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While police yesterday would not call it a “trend”, officials are concerned about three robberies in or near private homes since Sunday and have called for increased vigilance.

In the wake of Tuesday evening’s Webster Estates home invasion, following two Sunday robberies – one in West Bay and one in George Town’s Palm Dale – in residential neighbourhoods, RCIPS Detective Superintendent Marion Bodden said the crimes were sufficiently dissimilar that they were unlikely to be linked, but that no one was immune “just because you’re not in West Bay”.

“I wouldn’t choose ‘scary’ as the word to describe it, but I would say this kind of awareness is what we’re talking about. People need more awareness,” Mr Bodden told iNews Cayman yesterday. “We need to move from ‘scared’ to being ‘more aware’. You don’t need to own a store to have a robbery,” he said.

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Miss Nadine’s preschool held its annual Cayman Islands Day out on the school playground. Local storyteller and children’s author Twyla Vargas, read the story, “Ha Hee Donkey”

to the kids from her book, ‘Tempest in a Teapot’. The idea of the day was to recreate a feeling of “Old-time” Cayman for the kids, who all loved learning about life here in days-gone-by.

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West Bay’s Concerned Citizens Group will meet tonight to chart the next moves in their campaign to thwart closure of the road at Public Beach, rejecting charges by Premier McKeeva Bush of lying.

This evening’s 7pm John Cumber School gathering will also look at a recently completed analysis of 4,185 signatures on a petition opposing the closure. The document, presented in a 12 December ceremony to Governor Duncan Taylor, has been criticised for a series of irregularities, including names of visitors, children, groups and a number of duplicates.

“We have looked into everything, and are being fair, honest and truthful,” said Alice Mae Coe, head of Concerned Citizens. “We have never misled anyone. We have gone through this with a fine-tooth comb.”

The petition, launched in the summer, opposes the proposed closure of 2,500 feet of West Bay road between Trafalgar Place and Yacht Drive, re-routing traffic onto the Esterley Tibbetts Highway, facilitating Dart Realty redevelopment of the old Courtyard Marriott Hotel into a four-star beachfront property.

Part of the Dart-government $1.5 billion, 30-year ForCayman Alliance programme of infrastructure and community improvement, the hotel

redevelopment also involves expansion of Public Beach facilities, retaining full access with trails, bike paths, parking and recreational areas.

Despite the 12 December handover of the Concerned Citizens petition, Premier McKeeva Bush, Dart and the National Roads Authority on 15 December signed a “mini-accord” kicking off construction of the 9,300-foot extension of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway from the Courtyard Marriott into West Bay, the initial phase of the redevelopment.

On Tuesday, Premier McKeeva Bush accused the West Bay group and its Save Cayman and West Bay Action Committee allies of deceit.

“Those people have told too many lies. I proved it,” he told iNews Cayman. “They told those who signed that I, me, personally, was selling Public Beach to Dart.

“They could be sued,” he said.“There is a lot of misinformation,”

Ms Coe said. “We have been accused of misleading people. They are attributing all these myths to us”.

Saying her group sought “honesty and transparency”, she expressed dismay at Mr Bush’s charges, saying organisers had analysed the signatures, identifying the problems.

“Only eight children, between the ages of 11 years and 15 years, signed, and put their age next to their names,” Ms Coe said. “They told us that they

wanted to sign because ‘it’s our road too’, and they were going to grow up and maybe would not have that road anymore.”

No one had said Public Beach would be closed or sold, although the road may have been sometimes misnamed by those collecting signatures, she said, “but it remains that we’ll be losing direct access to our beach.”

“The governor told us his remit was to ensure good governance, but we were expecting he would review it using the authority given by the UK.

“We continue in the hope and expectation that Mr Bush and his representatives will stop and think. They were put there, with our votes, and regardless of whether he genuinely thinks that Cayman is getting the best part of this deal, he should at least take the time to review this and get some perspective,” Ms Coe said.

“At least let’s take the time and look at this. He [Mr Bush] is here to listen and to respect the wishes of his people, not just those of the developer,” she said.

Tonight’s meeting, she said, would be an effort to keep the public informed: “We are hoping for a good attendance, and not just from West Bay. We are not just a West Bay group, but an island group and we are hoping that all clear-thinking people will understand what we are talking about: Speak out and stand up for what you believe in.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — They came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces. Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.This is only the fifth time

in history scientists have chemically confirmed Martian meteorites that people witnessed falling. The fireball was spotted in the sky six months ago, but the rocks weren’t discovered on the ground in North Africa until the end of December.This is an important and unique

opportunity for scientists trying to learn about Mars’ potential for life. So far, no NASA or Russian spacecraft has returned bits of Mars, so the only samples scientists can examine are those that come here in a meteorite shower.Scientists and collectors are

ecstatic, and already the rocks are fetching big bucks because they are among the rarest things on Earth — rarer even than gold. The biggest rock weighs more than two pounds.“It’s Christmas in January,”

said former NASA sciences chief Alan Stern, director of the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida. “It’s nice to have Mars sending samples to Earth, particularly when our pockets are too empty to go get them ourselves.”A special committee Tuesday

of meteorite experts, including some NASA scientists, confirmed test results that showed the rocks came from Mars, based on their age and chemical signature.



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Tuesday night, police were called to Webster Estate’s Antoinette Avenue in the South Sound area, where, they said, a woman had been “confronted by two men, one of whom was in possession of what appeared to be a firearm.

“The men demanded cash before making off with a small quantity of the woman’s money and some jewellery. No shots were fired and no one was injured in the incident,” the report said.

At approximately 2am on Sunday, two masked assailants with a handgun and a knife stopped a man outside his Palm Dale home, taking a bag with an “undisclosed sum of cash”, police reported earlier this week.

A second report detailed a 7pm theft the same night when a man, brandishing “what appeared to be a firearm” broke into a Capt Curry Road home in West Bay, taking a wallet and two cellphones from a male victim.

“We are concerned, though, about the amount of robberies,” Mr Bodden said. “To be honest, I agree that there have been three or four incidents, but they were all over the place, throughout the island, and were different guys with different MOs [modus operandi] and the

descriptions were different.“A ‘trend’ is something we

attribute to a pattern, and we don’t see one here. There is not enough to say it’s a trend,” the detective superintendent said.

The victims had been shaken up, but were safe.

“None were physically harmed,” Mr Bodden said, “but one would have to agree that they would be traumatised.”

Investigations are ongoing, but Mr Bodden was reluctant to say if the Palm Dale victim had been targeted, returning home late at night with a sum of cash, but he indicated the man had been a businessman.

“If you’re a businessman, well, we just appeal to individuals, to anyone

with a business, to look after your own welfare. Be aware and try not to look like you are carrying anything. Act normally, and if you are concerned for your safety, don’t be afraid to call police.

