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Issue 13 INSIDE EYE
iArt iFashion iFeature
Abstract Art Brand Named Bras New Dining Concept
Page 12 are Best Page 20
Page 13 Masked Men Raid
CAYMAN Crewe Road Mini Mart
Page 4
OUR EYE, YOUR NEWS Infamous Fugitive Back
50¢ www.ieyenews.com WEDNESDAY19 MAY 2011
Thursday | | 11 MAY 2011 Behind Bars
4G Arrives Page 5
On Cayman Bionic Hand for
‘Elective Amputation’
Islands
Kevin Creary
Patient
Page 7
Fourth Generation mobile phone
technology has finally arrived in
the Cayman Islands.
Endeavour Arrives at
Telecommunications giant
LIME has announced that super-
Space Station
fast 4G services will be available in
the summer. Page 8
It means customers can expect a
superior web browsing experience
on their mobile telephones
and pads.
Caribbean Olympic
LIME, Landline Internet and Soccer Qualifying to
Mobile Entertainment, will spend Begin in June
US$80m improving it’s regional
mobile network.
Page 21
David Shaw, CEO of Lime, said:
“Our business has operated in the
Caribbean for the past 140 years.
“We introduced the first Pacquiao Announces
telephone connections, the first Next Fight
mobile service and the first
mobile TV service. Now we’re
spearheading the 4G revolution,
Page 22
enabling our customers to work,
play and stay in constant contact
Star with Veterinary Technician Kim Arch
while on the go.”
She’s The ‘Star’ at The new technology will be
introduced in the Grand Cayman
this summer, then gradually
The Humane Society Full Story on Page 3
rolled-out across the rest of the
Caribbean region.
Continued on Page 3
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iBrief Burger Record Set
Diana Willington
A retired prison guard from
The Cayman Drama Society presents Wisconsin in the US has eaten
Cayman Drama Society presents his 25,000th hamburger, 39
Blood Wedding
years to the day since he ate
lood Wedding
his first nine.
Don Gorske, 57, who is
The Cayman Drama Society presents slim and apparently with
&
low cholesterol, eats two
Blood Wedding Big Macs a day and said he
would continue “until I die”.
He buys them in bulk
he The House of
twice a week, keeping the
& House of boxes and recording his
consumption on a calendar.
The House of
Bernarda
ernarda Alba Alba
Man Tries to Board Train
with Pony in Wrexham
Staff Reporter
Bernarda Alba
By Garcia Lorca
Federico Federico Garcia Lorca
ted by Nick Derezaby Nick Dereza
Directed
A man has been captured on
CCTV trying to board a train
accompanied by a pony.
By Federico Garcia Lorca Shocked staff watched as
the man tried to get on the
formance Dates
DirectedPerformance Dates
by Nick Dereza train at Wrexham General
station with the white pony
/27th/28th/29th May 2011
Performance Dates
26th/27th/28th/29th May 2011 in tow
3rd/4th/5th June 2011 After a conductor refused
2nd/3rd/4th/5th June
26th/27th/28th/29th May 2011 2011 him entry, the man returned to
the ticket booth where he tried
2nd/3rd/4th/5th June 2011
me: Thurs –Sat 7.00pm to buy two tickets - for himself
Time: Thurs –Sat 7.00pm and the animal.
Sun 5.00 –Sat
Time: Thurspm 7.00pm Arriva Trains Wales (ATW)
Sun 5.00 pm said horses were not permitted
ue: Prospect Playhouse
Sun 5.00 pm on safety grounds. The RSPCA
Venue: Prospect Playhouse said it was concerned and was
Red Bay
Venue: Prospect Playhouse viewing the CCTV tapes.
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orary Patron:
Marie- Beatrice Taylor
Honorary Patron:
Honorary Patron:
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Mrs Marie- Beatrice Taylor
A classic double bill of passion, beauty and tragedy set in rural Spain Got a Story?
A classic double bill of passion, beauty and tragedy set in rural Spain Call our
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CAYMAN
iLocal OUR EYE, YOUR NEWS
tel: (345) 946.1549 / 623.1549
Spay & Neuter Your Pets Urges Humane Society
Publisher
Joan E Wilson
Paul Kennedy
Editor In Chief
Colin G Wilson MCIM
It may cost almost $50,000 a month Steve, who is originally from
to run the Cayman Islands Humane England, added: “There are so
Printed and Published By:
Society but when they re home many kind people out there willing
iNews Cayman Ltd.
one of many animals the feeling to give our dogs a home but we are
342 Dorcy Dr., CAC Building,
is priceless. desperate for more.
GT, Grand Cayman
Star is one of the many dogs “But if people don’t address and
desperately needing a home. She learn about spraying and neutering P.O. Box 10211
was surrendered to the Humane their pets, the problem could reach Grand Cayman
KY1-1002
Society after she was hit by a car. epic proportions.” CAYMAN ISLANDS
Vets had to amputate one of her · To give Star or one of her many Email: info@ieyenews.com.com
legs but despite this disability, she shelter buddies a home, please call
would make a fabulous pet. Steve or Jason on 949 1461. They are
But staff at the Society see the also looking for volunteers to walk
bigger picture and feel Caymanians their dogs and provide food, toys Steve Marshall with some of Advertise with iNews Cayman
Tel (345) 946 1549, 326 1898
need to be educated more on spaying and towels for the shelter. the many dogs at the centre E-mail: sales@ieyenews.com
and neutering their pets.
“That’s our biggest challenge,” Website: www.ieyenews.com
said supervisor Steve Marshall.
“There are hundreds of wild dogs
and cats on the streets and unless Vet Dr Elizabeth Broussard
more are neutered and spayed the neutering a dog
problem will get so much worse.
“We do all we can to help those
who can’t afford the treatment. But
its all about education.”
Steve organises visits to and
from local schools to try and teach
the next generation the important of
spaying and neutering animals.
But despite their best efforts, the
Humane Society is bursting at the
seams with animals desperate for a
home.
“Last month we managed to find
homes for 30 pets, which in our
terms was an extremely good month.
“But that still leaves us with a lot COCONUT CROWE’S
of animals here today and anyone aka Professor Nutz
who drives around the island can see
the extent of the problems we face.
Fresh Coconut
“It’s an uphill struggle and we Water Gallon
really do have a massive task on or Authentic Nut
our hands.”
