution to Cayman Brac’s Pirate Week Fund. And the benevolence of Mr. Jay Ebanks’ was applauded by the crowd. Mr. Ebanks was visiting Cayman Brac from Northside in Grand Cayman. The $250 winner Robert Tatum and the $100 winner Richard Moss are both from Cayman Brac. The Brac committee is in full swing organising and planning more fundraisers and the actual festival events. This year, the group is hopeful to have a well-rounded representation from the entire Cayman Brac community. All Brac businesses, schools and
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ECCE Unit sets strategic direction
Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, addressing attendees at the recent Early Childhood Care and Education Unit launch.
While attending the recent Early Childhood Care and Education Unit (ECCE) launch, some 40 representatives from pre-schools and nurseries heard that work was already underway on legislation and regulations governing early childhood care and education. Education Minister, the Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, revealed that primary school teachers felt students starting primary education were largely unprepared. He said it was “the single most recurring theme” uncovered during his annual school visits. Continuing, he added that this was part of the reason why reception had been reintroduced to primary schools and why the ECCE unit was essential. He noted, “If we did a good job at the beginning, we wouldn’t have to spend so much time making corrections at the primary and secondary levels. Fourteen years go by in the blink of an eye. Children grow from 3-16 years very quickly. When we get it wrong, the life chances of our people are at stake.” Minister Anglin went on to reference the Education Stabilization Plan, noting that early childhood education features heavily in it. “Early care is a primary focus of this government,” he said. “But this approach is not the easy route. The results won’t be immediately obvious. It may be 10-20 years before we can see tangible results.” Expanding on his comments ECCE Unit Senior Policy Advisor Julie Madgwick outlined the unit’s strategic goals. Though her five-person team has been together for just four months, they have been busy reviewing local, regional and international best practice; visiting local early childhood
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centres, preparing documentation and data for the 2011-12 school year and aligning their work with the ministry’s Education Stabilization Plan. In addition to the pending legislation mentioned by the Minister, she said the unit would support early childhood centres by assisting with information for parents and administering the preschool assistance fund. She also noted that help would be provided in the development and implementation of centre policies and procedures. She stated too that her unit would support centres to act on ESAU (Education Standards and Assessment Unit) recommendations and provide regular, targeted professional development opportunities including a six-week course for untrained practitioners beginning in September. Equally important, her team would spearhead the implementation of a quality, unified curriculum and encourage collaboration between early childhood centres and primary schools to ensure that children transition smoothly when moving
from one to the other. To attract more Caymanians to early years teaching professions she said the unit would share research about training pathways with high school students and other training organisations. Her team will also support existing Caymanian practitioners and promote the profession using marketing and public relations tools. Overall, she said the ECCE is a support agency established primarily to work alongside early childhood care and education centres to help them improve the quality of their service. Following the presentation, attending representatives had many questions and comments for the panel. Amongst the points raised were questions concerning the pending legislation, early intervention and preschool assistance funding. Information on the unit and its work may be obtained by emailing Julie. Madgwick@gov.ky, Renee.Barnes@ gov.ky or Carol.Bennett@gov.ky in Grand Cayman and April.Tibbetts@ gov.ky in the Sister Islands.
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The Cayman Conspiracy comes to light after 21 years
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As a young writer, David Shibli, was disaffected with his work and became homeless on the streets of New York City after gambling away his last few dollars and chasing a dream to be published. It was thought that his last manuscript was lost forever but 21 years later it made its way back to author and he has now fulfilled his dream of publishing it. The discarded pages had sat in the home of a family friend, Dave Pike for all those years and were rediscovered during a spring-cleaning. Mr. David Shibli wrote The Cayman Conspiracy back in 1989 at the tender age of 24 when he was living at home in Uttoxeter, England. Having confined himself to his bedroom, it took David around six months to write the novel, using an Amstrad CPC 464 that belonged to his brother. He explains that it was one of the first commercial word processors on the market that could only hold a chapter in memory. Mr. Shibli followed his father to the Cayman Islands in the 1970’s and did the majority of his growing up here. “I have memories of pure happiness as a child in the Cayman Islands. We need to preserve our identity and reevaluate what we are losing,” said Mr Shibli. He describes the time in his life when he wrote the book to be a point where he had lost the respect of those people who were near and dear to him and he had had enough. He had gambled all of his money away by travelling to Las Vegas any chance he got and had nothing left. After spending 13 months in New York living homeless on the streets in and out of shelters trying to get the book published, David had given up all hope and thrown the book away. “During this time, I resigned myself to the fact that I would never be a published author and quietly slid my copy of the manuscript into a garbage can in a homeless shelter.” After his time living rough, Mr. Shiblli decided to get his life back on track and took steps to enter mainstream society again. He started by going back to to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Name: Lyneth Monteith CINA Position: Second Vice-President Occupation: Principal John Gray High School
Started playing in High School Captain of C. I. National Netball team at • 1988 CANA Tournament in the Cayman Islands • 1991 World Netball Championships Australia • 1991 World Netball Championships England Assistant Coach C. I. National Netball team 1999 – New Zealand Coach C. I. National Netball Team 2003 to Jamaica Coach/Player AllStars Netball Club
David Shibli with a copy of The Cayman Conspiracy and the long lost manuscript.