Only the Capt Curry Road victim was able to describe his attackers --- slim, nearly 6 feet tall and clothed entirely in black. “Anyone can be a victim.” Mr Bodden said.

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Caledonian Global Financial Services is pleased to announce Mrs. Jacqueline Terry has been appointed Director of Caledonian Group Services Limited. Mrs. Terry has been the Global Human Resources Manager for Caledonian for over 10 years and has been an integral part of our growth and success.

Mrs. Terry, with the assistance of her colleagues, will undertake the responsibility of guiding the continued growth of Caledonian’s Group Services division which is comprised of all the support departments throughout the

organisation globally. Developing new training opportunities for staff, overseeing key technology projects, streamlining our premier client marketing efforts along with developing relationships within the community for volunteering and charitable endeavors are just a few key elements of her remit.

We are especially delighted she has through hard work and exemplary performance earned this post and we are confident Mrs. Terry’s appointment to Director will deliver promising and sustainable augmentation for Caledonian’s brand globally

A Golden Oldies dinner dance raised CI$500 for the Pines Retirement Home. Mauva Wilson, Chairperson of the St. Georges Anglican Church Outreach and Missions Committee, said, “We had a fundraising effort in October, a Golden Oldies dinner-dance and we decided to give the Pines part of the proceeds, to go towards buying medical equipment. Our fundraising event wasn’t as successful as we expected so we can only give CI$500.”

Secretary to the Pines manager, Terrie Farrington received the

cheque from Outreach and Missions Committee Treasurer Stephen Atherley, who was joined by Ms Wilson and Committee member Joan Henry in meeting with Pines staff and residents.

Terrie Farrington, secretary to the Pines Manager, said “On behalf of the Pines I would really like to thank you very much for this wonderful donation and particularly for the fact that you would like to have a fundraiser on our behalf is very much appreciated. Any donation that we get is really put to good use, and we can only say thank you very much from the bottom of our heart.”



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L-R, standing: Terrie Farrington, Secretary to the Manager of Pines Retirement Home, staff members Sheryl Frith, Hanifa Maharaj, Moreen Tomlinson, Beverley Canson, Annalyn Bent White, and Grace Chambers, pictured with Mauva Wilson and Stephen Atherley from the St Georges Outreach and Mission Committee. Front row: Pines Residents Meldine Dilbert and Rosa Coe.

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It is traditional for us to make New Years resolutions for ourselves. What about our pets? Here are some suggestions for 5 popular human resolutions that could benefit your pet!

Reduce Stress – 10% of all people making a resolution include this one. If your dog or cat suffers from stress or reacts badly to new people, car journeys or noise there are some

simple non-drug solutions. Adaptil for dogs and Feliway for cats, both calm pets by the use of synthetic pheromones. These are available as plug-in diffusers and sprays and help your pet feel at ease. An alternative is Zylkene, a food supplement which triggers a contented “just fed from mum” sensation. Available for cats and dogs, Zylkene can be used as a short term or a long term treatment. Your local pet store or vet should stock them.

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Mum-of-two Zoe Bennett, 35, who works for the Jamaican Tourist Board, faces a disciplinary probe over comments she made after her dad, Errol, was brutally murdered in a machete attack on the Caribbean island.

Zoe, who is pregnant, received an email from her employers calling her to a disciplinary hearing in London due to messages she had put online.

One of two messages she put on Facebook said: “The b******* have murdered my dad in Jamaica this morning. “My heartbeat, my life has gone.” A second message said: “My daddy RIP I will always love you. I will avenge you, mark my words.”

Mr Bennett, 59, was repeatedly attacked with a machete in his luxury villa in Portland, Jamaica, before Christmas.

A union official today described

the suspension as one of the worst cases brought against an employee in 20 years.

Zoe’s brother Errol, 39, said the situation had added to his sister’s distress, by asking her to attend a disciplinary hearing two days after her dad’s funeral.

He said: “It’s despicable.“They were bombarding her with

demands for a retraction but the page is personal to her and nothing to do with them in the slightest.

“The added stress while she is seven months pregnant is terrible.

“She is off work at the moment and can’t return because she is so upset (about her dad’s death.)

“It’s a time in your life when you would expect support, not grief.”

Steve Davies, regional officer for the Unite union who is representing Zoe, said: “I have been representing

people for 20 years, and this is one of the worst, if not the worst, case I have ever had from an employer.

“It took a while for it to sink in.“Let alone what happened to

her dad, they wanted her to go down to London two days after her father’s funeral.”

Hundreds of mourners from across the country attended Jamaican born, Mr Bennett’s funeral at Deepdale Methodist Church on Wednesday.

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A special educational award programme being launched by the Save Our Youth Foundation was recently boosted with the generous support of Cayman National.

The SOY Achievement Medallion Award Programme aims to recognize those students who work hard every day in school, show respect to their classmates and teachers, display community spirit and are positive role models. To date, 20 public and private primary and secondary schools throughout Cayman have signed up to take part in these awards and will be nominating deserving students to receive their medallions at the end of the school year.

Acting SOY President Iris Stoner explained that the programme offers an important opportunity to recognise those students who may not be the highest performers but whose positive attitude and work ethic should be publicly praised.

“The highest academic achievers get acknowledged every year, and rightly so, but we want to encourage those students who may not be at the top of their class but deserve to be rewarded for their efforts. Through these awards,

we hope to motivate these young people to stay on a positive path.

“Corporate sponsorship of the program is vital for its success and we thank Cayman National for their generous contribution and for recognizing the importance of this programme. Their willingness to support it is greatly appreciated,” she said.

Claudia Welds, Cayman National’s Senior Executive of Corporate Communications, said the corporation is committed to helping Cayman’s youth. “Cayman National is pleased to support initiatives geared to preparing our youth for the future, and believe that the Achievement Medallion Awards will serve as an

incentive and motivation for our young people to strive to give of their very best and will acknowledge their efforts and accomplishments in spite of the various challenges they may face. We applaud the SOY team for their commitment to our youth,” she said.

Stoner added that the foundation is looking for further corporate support for the Achievement Medallion Awards. “SOY is also appealing for additional sponsorship within the corporate community to help make this important initiative a success. We need to support our young people any way we can so they grow into contributing, positive members of society.”

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Claudia Welds of Cayman National (second from right) hands over cheque to SOY members (from left to right) Iris Stoner, Amanda Wright and Jackie Ebanks.



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Hikers find human head in LA’s Hollywood HillsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hikers in the Hollywood Hills found a human head in a plastic bag Tuesday when two of their dogs began playing with the object, Los Angeles police said

The women made the discovery on a popular trail below the Hollywood sign at about 3:45 p.m., police said.