Steve Marshall with kitten
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iLocal
House Damaged by Gunfire – Spotts
A home in the Spotts area was damaged
by gunfire on Tuesday night. According
to police no one was injured in the
incident. WHERE FINE
About 9.15 pm on 17 May 2011, police
received a report that shots had been
FOOD IS
fired in Orchid Heights, off Shamrock MATCHED BY
Road, George Town. BEAUTIFUL
On police arrival, it was found that
the outside of a house had been damaged
SCENERY
by three shots. The occupants of the
house, who had been inside the premises
at the time, were not injured. on the waterfront
Police are appealing for anyone who located on the edge
was in the area at the relevant time of the
last night and witnessed the incident
to contact George Town CID on 949- Caribbean Sea
4222, or the confidential Crime Stoppers
number 800-8477 (TIPS).
Photo By Dennie Warren Jr.
Our INTERNATIONAL
Team of Chefs
will tantalize your
Masked Men Raid Crewe Road Mini Mart
Diana Willington
taste buds as they
create your delicious
and memorable
entrees, such as our
A masked man held up a Crewe Road material covering his face. about this crime. Information can
Mini Mart with a machete at 10.20am The robber was believed to have be passed by calling George Town BASIL & PISTACHIO
on Wednesday morning but was threatened the female shop assistant police station on 949-4222 or CRUSTED SEA BASS
chased away by a customer. and got away with a quantity of the confidential Crime Stoppers
The brave citizen chased the money from the register. Two number 800-8477(TIPS).
assailant some distance towards the customers were also present but no THE WHARF
general direction of Palmdale Drive one was injured. diana.willington@ieyenews.com IS LOCATED ON
but he eventually got away. It is the fifth time in THE BEGINNING OF
recent years that the same SEVEN MILE BEACH
store has been robbed.
The police helicopter
was seen above the
area looking for the
suspect and a 20-year-
old man was arrested
CALL
later in the afternoon
in the George Town
Tel: 949-2231
area in connection with
the crime. He has been
Photo By Ann Ramos arrested on suspicion of
The male was described as dark
robbery and is currently
in police custody while WINE
skinned, around 6 feet and of stocky
build. He was wearing three quarter
enquiries continue.
Detectives would still SPECTATOR
length dark jeans, a dark hoody, and
a red baseball cap. He had dark cloth
be keen to hear from
anyone with information
Photo By Dennie Warren Jr.
AWARD
2010
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iLocal
Infamous Fugitive Back Behind Bars
Paul Kennedy
An infamous American fugitive who U.S. District Judge Marcia Upon his release, Quintin was
lived a life of luxury in the Cayman Krieger sentenced him to 18 months soon back in trouble. In 2007,
Islands while on the run from the
law, is back behind bars.
in prison for the escape, and Quintin
asked to serve them at the Federal
a federal judge sentenced him
to nearly six years in prison for NEED A
WEBSITE?
Millionaire gas-station magnate Correctional Institution southwest of probation violations and for running
Thomas Quintin fled to the Denver, where he is currently housed a new tax scam. Quintin, according
Caymans with his wife while federal as inmate No. 99779-012 and where to court documents, was filing for
investigators compiled tax evasion the prison staff have learned how to phony tax refunds using the Social
charges against him. manage his health problems. Security numbers of dead people.
As he was lying on Seven Mile
Beach, 64-year-old Quintin was a
“I would really appreciate any
help I can get in that area,” Quintin
Quintin told the judge he hoped
to raise money with the new scam NetClues has
wanted man back home in Colorado.
He and his wife were finally
told Krieger.
In the late 1980s, Quintin owned
to pay off restitution owed from the
previous scam. successfully
delivered over
collared in 1998 in Toronto, where an empire of gas stations and truck “Only an idiot would do that,”
they had moved into a $5 million stops in Colorado, Wyoming and U.S. District Judge Wiley Daniel
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mansion. According to news accounts Nebraska and lived in a million-dollar replied, according to a 2007 Denver
at the time, they were caught as they Cherry Hills home. But in 1992, as he Post story.
including...
got into a limousine to attend a faced sentencing in California for a In 2009, while serving that
performance of “Les Miserables,” a gas-tax-evasion scheme, Quintin and sentence, Quintin walked away
musical about a runaway criminal. his wife fled to the Cayman Islands, from a southwest Denver halfway
In stark contrast to the life he beyond the reach of extradition. house, according to court records,
once led, Quintin on Tuesday urged a Meanwhile, officials in Denver bringing him back to court Tuesday.
federal judge to send him back to the
prison cell in Littleton he has come to
indicted Quintin in 1996 in another
case, alleging he defrauded the
With time already served, he could
be released shortly after New Year’s. *Cayman Airways
know well. The request came as part federal government of $11 million “We thought it was the
of a plea agreement settling charges by failing to pay fuel taxes. Quintin appropriate sentence,” Quintin’s
*CUC
that Quintin walked away from a eventually was sentenced to four attorney, Harvey Steinberg, said
halfway house in 2009, the latest years in prison after a lengthy fight after Tuesday’s hearing. “... He could
in a string of legal run-ins that have over extradition from Canada. be out in eight months or less.”
marked Quintin’s fall.
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Directory Fails
Solutions, Ltd.
LIME Upgrading LIME Probes Directory Assistance Failure
to 4G Technology
Kevin Creary
Tad Stoner
LIME yesterday said it was investigating the
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Over the next 18 months, LIME’s existing 2G technology breakdown of its international directory assistance The �irm’s services include:
will be upgraded to EDGE, and then in numerous service, malfunctioning for the last week and
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locations LIME will be deploying 4G technology. forcing callers to find alternate sources for overseas &Troubleshooting
Anthony Ritch, General Manager for Lime, said “4G telephone numbers.
“We think it’s a technical issue, and I need * Business Plans
is about performance that was not previously available.
Usual ‘edge speed ’provided throughout the network to investigate what has happened,” said LIME’s
* Clean-up and
Kingston-based Customer Experience Improvement
is between 250 to 300 kb per second. The new 4G Up-To-Date
technology will take the processing speed capacity from Manager Steve Hurt. Financial Reporting
300 kb per second to 21 mg per second. He said two teams were probing why agents were
not answering inquiries to the international division of * Payroll, Pension
“Although the 4G technology will immediately be of and General
interest to the ‘smart phone’ users, the benefits of this 411. One group, Mr Hurt said, was “looking at where
Bookkeeping
technology will extend to Companies and the Corporate calls from Cayman are being routed”. The other was
Business Community.” examining “why waiting times online were so long”. * Point-Of-Sales
Users have complained of waiting as long as 10 Assistance
Downloads on 3G can take between two and three
minutes but with 4G can be as fast as half a second. minutes for an operator before abandoning the effort.