university and obtaining a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bradford. “I graduated from the University of Bradford second in my class and I also received first class honours degree. I came back to Cayman, got a very well paying job and started my own business.” Surprisingly, the manuscript written 21 years prior, found its way back to the author in an almost “prophetic” reflection of modern Cayman society. Mr. Shibli said “The book is prophetic in that we are supposedly as a nation,
evaluating the introduction of Casino gambling exactly as mentioned in The Cayman Conspiracy.” The book is a tale of Joe LeRice, an English expat, who has it all. A beautiful wife, a successful business and a peaceful life in the Cayman Islands and he enjoys the fruits of his labour. He is disturbed to learn that the world of casino gambling has cast its eye on the country he now calls home and that the politician who is pulling the strings is a realtor and also a big time gambler. The Cayman Conspiracy is available to buy at The Book Nook.
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Maples and Calder recruited record number of summer students One Native’s Son II Caymanite, Art Exhibition & Sale • Sculptures • Paintings • Wall Art • Functional Art • Mosaics • Jewellery …and more
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Back Row (L-R):(L-R): Renee Thompson (HR Asst), Appolina Dajsha Samuels, Chané Suzanna Anderson, Joseph Jackson, Back Row Renee Thompson (HRBent, Asst), Appolina Bent,Watt, Dajsha Samuels, Chane Watt, Yannick Whorms. Front Row (L-R): Vicki Hulse (HR Manager), Chelsea Campbell, Kerseanna Ewers, Ashleigh Miller, Myffie Suzanna Anderson, Joseph Jackson, Yannick Whorms. Front Row (L-R): Vicki Hulse (HR Leggatt, Arikka Ebanks, Henry Smith (Global Managing Partner), Kimberly Ebanks, Kayla Manderson, Chelsea Walton, Alexandra Manager), Campbell, Kerseanna Ashleigh Miller, MyffieNickolas Leggatt, Arikka Ebanks, Terry, Morven Chelsea Bodden (Head of HR). Missing from photo:Ewers, Ruth-Beth Jackson, Zoya Lawrence, Moore, Maurissa Ashby Henry Smith (Global Managing Partner), Kimberly Ebanks, Kayla Manderson, Chelsea Walton, Alexandra Terry, Morven Bodden (Head of HR). Missing from photo: Ruth Beth Jackson, Zoya Maples and Calder welcomed nineteen foundational years with a top tier law are receiving their education at Lawrence, Nickolas Moore, Maurissa Ashby
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summer student interns in June, firm and I look forward to building my overseas universities and five have marking a record number for the firm, career as a Cayman Islands attorney remained on island to further their education at the local law school which invites applications each year with them.” colleges.marking a record number for the In addition to Joseph, four others from young adults who are in the last nd Calder welcomed nineteen summer student interns inandJune, “Each year, Maples and Calder years of their secondary education or were returning students, who h invites applications each year from young adults who are in the last years of their secondary embraced the opportunity to annually receives applications for summer beginning their tertiary education. or beginning their tertiary education. secure part-time employment positions from students eager to The students, who were on vacation from academia, worked through with the firm, including Ashleigh bring their dream career to life,” says the firm’s Global Managingmonths Partner, within various Milleracademia, (Marketing), Myffie Leggatt summer months various from ents,thewho were onwithin vacation worked through the summer Kayla Manderson Henry Smith. “We are excited to take departments and practice areas, (Corporate), nts further and cementing practice their areas, further cementing their interest in chosen careers including law, Artist: interest (Finance) and Yannick Whorms them in and show them the inner g, information technology and human workings of our law firm and the (Finance). resources. in chosen careers including law, Horacio Esteban Amongst the group were several intricacies of an office environment. marketing, information technology 926-2787 (ARTS) recipients of the Maples Scholarship We wish them success in their human resources. ent,andJoseph Jackson, spent his internship cycle in the Finance Group. He is on a full legal esteban@candw.ky Law student, Joseph Jackson, Programme, which has directly endeavours as they strive to juggle ip from Maples