“Two of the dogs began to play with the bag and what appeared to be an object. While the dogs were playing with it, at some point the object came out of the bag and they discovered that it was a head — a severed head,” Sgt. Mitzi Fierro told KCAL-TV. The

bag was visible from the trail, she said.The head was believed to be a male,

Fierro said, and didn’t appear to have been in the area for long.

“There’s not a lot of signs of decomposition yet,” she said.

The women who discovered the bag work as dog walkers and had about nine dogs with them at the time, Officer Karen Rayner said.

Investigators hopefully will come up with a sketch of the victim in order to identify who he is, Fierro said. Coroner’s investigators also will attempt to identify the victim through

dental records.Police were guarding the crime

scene overnight, with detectives set to resume searching for possible additional human remains and other clues after sunrise Wednesday.

Japan‘s nuclear plants may run past 40-year capTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s planned 40-year cap on nuclear power plants could be extended up to 20 years, but exemptions will be rare, the government said Wednesday.

Japan currently does not have a limit on the operational lifespan of reactors, and the government had hinted when it announced the cap that extensions were a possibility. The proposed legislation requiring plants to shutter after 40 years is part of the government’s campaign to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Concern about aging reactors has grown because three of those at the

tsunami-hit plant were built starting in the late 1960s and many more of Japan’s 54 reactors will reach the 40-year mark in coming years.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said the government still plans to stick to the 40-year cap in principle. He said exemptions would be rare, with each reactor only allowed a maximum of one. He said to qualify a reactor would have to meet strict safety requirements.

The Cabinet is set to approve the bill by the end of January before submitting legislation to parliament for further debate, he said. It’s aiming to enact the cap by the end of March.

LONDON (AP) — Palace officials Wednesday announced details of a massive pageant on London’s River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee year.

Plans call for roughly 1,000 boats of various sizes to gather June 3 for an unprecedented tribute to the queen, who is marking the 60th year of her reign.

The flotilla will be over seven miles (11 kilometers) long and include barges on which original works composed for the jubilee will be performed. The event is planned to celebrate Britain’s fabled maritime history.

The Queen, her husband Prince Philip and other senior royals —

likely including Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton — will travel on board a royal barge, The Spirit of Chartwell, an opulent cruising vessel that regularly plies the River Thames.

The barge will be decorated with flowers from the queen’s gardens, with an emphasis on the royal colors, red, gold and purple.

Pageant Master Adrian Evans said the royal barge “must be a jewel — the most magnificent vessel in the flotilla.”

Organisers say the flotilla, one of the largest ever assembled on the river, will include rowboats, working vessels and pleasure craft. All boats will be decorated, including kayaks

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I refer to the complaint from the Overseas Minister and read same with great interest. He is apparently upset at the Caymanians negative comments regarding the events happening in the Islands.

The British do not invest in these islands and only use the island, and I find his comments upsetting. It is time to call a Spade a Spade and clearly state that the problems lie at the feet of his own people who have taken over our islands. The bad judgment of those who have been

sent here to govern has made us even more disgruntled.Of course the Caymanians are negative can you blame them? Let me highlight some of the reasons:• Can any island withstand the likes of the former Governor Stuart Jack? Has Britain paid back the money he wasted?• Most of The British come here as ordinary working class persons, who could not make it in England (not members of the elite) and mint money. They do not integrate with the local people, and treat us like 2nd class citizens.• The law firms do not hire local

attorneys and when they do they are downright insulting.• It is pathetic to see them lauding it over all – they love being big fish in a small pond.• The overseas office permits the judiciary to continue without transparency.• The Legal Department is an extra parish of Jamaica, and can’t win a case.• Police Officers sent out here from Britian to clean up crime spend 4 days out of 7 on the beach relaxing and carousing. They are thrust on us by the British, and no one apologises to the people.

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We are suddenly experiencing a series of robberies immediately outside or at people’s homes. We

have had three in just a few days. The latest was Tuesday (17) in Webster Estates as a woman arrived at her home. The robbers were armed. I knew something serious had happened as I was at a house near Webster Estates at a meeting and the police helicopter was making passes for a considerable time. Please be on your guard especially in the poorly lit areas and there are plenty of those. These crimes are easy to perpetrate and very hard to catch the criminals involved. If this continues unabated maybe the RCIPS might change their minds about providing some form of self-protection for its law-abiding citizens. At my home we have a very large German Shepherd cross who will not allow anyone near our premises without our permission, even persons who visit fairly regularly. I recommend medium to big dogs as a huge deterrent to this sort of crime.

“Time is of the essence” is a phrase used in contracts that means that the specified time and dates in the agreement are vital, mandatory and “by golly we mean it!” This hasn’t meant much here in Cayman when it comes to criminal matters as many cases take a very long time to be dealt with because of our overloaded court system. Only last Friday (13) it was revealed a convicted drug dealer received his judgment a staggering two and a half years after his conviction! There are not enough courtrooms and magistrates to deal with the ever-increasing criminal cases coming before them. It is no use increasing our police force

ten fold to catch the criminals without the further step of a larger judiciary to try and convict them. You cannot have one without the other and then comes the question of where do we place our criminals? With the forthcoming Bill of Rights becoming law next November time will really become the essence.

I am blind and not only me – nearly all of us. We might have two good eyes but do we really see what is in front of us? We see it in witnesses at a trial where two or three people see a crime and their report of what they actually saw is remarkably different. The problem is our mind tells us what we think it is seeing and not what in actuality we do. At iNews Cayman we have THREE proof readers and still numerous spelling mistakes and other grammatical errors get through in almost every edition. Worse, we (and I am the most guilty here) we get politicians names wrong and what district they represent. It does not get picked up. It slips through to much horror after it is revealed by our readers. And it is not just us. How many of you spotted the glaring spelling mistake on the Pedro trespass warning sign that we photographed and placed on the front page on last Sat-Mon (14-16) edition of iNews? The sign spells ‘trespassing’ as ‘TRESSPASSING’. Do you still see the mistake? The person who made the sign didn’t, nor did the people who received it and neither did the persons who erected it. And neither did I until someone pointed it out to me.

I do have a reason for not seeing this. Time has robbed me of my real eyesight giving me a form of blindness because I am approaching 70. That’s my excuse. What’s yours?

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• Chief Justice not asked to account for or explain• Badly behaved members of the Judiciary,who indulge in excesses in their social life• Appointment of officers from abroad over Caymanians: (i.e. secretaries etc.) while Governors appointed by England do nothing.• Recently 3 alleged murderers

convicted by a Judge. Court of Appeal lets them go, without even ordering a retrial. Has Governor asked for a report in view of the crime rate?• The laughable rate of convictions giving the Island a very bad imiage – nothing done about it by the Governor.