* Preparation of
One operator told iNews yesterday that the directory Financial
service had been “offline for some time, more Statements, Budgets
than a week”. & Forecasts
kevin.creary@ieyenews.com
Both international and local assistance services
* Management
operate from three regional call centres: 550 staff
Cost Accounting
operate the Kingston office 24 hours per day; 165 are
employed in St Lucia; and 65 more in Montego Bay. * Custom/Forensic
Inquiries from Cayman go primarily to Kingston, Analyses and
Examinantion of
Mr Hurt said, on a system that routes calls to
Finantial Records
unengaged operators. Local spokesman Daniel Tatum Including
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a great deal of intelligence”, may have temporarily
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iWorld
Bionic Hand for ‘Elective Amputation’ Patient
Staff Reporter
An Austrian man has voluntarily The surgery is the second such A further operation involving the
had his hand amputated so he can elective amputation to be performed transplantation of muscle and nerve
be fitted with a bionic limb. by Viennese surgeon Professor tissue into his forearm also failed to
The patient, called “Milo”, aged Oskar Aszmann. restore movement to the hand, but it
Caribbean LifeStyle............................... Fashion................................... Culture..................................... Entertainment
26, lost the use of his right hand in The patient, a Serbian national did at least boost the electric signals
a motorcycle accident a decade ago. who has lived in Austria since being delivered from his brain to his
After his stump heals in several childhood, suffered injuries to a leg forearm, signals that could be used
weeks’ time, he will be fitted with a and shoulder when he skidded off to drive a bionic hand.
bionic hand which will be controlled his motorcycle and smashed into a Then three years ago, Milo
by nerve signals in his own arm. lamppost in 2001 while on holiday was asked whether he wanted to
in Serbia. consider elective amputation.
While the leg healed, what is “The operation will change my
called a “brachial plexus” injury to life. I live 10 years with this hand
his right shoulder left his right arm and it cannot be (made) better. The
paralysed. Nerve tissue transplanted only way is to cut this down and I
from his leg by Professor Aszmann get a new arm,” Milo told BBC News
restored movement to his arm but prior to his surgery at Vienna’s
Milo used a hybrid hand before deciding not to his hand. General Hospital.
on the operation
Strauss-Kahn Arrest: Maid ‘did not know’ IMF Leader
Staff Reporter
The maid who accused International Mr Strauss-Kahn denies all the on suicide watch at New York’s
Monetary Fund (IMF) head charges. infamous Rikers Island prison. He
Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual An opinion poll suggests 57% in will be back in court on Friday.
assault did not know who he was at France believe the charges are part US Treasury Secretary Timothy
the time of the alleged incident, her of a plot against him. Geithner has said Mr Strauss-Kahn
lawyer says. The maid’s lawyer, Jeffrey is not in a position to run the IMF
The woman, 32, told New York Shapiro, said his client “had no idea and an interim replacement should
police Mr Strauss-Kahn tried to rape who this man [Mr Strauss-Kahn] be named.
her in his hotel suite on 14 May and was when she went into the room” The maid is now living through
picked him out at an identity parade. and only learned his identity the an “extraordinary” trauma and is in
following day. hiding, Mr Shapiro says.
“The idea that someone would “It’s not just my opinion that this
suggest she was involved in some woman is honest,” Jeffrey Shapiro
form of conspiracy is ridiculous,” he said. “The New York City Police
said. “This is someone who has been Department (NYPD) reached the
Mr Geithner refused to be drawn on the
the victim of a violent act.” same conclusion. This is a woman
legal challenges facing Mr Strauss-Kahn Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, is currently with no agenda.”
Syria: US ‘to Impose Sanctions on President Assad’
Staff Reporter
The US is to impose sanctions on Assad has been targeted personally government had “embraced the
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by the international community worst tactics of their Iranian ally,
for human rights abuses, sources for his government’s crackdown on and they have refused to honour
have said. protesters. the legitimate aspirations of their
It would be the first time Mr President Barack Obama last own people”.
month imposed sanctions on his “President Assad talks about
brother Maher, his cousin and an reform, but his heavy-handed,
intelligence chief. brutal crackdown shows his true
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton intentions,” she added.
said on Tuesday that the US would The sanctions are expected to
President Assad has said the security be taking “additional steps” against be announced before or during a
forces made some mistakes in their
handling of protests
Syria. major speech on the Middle East by
Mrs Clinton said the Syrian President Obama on Thursday.
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iWorld
Endeavour Arrives at Space Station
Staff Reporter
The US space shuttle Endeavour has ISS to photograph all of the shuttle’s in the middle of the decade.
arrived at the International Space surfaces. Endeavour’s crew was led
Station (ISS). This imagery will be sent to Earth through the hatch into the ISS by
The orbiter, which is making its to be assessed by engineers, who will their commander Mark Kelly.
last foray above the planet, will spend check to see the orbiter has sustained The veteran of three previous
just under two weeks at the platform. no damage during its launch on shuttle flights is the husband of
It is delivering a $2bn particle Monday or during the two-journey to Arizona congresswoman Gabby
physics experiment and a tray of get to the ISS. Giffords, who was shot in the head by
critical spare parts. Beyond Endeavour, the US space a gunman at one of her constituency
On its return to Earth on 1 agency (Nasa) plans one further meetings in January.
June, Endeavour will be prepared shuttle mission to the station in July.
for public display at the California America will then use Russian
Science Center in Los Angeles. Soyuz capsules to fly its astronauts
The ship completed the now to the ISS, before a number of US
traditional flip manoeuvre just prior national commercial carriers enter
to docking, to allow astronauts on the service and take up the role sometime
Two Stand Trial for Stephen Lawrence Murder
Staff Reporter
Two men are to stand trial for the enough new and substantial evidence Concluding the force was
murder of Stephen Lawrence. to allow Dobson’s acquittal to “institutionally racist”, it made
Gary Dobson, 35, and David be quashed. 70 recommendations and had an
Norris, 34, (pictured) are accused The inquiry into the failure of the enormous impact on the race relations
of killing the black teenager at a bus original police investigation to find debate, from criminal justice through
stop in Eltham, south-east London, and convict Mr Lawrence’s killers, to all public authorities.
on 22 April 1993. which reported in 1999, became a The latest judgment was set out
Nobody has been convicted of the key moment in the modern history of by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge,
crime but a small team of Scotland criminal justice in Britain. Mrs Justice Rafferty and Mr Justice
Yard detectives has continued to Holroyde.
investigate the 18-year-old’s death. They said: “The murder of
Mr Dobson stood trial in 1996 Stephen Lawrence, a young black
over the murder - which he denied - man of great promise, targeted and
and he was acquitted. killed by a group of white youths just
On Wednesday the Court of because of the colour of his skin, was
Appeal concluded that there was indeed a calamitous crime.”