attending Cayman Law School, where he will be busy academic schedules with the over 50the Caymanians in Islands spent his internshipand cycle Calder, in the assisted pressures of absorbing the wealth of I have towards their pursuit of further education. Finance Group. He is on a full legal his third year of studies in September. "I cannot begin to express the gratitude knowledge our lawyers and support Joseph Jackson, Myffie Leggatt, scholarship from Maples and Calder, nd the opportunity that they have so generously granted me to study the various facets of law," attending the Cayman Islands Law Arikka Ebanks (Investment Funds) staff have to offer.” ph,School, who where returned toentering the firm his fourth "It is to haveatspent Summer employment the firmmy foundational and Nickolas Mooreyear. (Litigation) are a privilege he will be his for third year of studies in September. recipients of full legal scholarships and runs between May and September “I cannot begin to express the Alexandra Terry (Investment Funds) and, whilst scholarship recipients gratitude I have towards Maples and was granted a partial legal scholarship. may have first preference, new The large group of students, applications are considered on a first the opportunity that they have so generously granted me to study the ranging from 16 to 21 years of age, come, first served basis and may be various facets of law,” said Joseph, represented a wide spectrum of sent to Renee Thompson at renee. who returned to the firm for his fourth academic backgrounds. Seven are thompson@maplesandcalder.com for year. “It is a privilege to have spent my high school students, another seven the 2012 cycle.
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After-school programme The Honoutrable Premier McKeeva Bush, in conjunction with Cayman Traditional Arts, is pleased to announce the launch of a new afterschool cultural programme - “Bringing Heritage to Life”. The after-school programme is comprised of three courses, spanning 12 weeks each: Seafaring & Thatch, Cuisine & Culinary Skills and Games & Entertainment. These will be offered to Years 5 & 6 students across all the districts. “We need to ensure that every Caymanian child knows who they are and where they come from; to have a deep understanding of heritage and culture, taught through history and art traditions of the Cayman Islands,” Mr Bush said. “This programme is necessary, and for too long we have neglected this all too important component of our curriculum. This is a programme I wanted to launch many years now. I feel the times we live in now prove critical for us to do so. We don’t want our sense of self to be lost forever.”
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teaches about heritage Chris Christian of CTA will run this innovative programme - making sure children from West Bay to East End and Cayman Brac will be able to participate in this cultural education. “I can find no other person better suited to handing down knowledge of who we are to our youngest minds. Chris Christian is a Native Son, a celebrated local artist who has dedicated his life to the preservation of our heritage. For the last seven years and through his company Cayman Traditional Arts, Mr. Christian has taught both locals and
tourists about Cayman’s soul through culture and tradition. His knowledge of where we come from is vast and he is able to display that information in an artistic and engaging format. I am proud to have him on board this pilot programme. I have no doubt with his combined talents and passion, this programme will be a success for our children.” Over the last few years, Mr. Christian has volunteered his time at schools to teach students. In this programme, he will bring on board
other local well-known artisans and historians he has worked with over the years to transfer their knowledge to the students. “Bringing Heritage to Life” will launch this Monday, 5th September 2011 in the school hall of John A. Cumber Primary School in West Bay from 3 to 5pm. All media are invited to attend and refreshments will be served. For further information, please call Chris Christian at 926-0119 or e-mail artcayman@gmail.com.
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One of the most recent additions to the Tech Dictionary is “Android” which can be easily defined as “an operating software”. Like Apple’s iOS, Android operating software focuses on efficiency and enhancing the features of mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets.