These complaints land right at the feet of the British appointed representative. Caymanians can’t

get work and the local profesionals are forced to go into businesses on their own. Can you wonder why we are disgruntled? If Britian needs money, then it must earn it itself, not tell us to curtail our justifiable complaints. Why not talk to their own to change their attitude. India kicked out the British, and went through hell, but today it is so Supreme that it is considered a mighty power.

We need investment, but we also need our country back and our dignity and voice. It is upsetting when someone abroad, tells us not to speak out. This is our land and we need to be happy. Is freedom of expression only for the UK?

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1. Lesage hero Gil

5. Bugs Bunny voicer Mel

10. Ali who said "Open sesame!"

14. Hungarian composer Bartok

15. Big copier company

16. Actor Ed of "Daniel Boone"

17. 1955 Maureen O'Hara movie

19. Type of foil

20. Symbol of slowness

21. Hill at the beach

23. "I ___ it!" (cry of success)

26. More profound

27. 1970-72 U.S. pairs skating champion

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33. High point for Moses

34. Like a piano

38. Place, in Latin

40. Offspring

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43. Actress Allen of "Enough"

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47. Totally cool, in '90s slang

48. Baseball tiebreakers

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63. Gets suspicious

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68. Fem. ending

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2. Apply pressure to, with "on"

3. Hawkeye Pierce portrayer Alan

4. Tie the knot

5. Buddy, slangily

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8. Popular PBS science series

9. Magician of early radio

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11. Increase

12. Fashion designer Geoffrey

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29. New York footballers

30. Memorable soprano Rosa

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36. Online pub.

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46. "The ___ of Kilimanjaro"

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50. Jerusalem's land

51. Clobbered, biblically

52. Gun that fires electric darts

53. ESPN anchor Rich

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57. Knee, to a zoologist

59. "... put it another way..."

60. Mr. Hulot's creator

61. Hot times in Bordeaux

64. Vietnam Veterans Memorial architect Maya ___

65. Tim Leary's hallucinogen

Down1. Oil quantities: Abbr.2. Apply pressure to, with “on”3. Hawkeye Pierce portrayer Alan4. Tie the knot5. Buddy, slangily6. Tupperware piece7. Galatea’s lover8. Popular PBS science series9. Magician of early radio10. Tourist’s guidebook11. Increase12. Fashion designer Geoffrey

13. “Make one-self___”: A. Rimbaud18. Shiny finish22. Shuffleboard locale, maybe24. Elevator innovator25. Martha Graham, e.g.27. Fair28. Garfield pooch29. New York footballers30. Memorable soprano Rosa31. Like the Six Million Dollar Man35. Kitten’s plaything36. Online pub.37. Moms’ mates39. Online identity41. Baltimore oriole : Maryland : __:Hawaii44. Abruptly dismissed46. “The ___ of Kilimanjaro”

49. Shoulders-to-hips areas50. Jerusalem’s land51. Clobbered, biblically52. Gun that fires electric darts53. ESPN anchor Rich56. Peas, to a prankster57. Knee, to a zoologist59. “... put it another way...”60. Mr. Hulot’s creator61. Hot times in Bordeaux64. Vietnam Veterans Memorial architect Maya ___65. Tim Leary’s hallucinogen

CROSSWORDAcross1. Lesage hero Gil5. Bugs Bunny voicer Mel10. Ali who said “Open sesame!”14. Hungarian composer Bartok15. Big copier company16. Actor Ed of “Daniel Boone”17. 1955 Maureen O’Hara movie19. Type of foil20. Symbol of slowness21. Hill at the beach23. “I ___ it!” (cry of success)26. More profound27. 1970-72 U.S. pairs skating champion32. Ending with quiet33. High point for Moses34. Like a piano38. Place, in Latin40. Offspring42. Ending with Cine- or cyclo-43. Actress Allen of “Enough”45. Serfs47. Totally cool, in ‘90s slang48. Baseball tiebreakers51. Home audio system54. Corp. officials55. Wisconsin Avenue, inGeorgetown58. Jotted62. Mount in Greek myth63. Gets suspicious66. Rain cats and dogs67. Old Dodge autos68. Fem. ending69. Donegal Bay feeder70. Noise71. Fictional reporter Lane

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A former John Gray High School Student, 26-year old Aubrey Bodden, came to speak to 16 and 17-year old students of the Gifted Cohort group at John Gray High School (JGHS) about the possibility of attending one of the United World Colleges on a full scholarship.

The colleges select students from many different countries all over the world for their two-year Baccalaureate programme.

Ms Bodden, who attended one of the colleges after graduating from John Gray High School in 2002, is very busy giving presentations about the programme to all the secondary schools on the island, so they can get their applications in ready for the deadline on 1st March.

“We typically get up to 30 applicants, and interview between four and six of them in a group. From there we will select one, two or perhaps three students for the programme, and each of those places comes with a full scholarship,” she said.

Explaining the selection criteria, Ms Bodden said: “We are looking for students between 16 and 17. In order to apply through our committee they have to be a Caymanian.

“They should be academically capable, involved in extra curricular activities, and passionate about something, like sports, or music, or helping other people”, she said. “They also must be passionate about what the UWC stands for.”

Ms Bodden told the JGHS students that attending one of the Colleges had been a very beneficial experience for her, and she had been encouraged to take part in many different activities

she had never done before.“In my 1st year I went horseback

riding in Texas for a week. Its something I never would have done, and I had a lot of fun doing it,” she said.

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Gifted kids’ scholarship opportunity

Former JGHS student Aubrey Bodden tells JGHS students from the Gifted Cohort about the opportunity of attending a United World College.

Former JGHS student Aubrey Bodden

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The Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter is once again hosting the highly anticipated annual Family Fun Day and Barbeque.

In an effort to make the well known attraction accessible to as many residents as possible, the Farm is offering very special low pricing for the Fun Day – just CI$5 for adults and $2 for children. Children under 4 are completely free. “The purpose of this event is to showcase the entire park to the local community as there is so much to experience here that

many residents may still not know about.””We are also very proud to showcase our new and very

unique Interactive Turtle Encounter. Guests can sign up to meet Murtle in her Turtle Lagoon where they can pet and even get a turtle tow with the only trained turtle in the world” she continued.

Residents should note that there is a separate cost and limited space for this new attraction so it is best to sign up early.

Family fun at Turtle Farm on Heroes Day

Heroes Day: Seven to receive cert. hon.This year His Excellency the Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, is delighted to be able to announce an additional group of Certificate and Badge of Honour recipients for Heroes Day.

The theme for Heroes Day this year is education, and those being honoured are a group of teachers who have devoted many years to educating the youth of the Cayman Islands.