Suicide Bomb Kills 13 in Afghanistan
Staff Reporter
At least 13 people including civilians, people were killed in the north during the academy and then carried out the
police cadets and a suicide bomber a protest against a Nato-led raid. attack as it entered a more congested
have been killed in an attack in The clashes with security part of the city.
eastern Afghanistan, officials say. forces in the city of Taloqan left 80 Jalalabad has seen a series of
The bomber drove a small car into others injured. attacks in recent months.
a van carrying the cadets in Jalalabad Officials say the attack in Last month, five foreign and five
city in the province of Nangarhar. Jalalabad took place as the van was Afghan troops were killed in a suicide
Earlier on Wednesday at least 12 travelling towards the city from the bombing at an Afghan army base
police academy on its outskirts. near the city.
More then 13 people - mostly The attack was one of the
civilians - were injured, officials say. deadliest in months against foreign
Police say the likelihood is that troops. The Taliban said they carried
the bomber tracked the van as it left out that attack.
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iViews
Letters to the Editor DIVISION OF QUALITY
The Venerable Archdeacon Hollis Peter Lynch COMMODITIES LTD.
I reply to Mr Randall’s comments concerning your is part of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman
story concerning my wish to buy a piece of land on
Cayman Brac to eventually build an Anglican Church.
Islands and the Province of the West Indies. It is the
only Anglican Church in the Cayman Islands which is in Construction
Unfortunately I did not read the story and I hope it
reported my interview faithfully. When I read it (I am
full communion with the see of Canterbury, the Church
of England, the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A and the & Fine Finish
away at the moment) I will reply more fully. Worldwide Anglican Communion.
CALL
However, I do sympathize with the writer but I will Mr Randall, for your information this “newcomer”
not descend to his level. There are many St. Mary’s has celebrated the Holy Eucharist in the said building
Anglican Churches in the diocese of Jamaica. He needs to you mention. I spend many weekends on the Brac and
talk with the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands have done extensive visiting. I do know my facts, Mr
926-4415
and get his facts correct. St.George’s Anglican Church Randall.
iWatch
A Legend Exits the Stage We are
Carol-Ann Rudy
Oprah Winfrey, a name recognized
experts
by millions, is leaving her stage—
the TV screen. It was announced in....
Friday that her last show will take
place May 25 after a 25-year run. STRUCTURAL
On January 1, 2011, she launched Floors
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.
New shows began on April 7.
Walls
She has been a talk show host, Roof
actress, producer, businesswoman, ICF
philanthropist, billionaire and Foam Blocks
can credit her own efforts for her
spectacular rise from a difficult,
impoverished childhood. However, FINAL FINISH
she gives credit to the rise of the Drywall
Civil Rights Movement in making
her success possible.
Texturing
Among other things, she is Stucco
responsible for turning millions Mamoran
of people into readers through her
Oprah Book Club and fattening
the paycheck of many authors and
publishers. In the political arena, RENOVATIONS
she is credited with adding between & ADDITIONS
423,123 to 1,596,995 votes for
President Obama in the primary
based on the returns of about 50
states. According to wikipedia.
QC
org, she is the president of Harpo in “Purple”. Oprah has been a the overweight population who CONSTRUCTION
Productions, Oprah spelled woman of many causes: she lost weight along with her. She
backwards. She starred in two couldn’t and didn’t hide her weight launched a dialogue about sex is proud to
movies, “The Color Purple” problem. Instead, she turned it into abuse, of which she was a victim,
and “Beloved”, earning an a teachable moment, providing as well as addiction and fidelity use Cayman
Oscar nomination for her role a sense of camaraderie among among many other subjects.
Foam
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iEditorial
The Editor Speaks
4G Soon Come
Colin Wilson
LIME has just super fast network? having to shed load because their
announced they The big advantage with 4G is that capacity is not able to serve all users.
intend to launch you will be able to pull up immense We hope LIME will address this
4G as early as amounts of data on mobile devices. with an announcement that their
September and As our newspaper is designed infrastructure will be improved.
the Cayman for the “iPad” tablet computer (a As 4G is ten times better than 3G I
Islands will be the mobile device) we are very excited. expect there will be a big demand. If,
first jurisdiction We have plans to stream live feeds the price is right.
in the Caribbean onto our website and this will make Now we wait to hear from
they will install downloading them almost free of Digicel……
this technology. glitches and stops.
We congratulate this company as There are some issues, though.
4G is super fast. However, what is the It is noticeable that at peak periods
cost? How much more expensive will of the day the current EDGE
it be over the present systems? Will network does dip and download
the average person be able to afford speeds are significantly slower.
it and is there really any need for a This, presumably, is due to LIME
Nostalgia isn’t What it Used to be.