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In 2005, Android, an infant company, was acquired by Google and has since produced a flexible, upgradeable system. The debut Android platform phone, the ‘HTC Dream’, was released in 2008. As consumer awareness grew, 2010 was a year of great successes for Android, mainly attributable to HTC’s collaboration with Google and launching its flagship Android device, the ‘Nexus One’, and Samsung releasing the ‘Nexus-S’. Since the original version of the software in 2007, many features have been added to enhance performance, functionality and user-friendliness. Android’s open source nature (anyone has access to the coding) has resulted in companies and individuals developing many innovative applications. The Android Market (application store run by Google) now has over 200,000 applications which have contributed significantly to the extended functionality of the devices. Android’s multitasking capabilities, customization, performance and open source platform are the main contributors to this system’s rapid growth. It has gained much popularity among developers and has proved a huge success in the Smartphone market. It is expected that Android will further establish brand image and awareness and continue to prove very successful in the highly competitive Smartphone market.
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LIFESTYLE
Dishin’ with Dody June Astrocat and Sweet Potato Fries
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Dody Denman dody.denman@ieyenews.com
At the top of the list, “gifts I regret buying my husband”, is a laser pointer. Mike keeps it in his truck or pocket and plays with it at the most peculiar times. We can be walking down the shopping mall and suddenly, on the second floor above me, I see a dancing green light. After meeting him for dinner after work, driving home with Mike following, there is a strange green light on my dash. In the middle of a quiet evening at home, suddenly light explodes in our den as he aims the laser at the crystal chandelier. I was already regretting the purchase, but then he named his toy. He is calling it the “Cat Remote Control!” We were cat sitting for our grand kitten while my son and his family took a last hurrah before school began. This kitten is precious. They adopted “June Astrocat” about 2 months ago and she has really added joy to our lives. However, kitty has learned there is an outside world and definitely wants to be part of it! June has honed her “cat” skills and lies in wait for the front door to open. As Mike approaches the door he begins the light dance. Catching her attention with the laser light, Mike moves it back and forth until cat begins to follow.
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ORIGINAL This keeps her busy while you sneak out the door. I truly did think it was a clever strategy until the “dance of the two light sabers” appeared. Suddenly there were bright green lights everywhere and poor kitty didn’t know which direction to run! I would have found this act extremely cruel if it hadn’t been so darn funny. I don’t believe Mike deserved a favourite dish, but I made him Sweet Potato Fries, anyway. The first time
Ingredients • 3 large sweet potatoes • 1 Tbls. olive oil • 1 tsp. Cajun seasoning • (Add a little more oil and seasoning if needed)
I ate SPF, I was walking around George Town, Grand Cayman. I always associated sweet potatoes with…well…sweet! The sugary, syrupy, marshmallow concoction of Thanksgiving feasts…this was not. The SPF’s were hot, crispy, savoury wand delicious. Always on a mission to create dishes with less calories and more flavour, I bake instead of fry these potatoes. They are incredible. I am certain you will agree.
Directions • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. • Line baking sheet with aluminum foil, spray lightly with cooking spray and set aside. • Peel potatoes and cut into ½ inch thick fries. • Place sliced sweet potatoes into large bowl. • Add oil and seasoning. • Toss until thoroughly coated. • Spread fries in a single layer on baking sheet. Bake 30-35 minutes turning once. Remove from oven and serve hot.