“They have ceaselessly given of their time, skill and knowledge which have touched many young lives in the community,” said Mr. Taylor, “and I am delighted that their contribution to the education of our youth has been

acknowledged by this honour.”On National Heroes Day 2012, the following seven

people receive the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour for services to education:• Sally Ann Balderamos• Tammy Mona-Lisa Banks-DaCosta• Gerald I. Harper• Edgar Allan Jones• Bernice Elizabeth Levy• Lorna Pamela Lumsden• Anita F. Wheaton



TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The U.S. government’s decision to pull out all its Peace Corps volunteers from Honduras for safety reasons is yet another blow to a nation still battered by a coup and recently labelled the world’s most deadly country.

Neither U.S. nor Honduran officials have said what specifically prompted them to withdraw the 158 Peace Corps volunteers, which the U.S. State Department in 2011 called one of the largest missions in the world.

But the wave of violence and drug cartel-related crime hitting the Central American country had affected volunteers working on HIV prevention, water sanitation and youth projects, President Porfirio Lobo acknowledged.

Monday’s pullout also comes less than two months after U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, a California Democrat, asked Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to reconsider sending police and military aid to Honduras as a response to human rights abuses.

“It’s a welcome step toward the United States recognising that they have a disastrous situation in Honduras,” said Dana Frank, a University of California Santa Cruz history professor who has researched and traveled in Honduras.

The decision to pull out the entire delegation came 18 days after a Dec. 3 armed robbery in a bus where a female volunteer was shot in the leg in the violence-torn city of San Pedro Sula.

Hugo Velasquez, a spokesman for the country’s National Police,

said 27-year-old Lauren Robert was wounded along with two other people. One of the three alleged robbers was killed by a bus passenger, Velasquez said. The daily La Prensa said Robert was from Texas.

The U.S. also announced it was suspending training for new volunteers in El Salvador and Guatemala, meaning that when existing volunteers end their missions, the operations end. El Salvador has 113 volunteers, and Guatemala, 222. The U.S. embassies in those countries did not respond to requests for comment.

The three countries make up the so-called northern triangle of Central America, a region plagued by drug trafficking and gang violence. El Salvador has the second highest homicide rate with 66 killings per 100,000 inhabitants, the U.N. said.

Honduras joins Kazakhstan and Niger as countries that have recently had their volunteers pulled out. The Kazakhstan decision followed reports of sexual assaults against volunteers. The Niger decision came after the kidnapping and murder of

two French citizens claimed by an al-Qaida affiliate.

A U.N. report, released in October 2011, said Honduras had the highest homicide rate in the world with 6,200 killings, or 82.1 murders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2010.

“Violence affects all Hondurans. It wouldn’t be surprising if Peace Corps members, too,” said Jose Rolando Bu, president of a group that represents non-governmental agencies.

It is the most significant suspension of Peace Corps activities in Central America since the 1980s, when several Central American nations were torn by civil wars.

The Peace Corps has sent volunteers to Honduras since 1962, and around 1982 it was the largest mission in the world, according to the U.S. State Department. The U.S. sent more people to help after Hurricane Mitch in 1998.

Berman said in the Nov. 28, 2011, letter to Clinton that he worried that some murders in Honduras appeared to be politically motivated because high-profile victims included people related to or investigating abuses by police and security forces, or to the June 28, 2009, ouster of President Manuel Zelaya. The coup lead to the temporary diplomatic isolation of Honduras.

On Tuesday, a Honduran lawyer who had reported torture and human rights violations by police officers was killed by gunmen, authorities said.

Three men stormed into the office of Ricardo Rosales, 42, shot him dead and escaped, said Hector Turcios, the police chief of Tela, a city 150 miles (240 kilometers) north of the capital.

Rosales had told local press that officers had tortured jail inmates in his city.

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The public is invited to attend the annual Art@Governors event on Saturday 4th February. Art@Governors is the premier art festival held in the Cayman Islands, and is the gathering place for local emerging artists and traditional Caymanian artisans who wish to exhibit art work and demonstrate their skills in one exciting afternoon. The event is hosted by His Excellency the Governor, Duncan Taylor and family, the National Gallery (NGCI), and the Management of Governors Square. Each year as many as 100 artists participate in this much anticipated festival and the work on display falls within a wide range of artistic forms; from wood carvings to glass works; traditional art forms like thatch bags, waurie boards and traditional gigs; to jewelry and the fine art pieces by well-known Caymanian artists.

For the third consecutive year artists are geared to sell and market their work on the opposite side of the street where visitors will find many craft items and fine art pieces for sale, all thanks to the management of Governors Square who continue to offer their location for the commercial sales of art work.

This year’s featured artist is one of Caymans most prolific artists, Nickola McCoy-Snell. She was named the winner of the prestigious “McCoy Prize” in the fine arts category in 2007. Her works have been on show at

the National Gallery and other locations on the island and overseas including last year’s “Big Art Auction”, “A Day in the Life; artist in residence programme” 2009, Cayman Cancer Society solo exhibition at the Morgan Gallery in 2007, a solo exhibition in Cornwall, England in 2006 and a host of exhibitions displayed in recent years at her own establishment Arteccentrix Gallery. Mrs. McCoy-Snell will show her most current works at the event and hopes to demonstrate her unique style of expressive painting on the lawn of the Governors House throughout the afternoon. She hopes onlookers will grasp her creative concepts, “I really hope visitors will come away inspired and wanting to create for themselves. I am open and available to chat and answer any questions that persons may have about me and my work.”

All schools are encouraged to take part in the event incorporating the theme of this year’s Governors Cup Competition “Art: a Universal Language” into their art classes. The NGCI is urging teachers and students to think abstractly about expression and consider art as a powerful element of daily life which connects us as a community. The students’ work will be on exhibit for the public to view and will be judged by the Governor himself. The winning school will take home the Governors Cup for display in their trophy case for the entire year. There are also numerous

prizes awarded to students with outstanding contributions to the Art@Governors 2012 display.

Another annual feature to the event is the “Non-Profit Row”. This is a section of the festival where charitable organisations set-up and set out to promote their individual causes to the public. This year you will find the Cayman Aids Foundation, the National Council of Voluntary Organisations, the Department of Environment and the Visual Arts Society, among others. This is a great opportunity for patrons to renew or purchase annual membership with these organizations and with the National Gallery.

Entertainment this year

includes the sounds of DJ Craig of Oneworld Entertainment, Pandemonium Steel Band, the George Town Primary Quadrille Dancers and the exciting Cayman Islands Marching Band. One of the main activities throughout the history of the Art@Governors event is the Catboat rides; where members of the Cayman Catboat Club offer educational demonstrations and free boat rides to the public. The Catboats will be located on the beach behind the Governor’s residence and all are encouraged to support the ongoing educational efforts surrounding Cayman’s main maritime heritage craft.