Ian Hornby
How many of because our liberalism has over So take heed, you generation of
you are my sort compensated for our perception of a young rebels. We were there before
of age? Can you lack of it. I’m not suggesting cruelty you. And we’ll be gone before you.
remember the to kids, far from it; that’s abhorrent. The only certainty of life is death.
heady days of the But imagine a teacher faced with a Spending our time in violence and
sixties, when we kid who refuses to behave; who is rebellion shortens that precious gift.
really thought we violent towards anyone because he To quote the 1960s – Peace, man.
could change the or she knows they can. What can that
world? Nobody teacher do? Nothing. Not unless he or
had heard of the she wants to end up on the nasty end
Internet, cell of an assault charge.
phones or digital TV. But they were idyllic days
Pleasures were at the same time nonetheless. The Beatles hit the scene.
simpler and a lot more complicated. Hair grew long. The establishment
We preached our sermons of freedom was challenged and threatened by
and change, but it all had a dark side. the protest movement. Drugs became
Sure, everyone deserves freedom but commonplace and trendy. Peace
freedom of what? To do what? To not was a watchword. Music’s peace
do what? lasted maybe eight years, before
The sixties generation had kids Altamont blew it all apart and it all
and we proudly asserted that they but collapsed.
could express themselves freely, to be We grow old – we know that – the
creative, radical. That one came back mirror reminds us with every look. But
to haunt us. In my childhood days our teenage idols? Are they allowed
teachers, the police, even our elders to grow old? Wouldn’t they always
were to be held in respect, even feared be here forever. That or a sudden and
a little. Was that a healthy outlook? unexpected death from an overdose,
Well, it was a damn sign healthier than a plane crash, a motorcycle wreck. Is
2011 Britain where kids can freely it allowed for our idols to simply die Tradewinds Newspaper
taunt and insult authority figures. like the mortals who make up the rest Issue 42
Teachers are almost powerless, of us? October 20, 1966
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iCraft Hand Made Soap
Georgina Wilcox
I love making my own hand made
soap. I enjoy using it myself and I
adore giving it as gifts to family and
friends. They always say “Wow!”
when I tell them I made it myself.
BIOLUMINESCENCE LOCATION: Rum Point Here are 7 nifty reasons for
TIME: 7 PM making hand made soap.
BIO-BAY 1. It’s fun.
May 20th - June 6th 2. You control the ingredients.
GLOWING WATER
That means your soap
June 18th - July 5th can be full of high quality,
good stuff for your skin
and not full of harsh,
nasty chemicals.
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED 3. You choose the colour.
tom@caymankayaks.com 4. You control the scent. If you
want to make unscented
soap you can. You can make
an unusual scented and
coloured soap. How about
lemon meringue?
5. You control the shape of
the soap. There are all kinds
of soap moulds available;
hearts, flowers, seashells,
even gingerbread men!
SUSHI KAIBO BB-Q COCKTAIL 6. They make wonderful gifts.
MONDAYS TUESDAYS SUNSET CRUISE A gorgeous unique coloured
scented soap nestled in
5:30PM - 7:30PM 5:30PM - 9:30PM 5:30PM - 7:30PM tissue paper in a pretty gift
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DEPARTING FROM CAMANA BAY
7. The satisfaction you derive
from making something
that’s creative and useful.
OPEN BAR WITH BEER Be warned that soap making is
WINE & SPIRITS an addictive hobby! I have fun
thinking up new scent and color
combinations, wondering if
Space very limited. CALL they’ll work. When they do, it’s
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if you don’t want to do the hard
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iArt Abstract Art
Georgina Wilcox
Nonrepresentational or
nonobjective art is not an
invention of the twentieth
century. A number of cultures,
like the Islamic and Jewish, have
developed over the centuries
a high standard of decorative
or non-figurative art forms.
Today, abstract art is generally
understood to be the form of
art that does not depict objects
in the natural world, but instead
SPRING & SUMMER uses shapes and colours
in a nonrepresentational or
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Painting and Stained Glass An abstract art began in the
*By noted artists Avril Ward & avant-garde movements of the
Nancy Davey late 19th century -Impressionism,
neo-Impressionism, and post-
Impressionism. These painting
styles reduced the importance
Photography Workshop of the original subject matter
and began to emphasize the
creative process of painting
*Starting end of May, itself. As artists in Europe at the
weekly Saturday All classes held at early twentieth century “broke
*By Emilie St.Hilaire Watler House, Pedro Castle. free” from the conventional
*On all aspects of digital & For more information email representational rules art
forms had to follow, figurative
computerised photography. visualartcayman@yahoo.com abstractions, or simplifications
or call 926-2019 of reality, became popular
increasing the variations of art
forms and viewpoints. The action
painting of American Abstract
Expressionist, Jackson Pollock,
who dripped, dropped, smeared,
spattered, or threw paint on the
canvas, is a good example.
Now there are software
programmes that assist people
FIND MORE ABOUT US to “play around” with their own
photographs, paintings or other
www.visualartcayman.com art forms, assisting abstract art
to gain more popularity than
ever before. Although being
able to draw well is not an issue
anymore, as Kandinsky pointed
out, being a “true” poet is what
still separates the amateur
attempts to create abstract art
from the artifacts of a true talent.
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iFashion Brand Name Bras are Best
Georgina Wilcox
With bras being a piece of clothing
that are in demand for everyday
use, it’s no wonder that there are
numerous brand names available.
Much like any other garment, bras
are not the same everywhere. So
I say girls, “Go for quality. You
won’t regret it.”
It’s easy to get a cheap, poorly
made bra, just like it’s easy to
get any other cheap, poorly made
product. If you want something
that will not only provide you with
the comfort, support and beauty
your body needs, purchase a well
made, high quality bra. This may
sound like an unfamiliar cliché but
bras don’t fall off trees. You have
to spend your precious money,
not to mention time, hunting for
bras.
As one of the most recognized
names in women’s lingerie, apparel
and personal care products,
“Victoria’s Secret” is big on bras.
Their bra collections are often
trendsetters and world famous.
“Bali“ is another company that
is known for their functional yet
beautiful bras. The ‘Wonderbra’
manufactured by the Sara Lee
Corporation, is a push-up bra that
was a sensation during its time. It
was a massive success and drew
huge amounts of attention. It was
designed to make the bust look
larger, thus enhancing a woman’s
cleavage.
These are only three but go
online and you will see a lot of
familiar names. Try them all.
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iBusiness ‘Shifts’ in Good Times or Bad
Georgina Wilcox
The world economy fell
alarmingly and a few months
later the Cayman Islands got hit,
too. It was almost like another
THE STRAND Hurricane Ivan but an economic
version.
SHOPPING CENTRE The current situation will
improve. Growth and good
times are ahead. There will be
dips along the way. Are you
positioned to take advantage of
the good times and navigate the
bad? You have to expect one as
well as the other. “Shifts” can
serve you well during both.
1. Get out of debt quickly. There
are opportunities in both good
times and in bad. In both,
debt keeps you from profiting
from the opportunities that
present themselves. In bad,
it magnifies the negative, as
the cost of money increases
and debt service becomes
an ever-increasing portion of
your expenses.
2. Think globally.
3.Think like an entrepreneur.
Seniority and experience
does not have the value that
it did. Producing results - and
profits - is what matters.