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LIFESTYLE
Getting healthy eating lessons from...apes? Brandi Propas
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Brandi Propas is the newest addition to The International Medical Group. She is a registered dietician and her services are a welcome complement to the clinic. It seems that our ancestors weren’t that far off after all. No, I’m not talking about our great grandparents or even greatgreat grandparents, but rather those other ones, our primate ancestors. Apes. Turns out they know a thing or two about healthy eating. So much so in fact that researchers out of the University of Toronto have developed a diet based on the eating habits of these tree-climbing mammals. The premise of this diet, appropriately referred to as the Ape Diet, is that a diet high in soluble fibre (found in oats and barley), vegetable proteins (found in soy) and plant sterols (found in green leafy vegetables, vegetable oils and nuts) can help protect against heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels. Elements of this diet, primarily the high nut and seed content and the focus on plant-based foods, closely resembles the diets of primates, hence the name the “Ape Diet”. To test this hypothesis, researchers divided subjects into three different test groups. One group followed a standard low fat diet; the second group followed the same low fat diet and also
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took a cholesterol-lowering drug called lovastatin; the third group followed the Ape Diet and took no cholesterollowering medication. The results showed that the group on standard low fat diet had am 8% decrease in cholesterol levels, those on the ape diet had a 28.6% reduction in cholesterol levels and those in the group taking the cholesterol-lowering medication had a 30.9% reduction in cholesterol levels. These are surprising results: the ape diet had the same effect as the cholesterollowering medication. We need to keep in mind the limitations of this diet: the Ape Diet is very rigid comprising only of nuts and seeds, oats and barley, soy and soy products, leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils and fruit. The diet also requires a lot of careful planning and cooking and, with a fibre content of over 100 grams, compliance to this diet is extremely difficult. So, while we shouldn’t throw out our medications and we should continue to listen to our doctor’s advise, we can heed some important lessons from this research to help improve our heart health through the reduction of cholesterol levels. The first lesson to take away is to increase the amount of fibre in your diet. Fibre is found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Switching from
white to whole grain bread, adding psyllium to cereal, and choosing brown rice over white are all simple ways to increase the amount of fibre in your diet. The next lesson to take away is incorporating soy into your diet. Soy is high in a compound called isoflavones which help to reduce some types of cancer and heart disease. Isoflavones can be found in soy beans (edamame), tofu and soy beverage. Soy beans or edamame are a tasty snack idea and easy to prepare. Tofu also makes a great substitute for chicken in stir fry dishes. Adding nuts to your diet is another way to incorporate the Ape Diet into your day. Have almonds with fruit for a snack or add slivered almonds to casseroles and rice dishes. Also switch to olive oil when you cook and use plant-sterol fortified margarine on your toast. The final lesson to take away from the Ape Diet research is the incorporation of more fruits and vegetables into your day. Take fruit for a snack, always prepare a vegetable with dinner and add veggies to your sandwich at lunch. Soy, green leafy vegetables and vegetable oil, nuts, oats and barley need to become a regular part of what we eat. Get back in touch with your roots; look to your primate relatives for the answers to a heart healthy life. to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
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Summer Camp 2011
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Anne
“he must go away and live his life”
Part 37
Rast’s spirits rose, and he began to laugh, and to drag his companion along at a rapid pace. They reached the edge of the hill, and the steep descent opened before them; the girl’s remonstrances were in vain, and it ended in their racing down together at a break-neck pace, reaching the bottom, laughing and breathless, like two school children. They were now on the second plateau, the level proper of the island above the cliffs, which, high and precipitous on three sides, sank down gradually to the southwestern shore, so that one might land there, and drag a cannon up to the old earth work on the summit—a feat once performed by British soldiers in the days when the powers of the Old World were still fighting with each other for the New. How quaint they now seem, those ancient proclamations and documents with which a Spanish king grandly meted out this country from Maine to Florida, an English queen divided the same with sweeping patents from East to West, and a French monarch, following after, regranted the whole virgin soil on which the banners of France were to be planted with solemn Christian ceremony! They all took possession; they all planted banners. Some of the brass plates they buried are turned up occasionally at the present day by the farmer’s plough, and, wiping his forehead, he stops to spell out their high-sounding words, while his sunburned boys look curiously over his shoulder. A place in the county museum is all they are worth now. Anne Douglas and Rast went through the fort grounds and down the hill path, instead of going round by the road. The fort ladies, sitting by their low windows, saw them, and commented. “That girl does not appreciate young Pronando,” said Mrs. Cromer. “I doubt if she even sees his beauty.” “Perhaps it is just as well that she does not,” replied Mrs. Rankin, “for he must go away and live his life, of to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