Cayman Airways Limited has once again made it possible for Art@Governors to be considered a National festival by travelling artisans from the sister islands over for the event. “We are very appreciative of the ongoing support of our National Airline” says NGCI Communications and Marketing Manager. “Each year they provide airfare for a half dozen people to travel from the Brac and Little Cayman and by including the artisans of our Sister Islands in this programme, it shows that CAL is committed to our community in a holistic way.”

Art@Governors returns next month

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Nickola McCoy-SnellHE Governor Duncan Taylor judging entries to the 2011 Governors Cup with then NGCI Education Manager Jessica Wallace



Our Eye OPINION

The wrong and right way to get ahead

There have been a number of wrong ways to get ahead on various blog sites and most are very funny but I do know from experience that some are very well tried and tested approaches. If you have any more that are not listed below I would love to hear from you.1. Be a “Yes Man”. In the time-

honoured tradition of really sucking up to your boss and you have no particularly valuable skills nor assets to the company be the number one “Yes Man” (or woman). If you don’t do it one of your fellow workers will.

2. Make sure you are at your desk when your boss arrives and when he leaves.

3. Whenever a fellow worker comes up with an excellent idea jump in fast with “It’s been tried and didn’t work. However, let me play around with it.”

4. Hurt your workers who compete with you on the corporate ladder by starting a few negative rumours and sabotage their work. Make some biting but funny remarks about him/her.

5. If you have expertise in some obscure subject make sure you shower your boss with jargon he or she won’t understand.

6. Make sure you do some minor charity work and publicise it. If you can get yourself a story in one of the newspapers like iNews Cayman so much the better.

7. Find out what your boss likes and

buy him/her a gift he/she wants. Do NOT give money – that is a bribe. (So is your gift but that’s different.)

8. Clock in extra time doing research – surfing the net is a good one. This will show how keen you are.

9. Always laugh at the boss’s jokes no matter how awful and unfunny they are.

10. Compliment your boss every day for any reason you can think of.11. Find out what your boss’s interests are. Make sure they are yours, too.12. Last but not least tell his/her boss how good he/she is in front of your boss. That’s a real winner.

Please don’t think for one moment I am endorsing any of the above or I have stooped so low as to actually implement any of them now or have in the past.

Now for an equal number of suggested right ways to get ahead. Again, if you have any more of these I would like to hear from you.1. Identify your area of interest. Make

a list of your talents and interests.2. Communicate your desires. Share

your aspirations to your boss that you want to move up.

3. Don’t ask too soon. Prove yourself in your present job position first.

4. Be a team player. Understand the roles of the others on your team as much as possible.

5. Network. Make a list of all the people you count on for success and make sure they believe in your ability to contribute.

6. Seek out a mentor. Learn from people who have mastered their career you want to aspire to.

7. Develop additional skills. Take inventory of what you can bring to the table and what new tools you’ll need to acquire.

8. Don’t let money motivate you. Don’t judge things based solely on money and responsibility.

9. Ask for feedback. Know how your work is being evaluated and get your goals and evaluations in writing.

10. Make the boss look good. Become the technical expert in your field so that other people come to you for answers. This will ‘rub off’ on your boss.11. Don’t get caught up in the politics. Don’t stab people in the back or catfight to lobby for that particular position.12. Do it again! Remember that this career change need not be your last!

So what path will you tread? If you are more concerned with how far up your boss’s rear you are than with the results that you produce then you will ultimately fail.


Two people were quizzed by detectives in connection with the murder of 24 year old Andrew Baptist.

Five men were in police custody and more than seven hundred pounds of ganga has been recovered by the RCIPS following a high speed chase at sea.

“Duppies” (Ghosts) is the name of a new scary movie shot in the Cayman Islands using local actors and produced, directed and written by Phil Eckstein.

Rapist Jeffery Barnes had another alleged victim come forward. Barnes was featured in a Government backed movie “Spotlight” when he was in prison telling how he was a changed man.

Chief Justice Anthony Smellie announced the creation of a Family Court early next year.

Major Rodriguez “Roddy” Watler, incredibly left out of the Cayman Islands official history book was honoured by a postage stamp by the Cayman Islands Post Office. Major Watler was Cayman Islands Inspector

of Police, captain of the home guard plus many other duties. Three other Caymanians were also similarly honoured, Almeria McLaughlin for midwifery, Capt. Rayal Bodden, Sr. for shipbuilding, designing and helping construct Elmslie Memorial Church, General Post Office, Public Library and other government buildings, and Irksie Leila Yates for nursing.

4,000 Tonnes of scrap metal from Mount Trashmore left Cayman on its way to Tampa, Florida.

Without immediate action George Town and Cayman’s tourism industry will die warned Premier McKeeva Bush and people will not find work if the formal agreement with Government and Dart doesn’t happen.

The Sunrise Adult Training Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Ex RCIPS Deputy Commissioner Roy Archer passed away.

Expats, work-permit holders, part-time residents and anyone else may serve on Cayman’s six new Advisory District Councils that will augment the work of the MLA’s.

The Cayman Islands’ adherence to global regulatory and supervisory standards on international co-operation and information exchange was evaluated and found “sufficiently strong” - the highest assessment possible – by the Financial Stability Board.

Tourism authorities announce plans for Cayman Airways to fly to Calgary, Dallas and Brazil in the coming months.

The controversial Emerald Sound development was put on hold. Developer R.C. Estates said the current government had made a decision not to complete the application process for the offshore excavation.

The annual Pirates Week festivities started with a fireworks display, Miss Festival Queen, Song Competition, Pirates Landing and Foat Parade. District Days took place throughout the week and the event concluded with the Trial of the Pirates, fireworks and dance.

No drugs were found at the site of a light-plane that crashed on Cayman Brac killing its two occupants. The RCIPS said the accident was treated as a “suspicious incident.”

The Cayman Islands held the annual Remembrance Day Parade, laying of wreaths and service on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.

Premier McKeeva Bush visited London to meet with UK Minister Henry Bellingham focussing on the formal “Framework for Fiscal Responsibility, a territories-wide effort to establish financial ground rules for sustainable revenues and expenditures.

Elmer Wright was found guilty of robbing Mostyns Esso back in 2010 and was lucky to escape being convicted of attempted murder when he fired a gun at a police car.

The Cayman Islands football team managed to salvage a point in their abortive attempt to reach the World Cup finals with a 1-1 draw against Dominican Republic.



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Cayman Islands DayOn Friday 16th of December Miss “Nadine’s” preschool held its annual Cayman Islands Day on its playground where the weather was cool and sunny as they hoped to evoke a feeling of the old days, when people would sit around talking and enjoying each other’s company.

Starting with Christmas carols and old time Caymanian songs to entertain parents and visitors the children explored our three islands going back in time to learn about “Old time” Caymanian things such as “Wompa’s,” (a shoe that was made from cowhide and thatch rope) clothing, musical instruments, costumes, food and stories.