4. Become a capitalist. The
wealthy own assets, the
rest own liabilities. Stock,
equipment and businesses are
assets that generate income.
In America, 80 percent of all
millionaires are self-made. Be
one of them.
5. Be flexible. Things are
moving at a rapid pace. Be
willing to change directions
quickly. It’s dodge and weave
We are open time. It is time to embrace
change. Shift happens!
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iOpinion
It Belongs In The Rubbish Bin
Dave Martins
the best restaurant in the town, On the French: “French is now
and Rushdie, to his credit, said, of no account, no consequence, a
“I don’t eat out that much.” and language spoken by some black
walked away. He was right. He’s a people and some Arabs.”
superb writer, but he may well be a On the English: “England is a
terrible judge of good food. country of second-rate people –
Understand I am not talking bum politicians, scruffy writers,
about controversial or outlandish and crooked aristocrats.”
ideas; I’m talking about the Also: “Africa is an obscene
absolute drivel that some writers continent of second-rate people.
deliver that is then given value Second-rate whites with second-
simply because of the source. The rate ambitions who are prepared,
As an avid reader, I am often renowned author Vidia Naipaul, as in South Africa, to indulge
struck by how readily we accept for example, is constantly getting in the obscenity of disciplining
and even proclaim as mantra Caribbean people up in arms over Africans.” He also described the
something some famous writer one reference or another which Dutch as “a nation of potato eaters”
or famous person said. I am proves on reasonable examination and dismissed Trinidadians as “a
Reservations please call
particularly put off when some to be nonsense, but is taken as collection of drum beaters”.
prominent individual, delivering
a speech, launches into copious
mantra because “da is wha’ Naipaul
say, boy.” Naipaul in fact has
On dancing: “I’ve never
danced. I’d be ashamed of it. It is 949-1119
quotations from this or that writer admitted that he will occasionally something out of the jungle. It’s
to buttress the point or the case make these statements with the undignified.”
they are making. You want to aim of generating exposure in the On Indian women: “The red Good Food and a Warm
say, “Forget about the other guys; media – which of course he gets. dot on the forehead means her & Friendly Atmosphere
I want to hear what you have to Certainly, the man is capable head is empty.”
say.” of using language brilliantly, and He told the writer Paul Theroux:
Furthermore – and this is has a keen enquiring mind, but he “To me, one of the ugliest sights on
my main point – there are many
people who seem to delight in
has also repeatedly demonstrated
that, like most of us, he can be a
earth is a pregnant woman.”
Naipaul is an easy target COME!
ENJOY!
repeating some absurd comment dolt, so why do we make the leap because he says all these
from this or that famous person, that whatever issues from him is outlandish things – some say
and when challenged for the Bible? Are we not able to think intentionally to draw attention
remark, their defence is the source for ourselves, and when Naipaul to himself and his work – but he
One of the finest
(famous writer, athlete, singer, says rubbish to therefore consign is not alone in providing these
actor, politician, religious leader, it to the rubbish bin? Instead, shock quotes and we react to such
etc.). To borrow from our calypso
legend, “If Sparrow say so, is so.”
the media picks up these oddities,
and I have heard long debates
things as mountains instead of the
molehills most them are. restaurants in Cayman
Some of these famous persons on regional television and print Writers are mortals.
in fact are often pretty unpleasant media as we contort ourselves over Obviously, they create works
people, leading rather sordid lives something Vidia said. We should of beauty and insight, and can
– Dylan Thomas and Lawrence be ignoring the comments in the present captivating views of the
Durrell come to mind – and are first place, instead of displaying human spirit, of the vagaries of
actually individuals you wouldn’t verbal diarrhea over them. It’s life, of the machinations of love;
wine Spectator
want to associate with. Why Vidia’s opinion. He’s entitled to they reveal things. But they are award winning
are we then regurgitating their voice it. But instead of ignoring also human beings who can say since year 2002
opinions on this or that as some the nonsense, we seem to give an stupid things, for one reason
sort of model for us to follow, and inordinate sanctity to the statement or another, and people reading
sometimes asking their opinion simply because of the source. what they say should be able to
on subjects about which they Apart from the famous differentiate between the corn and
know nothing? I recall seeing
the writer Salman Rushdie, asked
“nothing of value was ever created
in the Caribbean” outburst that
the husk. When something inane
is written or uttered, whatever
Open 7 days a week
by some nitwit on one of these
location television broadcasts
inflamed the St. Lucian poet Derek
Walcott and so many of us, here
the source, don’t get worked up
about it; simply consign it to the
for dinner at 6pm
in the USA for an opinion on are some other Naipaulian gems: rubbish bin.
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iFeature
Pay What It’s Worth – New Restaurant Concept
Paul Kennedy
It sounds like a recipe for financial
ruin: a restaurant that allows
CONSTRUCTION
customers to pay what they think
their meal is worth.
PO. Box 30912
Yet the business tactic is proving a SevenMile Beach
success for one Cayman Islands “pay-
what-you-like” restaurant which has
opened its doors.
*Home
The idea was spawned by Michael
Vasos, the owner of Just Around
The Corner, a French bistro in north
Roland, 68. “Only the location. There
is no set menu and I will decide each Repair
day what to prepare. One thing that’s
guaranteed is that people won’t leave
hungry.”
And because of the netting left
*Remodel
in place from it’s days as a butterfly
reserve, the other guarantee is that
London, where customers often
I don’t want their cash. It’s as simple
as that.”
customers can expect a bug free
experience. * New
spend two hours drinking fine wine
and gorge themselves on salmon
It is no coincidence the venue looks
so much like a house. The deliberate
Visitors can bring their own
wine although bottles and beer are Construction
stuffed with crab. Afterwards, they design was based on the property in available. Including the highly sort
must work out their own bill and East End where Roland lived. after, and highly popular Hoegaarden
most, surprisingly, leave a fair or
generous amount.
For the past six years he has been
cooking for friends and accepting
Wheat Beer.
And if a five course “surprise” meal
*Property
Mr Vasos’s success is now being only what they believe the meal to is not for everyone’s taste, Roland Development
replicated at Roland’s Garden – a be worth. has gone back to his roots to dish
new and unique eatery off Lawrence Now, as his idea evolves to appeal up a traditional German Bratwurst
Boulevard. to more people, the concept remains sausage that comes with sauerkraut
It’s al fresco dining experience is the same. and a price tag – just seven dollars.