course; have his adventures.” “Why not she also?” said Mrs. Bryden, smiling. “In the first place, she has no choice; she is tied down here. In the second, she is a good sort of girl, without imagination or enthusiasm. Her idea of life is to marry, have meat three times a week, fish three times, lights out at ten o’clock, and, by way of literature, Miss Edgeworth’s novels and Macaulay’s History of England.” “And a very good idea,” said Mrs. Bryden. “Certainly, only one can not call that adventures.” “But even such girls come upon adventures sometimes,” said Mrs. Cromer. “Yes, when they have beauty. Their beauty seems often to have an extraordinary power over the most poetical and imaginative men, too, strange as it may appear. But Anne Douglas has none of it.” “How you all misunderstand her!” said a voice from the little diningroom opening into the parlor, its doorway screened by a curtain. “Ah, doctor, are you there?” said Mrs. Bryden. “We should not have said a word if we had known it.” “Yes, madam, I am here—with the colonel; but it is only this moment that I have lifted my head to listen to your conversation, and I remain filled with astonishment, as usual, at the obtuseness manifested by your
sex regarding each other.” “Hear! Hear!” said the colonel. “Anne Douglas,” continued the chaplain, clearing his throat, and beginning in a high chanting voice, which they all knew well, having heard it declaiming on various subjects during long snow-bound winter evenings “is a most unusual girl.” “Oh, come in here, doctor, and take a seat; it will be hard work to say it all through that doorway,” called Mrs. Bryden. “No, madam, I will not sit down,” said the chaplain, appearing under the curtain, his brown wig awry, his finger impressively pointed. “I will simply say this, namely, that as to Anne Douglas, you are all mistaken.” “And who is to be the judge between us?” “The future, madam.” “Very well; we will leave it to the future, then,” said Mrs. Bryden, skillfully evading the expected oration. “We may safely do that, madam— safely indeed; the only difficulty is that we may not live to see it.” “Oh, a woman’s future is always near at hand, doctor. Besides, we are not so very old ourselves.” “True, madam—happily true for all the eyes that rest upon you. Nevertheless, the other side, I opine, is likewise true, namely, that Anne Douglas is very young.” “She is sixteen; and I myself am only twenty,” said Mrs. Rankin. “With due respect, ladies, I must mention that not one of you was ever in her life so young as Anne Douglas at the present moment.” “What in the world do you mean, doctor?” “What I say. I can see you all as children in my mind’s eye,” continued the chaplain, unflinchingly; “pretty, bright, precocious little creatures, finely finished, finely dressed, quickwitted, graceful, and bewitching. But at that age Anne Douglas was a—” “Well, what?” “A mollusk,” said the chaplain, bringing out the word emphatically. “And what is she now, doctor?”
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Word search: Green things
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OPINION
All men are not created equal “Watch film of the late Michael Jackson dancing” Dave Martins dave.martins@ieyenews.com
I’ve talked before about nonsensical ideas we repeat as mantra – “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me”and “Time heals all wounds” are two of them. There’s another one, an American favourite, floated on momentous occasions: “We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” Okay, the verbiage is impressive, dignified and stirring, but unless you’re a hermit in a cave in Afghanistan, you see every day how hypocritical a statement that is. An Englishman, whose name eludes me, put it nicely: “Americans hold to the proposition that all men are created equal; it had better be self-evident, for no other evidence for it exists.” If you think all of us are created equal, get a good quality stereo and play a recording, any recording, of Andrea Bocelli, or play the Miles Davis CD of “Sketches of Spain”; listen to Victor Wooten take an electric bass guitar and make impossible sounds come out of it; watch film of the late Michael Jackson dancing; no one we know of is equal to those creations. There is mathematical confirmation of inequality in the rankings of tennis players - #240 is clearly not equal to #2 – but you don’t even have to spend time with the list. Watch Serena Williams, and you will see a player with obviously more power, and even speed, than the other ladies in the game. Serena is out of competition for four months, and the first match back her ground strokes are more powerful than all the top players who are match sharp. And don’t let the motivational crowd con you with that “you can be anything you want” silliness. I can get the best tennis coach, practice night and day for two years, eat and sleep tennis, and my friend Terry Ferreira will get out of his bed in New Jersey and beat me three sets to love. I may be competitive with to blog visit www.ieyenews.com