Ms Twyla Vargas, Caymanian story teller read her original stories,

one of which was “Ha Hee donkey,” reminding the children that story telling was once a favorite activity at evening time in days gone by while a smoke pan burned to keep away mosquito’s stories were told to entertain. Each student and teacher were given a story book from Ms Twyla.

Mrs Nasaria Chollette, Museum Education Coordinator, wearing an old time Caymanian dress and hat gave the students an opportunity to try on “wompa’s” and use musical instruments while she explained to them their use and how they were made. The children’s finale activity done was with Mrs Nicola McCoy-Snell, Caymanian artist as she instructed their arts and crafts time of “Christmas Thatch Palm” decoration.

The highlight of the day was the wonderful selection of Caymanian food served under the cabana; Johnny cakes, Cayman style fish, Swanky, Almond drops and stew conchs.

“Miss Nadine’s” pre-school

would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped, whether it was preparing food or taking part in our activities, you have made our Cayman Islands Day a success.” says Principal, Caroline Ebanks.

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LONDON (AP) — They’re good enough for the former Kate Middleton, but apparently not good enough for her husband’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Fascinators — the delicate, whimsical pieces of headwear favoured by the young and posh in Britain and beyond — have been banned from the royal enclosure at Royal Ascot, one of the most exclusive events in Britain’s social calendar.

Organisers said Wednesday that those hoping to rub shoulders with the queen at the horse racing meet would have to stick to hats, no fascinators.

It’s the latest in a series of rules aimed at tightening the dress code at Ascot, where organisers have tried to push back against the proliferation of provocative outfits, outrageous accessories and revealing tops.

Other rules introduced or reinforced Wednesday include the requirement that women at the royal enclosure wear dresses that fall below the knee and that the men accompanying them must

wear a top hat (gray or black).The queen can wear whatever

she wants, but the guidelines affect the royal enclosure, which usually includes a few hundred invited guests, not just the royal family.

Some of the rules — no bare midriffs or strapless dresses for example — fall in line with organisers’ attempts to roll back the nouveau-riche nightclub look, but fascinators are favoured by the highest reaches of the upper-crust.

Kate Middleton, now known as the Duchess of Cambridge, is a fan. So, too, are princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and other fashion-forward royals.

Nick Smith, Ascot’s head of communication, acknowledged that “there is an argument that some fascinators are formal.”

“But the very fact that there is that argument” was reason enough to ban them from the royal enclosure — where the queen gathers with the cream of British aristocracy to watch the races.

“Some fascinators have become so small that they’re nothing more than a hairband and a feather,”

he added.So did Elizabeth call up to say:

“Off with their fascinators!” Smith laughed. “No, that doesn’t happen,” he said. “We set the rules.”

Still, he noted that organisers

were in touch with the queen’s staff and he said it would be “unlikely that we’d put something in place that she’d be uncomfortable with.”

The next Ascot takes place in June.

Royal crackdown on fascinators at Ascot racecourse

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Chris Coleman is expected to be named as Wales manager today.

The Football Association of Wales has called a media conference in Cardiff at which the appointment will be confirmed.

Former Wales defender Coleman, 41, held talks with the FAW earlier this week after expressing his desire to be Gary Speed’s successor.

“Every manager wants one day to be in charge of his country and I’m no different,” said Coleman on Sunday.

“But ideally for me the opportunity wouldn’t be here. It’s only here because of one reason, and I wish it wasn’t.

“But of course if I do get the position I’ll be a very proud Welshman.”

After treading carefully under difficult circumstances following Speed’s death in November, the FAW has accelerated its search for a new manager over the past few days.

Former Fulham boss Coleman says he was contacted by the governing body last week after resigning as manager of Larissa because of financial problems at the Greek club.

John Hartson, another former

Wales international, was the only other candidate to publicly announce his interest, while Ryan Giggs and Ian Rush had been suggested as possible “figureheads”.

The FAW is keen to ensure a smooth transition from the structure put in place by Speed over the past 12 months, and Coleman has said he is willing to work with assistant manager Raymond Verheijen and coach Osian Roberts.

Verheijen and Roberts have received the backing of many of the players, with captain Aaron Ramsey particularly strong in his belief that “as little change as possible” should take place.

Coleman joined Larissa in May 2011 as he attempted to resurrect his managerial career after a year out of the game.

His last job in England was with Coventry City, but he was sacked in 2010 after a difficult two and a half years in charge.

Before joining the Sky Blues, a promising start as manager of Real Sociedad ended in resignation following internal upheaval at the

Spanish club.Injuries suffered in a car accident

cut short Coleman’s playing career at the age of 32. His last match was a bief appearance as a substitute in a 1-0 win against Germany to win his 32nd Wales cap.

but his managerial career began less than a year later when he was appointed by Fulham following Jean Tigana’s dismissal.

He spent four years in charge at Craven Cottage, leading the club to their then highest Premier League finish of ninth, before being sacked in 2007.

Coleman expected to get Wales job



Late wickets for Graeme Swann and James Anderson rounded off a vastly improved England display against Pakistan on the second day of the first Test in Dubai.

Swann removed captain Misbah-ul-Haq in the penultimate over before James Anderson bowled Abdur Rehman to leave the hosts 288-7, leading by 96.

Stuart Broad set the ball rolling with two quick wickets and England worked their way through the middle order.

Misbah frustrated England with a battling 52 before Swann’s late strike.

The Pakistan skipper has now gone past fifty 12 times in 13 Tests since taking over the captaincy in November 2010 and a typically controlled display looked certain to take the gloss off England’s day as the hosts’ lead neared 100.

But Swann managed to get a ball to turn sharply into the right-

hander’s pads, and although umpire Billy Bowden gave the decision the batsman’s way, England got their man on review as replays showed the ball would have gone on to strike leg stump.

Four balls later, Anderson nipped a ball through Rehman’s defences and England had ended the day on a high.

Only once in the past 20 years have England won a Test after making fewer than 200 in the first innings, but if they can finish off the Pakistan tail on the third morning, Andrew Strauss and his side will firmly believe they can turn this match on its head.

England’s showing was all the more impressive given the manner in which Pakistan’s opening pair had set about taking the attack to their opponents at the start of the day.

After resuming on 42-0, Mohammad Hafeez cracked the fifth ball for four to set the tone for a one-sided spell in which the Pakistan openers struck

eight boundaries in 10 overs.A missed run-out by Ian Bell when

Hafeez had 44 was the only real scare as both batsmen brought up their half-centuries and became the first Pakistan opening pair to post five century partnerships in Tests.

Broad made the breakthrough in an eventful over as he reacted to the disappointment of seeing Chris Tremlett drop Hafeez at mid-on by clean bowling Taufeeq for 58 from the very next ball.