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was once a butterfly reserve, which
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wag decides to save a buck or two by
offering a miniscule amount for their
food?
“I will just give them the money
straight back,” says Roland Schoefer,
the man who gave his name to
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iBusiness Barcoding
Georgina Wilcox
The use of barcoding and
barcode scanners has
transformed operational
efficiencies of many businesses
both large and small. The
barcode has made itself
indispensable purely by the
multi-faceted advantages that
its offers to the user across the
entire barcoding spectrum.
A really good data entry
operator would be able to enter
a 12 digit number (like product
code for example) on his
keypad in approximately 4-5
seconds, but the average would
be more like 7 seconds. The
same operation if performed
with a barcode scanner would
take just one flick of the wrist,
less than a second. While a
data entry operator might
make keyboard errors when he
types in data, the chances of a
barcode reader giving wrong
output are zero.
If you decide to start using
barcodes for your products but
are worried that you have never
done it before? Fear not, for
in 10-20 minutes of your time
that scenario will get reversed.
The use of barcode readers
is childishly simple with no
prerequisite for usage.
If you could capture
information quickly and
accurately, it could only mean
a tighter supply chain and
well-knit business processes
based on this information. A
vast collection of barcodes and
barcode scanner usage data has
revealed that the investment
made in this technology pays
back in as short a period as 6
to 10 months. We have one on
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iHome Adirondack Chairs
Georgina Wilcox
Adirondack chairs are the perfect
places to unwind, and enjoy
a cold drink in the hot sun.
You can really settle in to their
sloping seats and angled backs.
Whether plastic or wood their
style and comfort add classic
style to your patio, yard or porch.
Developed in the beginning of
the 1900’s for a lake house near
the Adirondack Mountains, these
chairs have been adding comfort
and ease to yards, patios,
porches and beaches for over
100 years.
Often our budgets determine
our furnishings and we end up
with cheap furniture that doesn’t
last or look good. Maybe it’s
time rethink. Crafted from plastic
resin or one of 6 types of wood
these chairs come in many
colors and designs to accent
your style from shabby chic to
modern and sleek.
Silence hurts. If you SEE something, SAY something.
Lounging in a comfortable chair
bathed in sunshine just can’t be
beat. Add an ottoman to kick up
your feet. Add a table and your
lemonade and favorite book are
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
in reach.
Adirondack chairs are built to
last with very little loving care.
Put a few of them on your
patio or porch and transform
it into your own little paradise.
The chair style hasn’t changed
for over a century and for
Gender equality and a life free of violence for all
good reason. They are
comfortable. I have two on my
balcony. Luxury. Heaven.
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iBooks
American Football is Like Cricket
Georgina Wilcox
I can hear my friends say, dear
Georgina has lost her mind, but
what does the poor girl know
about cricket or football? Actually
I know a lot. I’ve played both
games, well the female version,
and I have watched many on
television. Cricket seems to be on
at least one of Weststar’s Cable
channels most days. And when
it’s fall you can’t escape American
football. One night I counted
eight channels showing American
football, either NFL or the college
variety. Then there is the analysis.
The experts. The replays. The
bad umpiring/official decisions.
It doesn’t take long to learn,
especially when in the company of
men fanatical about both games. footage of the opposing team’s games to find a flaw in
However, the game that I do love to play is chess. I was there defense. Rushing and passing plays are usually
taught the game at a very early age by my father and for alternated and disguised to look like the other type
years after I was good. I could even beat him. of play to throw the defense off guard. However, the Offering:
defense has a playbook all its own and will try to read the Piano
Cricket has been described as Chess on a Playing
Violin
Field. Although they are two very different games, the calls or guess the next play. When the defense perceives
Guitar
same should be said of American football. The latter is a pass, it will ‘blitz’ or rush at the quarterback. The Flute
most often defined by the sheer physical nature of its defense is not allowed to hit the quarterback while he is Saxophone
play, but it is first and foremost a game of strategy. Do in the motion of throwing, the blitz often interferes with Singing
you see the connection now? the time necessary for the receiver to get into place and Guitar
the quarterback is unable to complete the pass. The best Rock/Jazz
Strategy enters into all elements of play, both
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the opponent, thereby finding a weakness to exploit. quarterback is downed for a loss or yardage or ‘sacked’. Free classes:
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Each team develops a playbook of plays for different or an onside kick, both with the hope of getting the first
situations that they can execute well. These plays vary in down after all. This is a risky strategy that heightens the
the element of risk, from those that are very conservative game’s drama. When it works, it’s brilliant. With failure,
and will reliably garner short yardage, by either rushing the opponent takes over the ball possession with very
or a short pass, to high risk long yardage passes. Every favorable field position and often scores.
playbook contains a version of the desperation play, The most time honoured strategy in football is ball
the ‘Hail Mary’ wherein every eligible receiver runs control and time of possession, both of which correlate
downfield and the quarterback throws the ball as close to highly with winning games. The best offense is a good
the end zone as possible. defense, as the saying goes, and it is logical that if a
The players, with the aid of coaches, devise a game team has the ball the other team cannot score. But this
plan for each different opponent. This is carefully is being challenged by the newer styled, high-powered
formatted by reviewing hours of the team’s own games long pass offenses that can score a touchdown in
to determine which plays are working well, and acres of virtually no time at all.
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Caribbean Olympic Soccer qualifying to begin in June A
Sports Staff Reporter PLEASURE
The Caribbean Football Union Men’s Qualifying, Women’s Qualifying,
announced on Tuesday that Suriname First Round First Round
will host Group A with Jamaica, St.
Vincent & the Grenadines and the Group A August 3-7 Group A June 29-July 3
Cayman Islands August 3-7, while St. Suriname Aruba
Kitts & Nevis will be the site for Group Cayman Islands Cuba
D with Haiti, Antigua & Barbuda and Jamaica Haiti
St. Vincent Suriname
St. Lucia July 21-25. & the Grenadines
Group B will be played in Dominica
Group B July 5-July 9
with Trinidad & Tobago and Curacao Group B July 20-24 Dominican Republic
July 20-24. The group winners will Dominica Bermuda
advance to a second group phase, Curacao Dominica
from which two will qualify for the Grenada Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
eight-team CONCACAF finals next
year in the United States.