Terry on some things, but I’m definitely not equal to him in the athletics arena. There’s a Trinidadian singer by the name of Gypsy who is well known as a popular calypsonian. What is not so well known is that Gypsy (his real name is Winston Peters) has a remarkable gift of improvising lyrics to songs. I’m fairly good at it, but Gypsy is in a class by himself. He will stand up spontaneously and sing verse after verse in the traditional Santi Manitay calypso format that was a feature in calypso tents in Trinidad. Even more astonishing, Gypsy will do the same lyric improvisation with popular songs. I was with him in a hotel lobby one time waiting for a bus, and to pass the time he began singing popular songs of the day but substituting his own lyrics made up on the spot. You would call a song – Blueberry Hill; Don’t Be Cruel; My Way – and Gypsy would
launch into a complete new set of lyrics to fit the tune. In the area of lyric improvisation, Gypsy is so far above the crowd you have to take a ladder to reach him. I was married to a Caribbean lady once, a very senior government official, who always amazed me with her ability to speak eloquently, without notes, on the most complicated subjects, with almost no preparation. The first time I heard her do it – I knew she had like 10 minutes to prepare – I was sure it was a fluke, but after the fifth or sixth performance, without a fumble, I realised she was more equal than most. It was humbling to watch. And let me plead with you not to bring up the point that the statement was not supposed to refer to ability, but rather that it means equal rights and opportunities under the law or constitution. In that context, no such condition of equality in mankind exists in any country yet formed. Indeed, ironically, it is in the area of human possibility and achievement, where it is most often quoted, that the equality statement is most ridiculous. Look around at how nations treat their people today, and at the unpunished sins of the rich, and you would be persuaded that the cliché should be reworded, “No men are created equal, and many more are more unequal than others.” Don’t let the political rhetoric confuse you. Equality is actually the least attainable state in the human condition; there are too many factors, innocent or devious, stacked up against it. It is particularly irritating to hear Americans, of all people, on these very grand occasions, trotting out the “all men are created equal” silliness. In this generally unfair and lopsided world, the phrase is a mockery; it should be dispatched to the rubbish bin. But then, as the Caymanians say, you know how that go.
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The tablets I am talking about here are not the medicinal ones. I am talking about technology’s newest bestselling ‘gadget’ – the tablet computer and read iPad. Apple sold 15 million of them in 2010 and many experts predict that number will go up to 45 million by the end of 2011. iNews is designed to fit on the iPad. Not surprisingly, everyone wants a slice of the Apple pie. It seems that every company dealing in electronics, from the largest to the obscure are either releasing tablets or making parts for them. So what is the best tablet to buy? Jason Hiner, of TechRepublic (www. techrepublic.com) lists the best 10 in order of his preference.
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Moody ready for World Cup opener Paul Kennedy paul.kennedy@ieyenews.com
Lewis Moody says he is “on the right path” to proving his fitness for England’s Rugby World Cup opener against Argentina on 10 September. Captain Moody, hoping to add to his 67 caps, has had his international season severely hampered by injury. The 33-year-old flanker has only played 62 minutes of Test rugby in 2011. But Moody said: “Everyone has been very confident and I am happy at how it has gone. The target is still next week and playing against Argentina.” He added: “The most important thing is that the medics and the physios are happy with me and they are not going to risk me if it is not right and I go in and knacker it again.” Moody is one of six England players who travelled to New Zealand with an injury. Scrum-half Ben Youngs has some concerns over his knee after undergoing an operation, which kept him out of England’s three warmup fixtures. Tom Wood and Nick Easter both missed the Aviva Stadium win as a precaution after developing
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Lewis Moody calf problems. But despite those niggles, manager Martin Johnson says he expects to have a fully-fit squad going into the World Cup opener, and has also been boosted by the arrival of Simon Shaw who has arrived in Auckland after his departure was delayed by a stomach bug. “Injury-wise they are all progressing well. We expect them all to be fit to train fully at the latest on Monday when we are in Dunedin,” said Johnson.
“Simon Shaw got here this morning and he looks very well. They are all OK. “We’re pretty confident everyone will be fit to train.” Meanwhile Scotland coach Andy Robinson is aiming to prove a point to England, the team he helped guide to the Rugby World Cup title in 2003. Formerly the forwards coach under Clive Woodward when England won the World Cup eight years ago, Robinson then took over the head role but was a victim of the hangover that followed as RFU officials failed to lay the groundwork to ensure the team stayed No. 1 in the world. It’s been nearly five years since Robinson quit with a record of just nine victories in 22 tests as England coach amid a vociferous and growing disapproval from critics and fans. But he has the perfect chance to remind them of his abilities when the teams clash on 1 Oct. at Eden Park in Auckland. The Scots have been knocked out by New Zealand in half of the previous six World Cups, and a win against England would go a long way toward avoiding the likelihood of meeting the All Blacks in the quarterfinals — while also possibly condemning England to that very fate. The World Cup in New Zealand kicks off next Friday when the hosts play Tonga in Auckland. The final will be held on 23rd October.