England fightback rocks Pakistan

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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 33 points, Chris Bosh added 30 and the Miami Heat used a historic third-quarter turnaround to erase a big deficit and beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game slide.

Miami outscored San Antonio 39-12 in the third quarter — the second-largest differential for any quarter in Heat history, and the second-worst differential for a period in Spurs history. The Heat trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half, 52-35 late in the second quarter.

Mike Miller made his season debut and shot 6 for 6 on 3-pointers, finishing with 18 points and tying his career-high for makes from beyond the arc. And the Heat did it all without Dwyane Wade, sitting out on his 30th birthday because of a sprained right ankle.

“I couldn’t let my boy down on his birthday,” James said.

Danny Green scored 20 points for the Spurs, who got 18 from Tony Parker, 13 from DeJuan Blair and 12 from Kawhi Leonard and Gary Neal.

The Heat are now 4-0 without Wade this season, 8-1 since early

last season without the 2006 NBA finals MVP. And unquestionably, this was the most improbable of those victories.

James was 7 for 9 in the third quarter. The Spurs — combined — were 4 for 19. James hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to put Miami up 72-68, and the Heat simply never stopped rolling from there.

The comeback from down 17 matched the NBA’s fifth-largest this season. Miami outscored San

Antonio 71-35 after halftime.Before the game, Spurs coach

Gregg Popovich summed his team’s all-or-nothing record — 9-0 at home, 0-4 on the road entering Tuesday — with his usual dry wit. “We’re really good at home and on the road, we (stink). That’s the biggest difference,” Popovich said.

He was half-serious, and it certainly didn’t apply to the way the Spurs started Tuesday.

San Antonio made 12 of its first 15 shots, with eight of those makes coming from no more than 11 feet and most of them directly at the rim. James was terrible at the start, missing everything from layups to free throws, and the Spurs led 35-26 after the opening quarter.

They had Green to thank for that margin. Green took an inbounds pass with less than 2 seconds to go, set his feet and connected from the top of the key for a 3-pointer that beat the buzzer and left James shaking his head nearby.

James had the same reaction at the end of the half, and that time, Green wasn’t even anywhere near the 3-point line. James had just connected on a 3-pointer to get the Heat within 11, but Green let a desperation heave fly from near midcourt that swished — sending the building into silence and the Spurs into the locker room up 63-49.

Everything was going San Antonio’s way.

And then, well, nothing went the Spurs’ way.



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Abali Hoilett (pictured) will be at the helm when Cayman Islands national senior team participates in the ICC World Cricket League Division 5 tournament in Singapore February 18th to 25th. The touring squad and support staff who were selected over the weekend leaves for Singapore on February 14th and return on February 29th. Vice-captain is Kevin Bazil. Cayman Islands will be up against host country Singapore, Bahrain, Guernsey, Malaysia and Argentina. The squad is a blend of youth and experience. Leading the batsmen are veterans Pearson Best and Steve Gordon while the bowling will rest on the shoulders of returning former captain Ryan Bovell. Youngster Zachary McLaughlin is making his first ICC tournament.

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With New Year’s resolutions to get healthy still in full force, the Off The Beaten Track 50k ultra-marathon scheduled for Sunday, February 26, 2012 is both helping Cayman’s runners stay fit while also benefiting local community causes.

Half of the run’s proceeds will benefit Facing Africa – a charity dedicated to helping children in Nigeria and Ethiopia who suffer from the face-ravaging disease NOMA, while the remainder will benefit the local organizations Cayman’s ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) and the School of Fitness.

Cayman’s ARK, with the slogan of “Changing lives one life at a time,” endeavors to be a friend to people in unique circumstances of crisis, demonstrates kindness through loving acts of service to those in need, and engages in a wide range of community activities.

The School of Fitness is an innovative school fitness programme designed to assist the public school system with

administering the current Physical Education curriculum in addition to expanding access to fitness opportunities in the Cayman Islands to the country’s youth.

“We are delighted that Off The Beaten Track has the opportunity to benefit local causes - both the philanthropic activities of Cayman’s ARK, as well as the innovative School of Fitness programme designed to improve the health and fitness of our country’s youth,” said Ken Krys, Founder and CEO of KRyS Global and the driving force behind the race.

“We hope that corporate sponsors and relay teams come on board to make a real difference for locally and internationally.” he continued.

The third annual Off The Beaten Track will take runners around some of Grand Cayman’s less familiar paths. The event, which grows in popularity every year, is a 50k ultra-marathon, incorporating beach, dyke roads,

and back streets. This year’s run is planned to be the most challenging yet with potential water crossings, bush trekking, and more.

Having gained a reputation as a unique endurance and orientation test, the ultra-marathon is attracting notice and entrants from around the world and is open to individual participants, as well as relay teams of six.

Runners are encouraged to register online at www.caymanactive.com and to use the Off The Beaten Track Facebook page as a forum to stay up-to-date on race news, as well as find potential team mates.

Current sponsors of the race include KRyS Global, Tower Marketing, Conyers Dill and Pearman, Sunshine Suites Resort, Ritch & Conolly, and Cayman Free Press.

Those interested in sponsoring should contact Lori Halldorson at KRyS Global on 815-8410, or visit the website for more information:www.offthebeatentrack.ky

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Female boxer Jessica McFarlane-Richards flies to Jamaica tomorrow to compete against their national team.

Jessica, who trains out of D. Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym, will join six other members from Cayman to take part in the tournament.

Also flying the flag for Cayman will be exciting novices, Diego and Raymond Rodriguez, hot prospect Tafari Ebanks, Thomas McField-Brown, Gino “Crusher” Brown and Dariel Ebanks

Cayman coaches Donie Anglin and Norman “Stormin” Wilson will also make the trip to Kingston for the tournament which will be held outdoors.

For Jessica she faces a familiar foe in the shape of Felice Groves. The two have fought several times before and it was the Caymanian who came out on top last time they stepped into the ring.

Dariel will also meet an old advisory in Kingston. He fights Jonathon Hanson who was disqualified the last time the pair fought for using foul language towards to the referee.

The competition is the ideal preparation for the Olympic qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro in May.

But one regular face on these trips who won’t be making the journey is West Bay 21-year-old Kendall Ebanks.

Having recently fought in the Golden Gloves Tournament in Florida, where he picked up gold, Kendall has decided not to take part.

However he hopes to fight in the Independence Cup in Santiago, Dominican Republic, in February.

There are high hopes for the Cayman pugilists.

At the end of last year they picked up three gold and two silver medals at the Ronald Wilson Memorial Tournament, previously known as the Caribbean Championships, in Barbados.

And if more medals are on the horizon London could soon be calling Cayman for a place at this summer’s Olympic Games.


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