Group C June 23-27 Niiakwei General Our
In the women’s competition, Aruba Cuba In a story by Tariq Hanni that
will host one of two first-round groups Aruba appeared in iNews on Tuesday May
congratulations
that also will include Cuba, Haiti and Guyana
17th, we stated that Niiakwei’s father to
Suriname June 29-July 3, while the
Dominican Republic will host the Group D July 21-25
was in the army. iEYENEWS
We are happy to point out that it is
other group July 5-9 with Trinidad &
Kitts & Nevis
Antigua & Barbuda in fact Niiakwei’s step-father who was on your
Tobago, Bermuda and Dominica. Haiti in the army and not his natural father. inaugural
The group winners and best runner- St. Lucia
up will qualify for January women’s
We apologise for any upset this
may have caused.
issue!
finals in Canada. Coldwell Banker
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World Champion Boxer Sexually Molested by Trainer
Sports Staff Reporter Residential
his new book “The big fight: My life, boxing’s biggest icons, and has been
in and out of the ring.” measured against the likes of other
Commercial
Sugar Ray now claims that as a
teenager, in 1971, he and another
boxing greats, such as Muhammad
Ally, George Foreman, Evander
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young boxer was watched by the Holyfield, and ‘Marvelous Marvin’
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hot water. A professional fight between Management
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admits to claiming that the sexual the fighter, is set to be published in decision in his favor by way of
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abuser had stopped before any June. unanimous decision.
physical contact was made, but now Sugar Ray, now 55, claims the Recognized as one of boxing’s www.
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incident came after watching a a teen is a well-known figure in the Ray has the distinction of employing
similar revelation from Actor Todd business. sound investment protection
Bridges on ‘Oprah.’ The eagerly anticipated name of strategies and legal defense. He is
The retired professional boxer the trainer will hopefully be revealed one of only three boxers to have held
and actor, Ray Charles Leonard, aka when the book is released. three world titles simultaneously.
‘Sugar ray Leonard,’ is soon to release Leonard is arguably one of
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Teves Going Nowhere, Says Mancini
Sports Staff Reporter Scooter
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini’s comments seem to home Premier League game of the
Rental & Repairs
Mancini has said captain Carlos be at odds with those coming from campaign: “I think he will stay
Tevez wants to stay at Eastlands Tevez himself. here next year. He doesn’t have a
after the 3-0 Premier League win Immediately after Saturday’s problem.
over Stoke. 1-0 FA Cup final victory over Stoke “I spoke with him many times RENTALS
Argentine Tevez’s future has on Saturday, the South American in the last 20 days. It is my opinion
been in doubt since the 27-year- stated that “there is an issue we that Carlos stays here next season.” Daily
old handed in a transfer request in need to sort out and that’s the
January. long distance between me and my
Weekly
“He has a five-year contract and family”. Monthly
has told us he wants to stay,” said And it has been widely thought
Mancini after seeing Tevez score that Tevez will choose to move
twice to help lift City to third in the to Spain or Italy at the end of this
The BEST
table. season. Prices on the
The Italian added: “He said it But not according to Mancini, Carlos Tevez sees eye to eye Island
before. He never had any problem.” who continued after his side’s final with Roberto Mancini
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Pacquiao Announces Next Fight and It’s NOT Service
Against Mayweather REPAIRS
Sports Staff Reporter
Both sides have accused the Motorcycle
other of holding up a deal to
determine the world’s best pound-
for-pound fighter. Scooter * ATV
“It’s the same old story -- styles
make fights, and, for some reason, I
believe if we fight Marquez 10 times, Repairs &
we will have controversy 10 times Services
because he’s figured something out
about Manny that no other fighter
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao The Mexican, who will turn can do,” Michael Koncz, Pacquiao’s New & Used
has announced he will fight Juan 38 in August, fought Pacquiao to adviser, told ESPN.com. “We’ve had Scooter Sales
Manuel Marquez – and not Floyd a draw in 2004 and lost a split him down three times, but he’s able and Parts
Mayweather as fans hoped. decision in 2008, and has since to adapt and adjust. I think it will be
Pacquiao is in the process of coveted a third try at the Filipino a very close fight again if we decide
signing a contract for a third fight champion. Marquez was soundly to pick that fight. The question is, Ma
against Juan Manuel Marquez on defeated by Mayweather in 2009, what is Manny’s monetary reward?” & R inten
November 12th in Las Vegas. but has since defeated Juan Diaz on estor ance
La Classation
The fight would pay Marquez at and Michael Katsidis to retain his Mo te Mo ic &
least $5 million at a catch weight lightweight title. t
& S orcy del
of 144 pounds (65 kg), according to Pacquiao, who battered Shane
coo cles
ter
Arum, who heads Top Rank Boxing. Mosley in a unanimous decision
s
Arum said once the contract is May 7, holds the WBO welterweight
signed, Marquez’s promoter, Golden title, and has not lost since 2005. He
Boy Promotions, still must provide has won 14 matches in a row and has 23 BERNARD DRIVE
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Diana Willington
FIFA Development Officer,
Daryll Warner is positive that
the Caribbean has exceptional
facilities for beach soccer to
thrive.
Warner made these remarks
on Monday when he addressed
candidates at the closing
ceremony of a refereeing beach
soccer course on Seven Mile
Beach.
The FIFA Development Officer
commended the Cayman Islands
for their excellent beach swoccer
facilities and praised the island’s
loyal supporters for embracing
the newest format of the game.
“With coastline that features
some of the world’s best beaches
and a population of roughly
45,436, that includes more than
4,000 footballers according to the
last FIFA count, Cayman Islands
certainly has a huge potential
when it comes to beach soccer.”
said Warner.
q
a 15 executive penthouses He reiterated the need for proper
referees and coaches of beach
q
a 5 floor plans - between 2,300 and 2,800 square feet soccer as well as teaching the
rules, skills and tactics of the
q
a oceanfront within minutes walking of George Town game.
Head of the Cayman Islands
Football Association, Jeffery
q
a overwhelming sense of space Webb was also pleased with the
participation at the course and
q
a ground broken April 2011 MLS113540 saw it as a starting point for the
development of beach soccer
Contact: across the entire region.
James Butterworth “The information and knowledge
shared with the experts was
t:345 938 3858; e: james@cirealty.ky very useful and will help us
enormously in our endeavours to
raise awareness of this young and
dynamic sport in the Caribbean
region” stated Webb.
The first official FIFA Beach
Soccer World Cup was held in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2005.
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