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Venus Williams pulls out of US Open with illness NEW YORK (AP) — Two days after playing her first match in two months, Venus Williams suddenly pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, revealing she recently was diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, an
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The Predators learned of Belak’s death from NHL security and the team issued a statement saying the organization was shocked and sadden by his sudden and untimely death. “Wade was a beloved member of the organization, a terrific teammate and wonderful father and husband who will be greatly missed,” according to the Predators’ statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife Jennifer and children Andie and Alex. We offer our full support to them at this very difficult time.” Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella said officers found a man dead when called at 1:40 p.m. EDT Wednesday at a hotel and condo complex. Vella said “foul play is not suspected in the ongoing investigation” into Belak’s death. Belak was scheduled to work as a sideline reporter on Nashville television broadcasts this season. The 6-foot-5, 233-pound forward played for Colorado, Calgary, Toronto, Florida and finished his career with Nashville, playing in 549 career NHL games with eight goals, 25 assists and 1,263 penalty minutes. He fought 136 times during his 14-year NHL career, according to hockeyfights.com. Belak is the third NHL tough guy who has died this offseason.
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iSports WORLD US wins three golds in half hour at world championship DAEGU, South Korea (AP) — In a golden half hour for the United States, three Americans won world championship titles on Thursday, none more surprising than Jennifer Barringer Simpson getting the first 1,500-meter victory since Mary Decker-Slaney in 1983.
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Jesse Williams added the first high jump world title in two decades and Lashinda Demus ran the third fastest time in history to take the women’s 400 hurdles. At the end of the night, the United States led the medal standings with seven gold medals and 12 overall. Russia was closest with four gold and 12 in total. On a day of surprises, doubleamputee runner Oscar Pistorius reached his first major final Thursday, leading off South Africa’s 4x400-meter relay team and helping it qualify with a national record. The South African team is to decide early Friday whether the Paralympic star would still be in the starting lineup for Friday’s final since it could also use Thursday’s 400 hurdles bronze medalist L.J. van Zyl. The astonished face of Simpson said it all after the race. She did not figure in the top 10 of this season’s performers before outpacing all the favorites and winning the first title for the United States in the race in 28 years. Simpson, who had the 25th best time of the season heading into the worlds, said: “All I can say is that a dream has come true.”
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World Cup campaign starts now Kevin Creary kevin.creary@ieyenews.com
The Cayman Islands National Football team is now in Suriname, settling their nerves and reviewing their tactics ahead of their big match later today. The burdens of almost 60,000 football fans will be placed on their shoulders as they fight to qualify for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. The crucial opening game of the campaign will see both teams aiming to draw first blood. Despite leaping 22 places, in 2008 from 183 to 161 in the FIFA rankings, the young Cayman team desperately needs a win to cement the continued support of its fan base. But the Surinamese will not be easy pickings for the Caymanians, and will be aggressively looking to secure a win with their home advantage. Captain Ian Lindo said: “I am extremely proud to be captain of the national team. It is my first time as captain at this level, and I will be playing my role with pride. I have a lot of confidence in my team. We have trained together for a long time, under the instructions of coach, Carl Brown, and our fitness instructor, Thiago Cunha. We are not going to allow their efforts go in vain.” Defensive midfielder James Ebanks
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said the support of the country is needed if they are to progress to Brazil. He said: “We need total support from the Caymanian community. We need a better fan base and we are one and should not be putting down each other.
Cayman Islands National Men’s Football Team are well prepared for their first match against Suriname.
“We should be a supportive unit encouraging each other whether we win or lose. We can do it. The potential is there.” Suriname enjoyed direct football connections with Holland as they were once under the colony of the Dutch Nation. Top class and international acclaimed footballers that emerged from the Surinamese/ Netherlands connection, includes: Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Ryan Babel. The Caymanian delegation to Paramaribo, Suriname is being led by team Manager Mr. Mark Campbell, and Head coach, Mr. Carl Brown. The Cayman Islands team will return on Sunday ahead of their match with El Salvador on Tuesday. The second leg of their two- match fixture with Suriname will be held here at home on Friday.
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