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Month: April 2012

George Zimmerman charged in Trayvon Martin’s death

Angela Corey, the special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, charged George Zimmerman in the 17-year-old’s killing yesterday (11). Zimmerman was charged with 2nd-degree murder. AP said Zimmerman is in custody. Corey said he turned himself in. The…

LIBEL EXPERT DAVID POTTS TALKS REPUTATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY

In our digital age, online defamation affects individuals and organisations of all kinds—from entrepreneurs and politicians to corporations and not-for-profits. Now, more than ever, knowing how to manage, protect and restore reputations on the Internet is an essential skill not…

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The Editor Speaks: Untreated sewage discharged into ground every day

15,000 gallons of untreated sewage has been discharging onto the ground each day according to the Water Authority for over a year. Government issued a cheque for $40,000 to the Water Authority-Cayman in October 2011 for the emergency repair of…

Ellio Solomon says government not interested in Pageant Beach cruise jetty

On CITN-Cayman27’s “The Panel” programme last Tuesday (10) MLA Ellio Soloman, who is leading the negotiations with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build a cruise berthing facility in George Town, admitted there is a proposal on the table to…

Syrian opposition vows protest to test shaky truce

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s opposition called for widespread protests Friday to test the regime’s commitment to an internationally brokered cease-fire that the U.N. chief described as so fragile it could collapse with a single gunshot. Regime forces halted heavy shelling…

Cricket: West Indies lose to Australia in First Test

Australia beat West Indies by three wickets on the final day of a dramatic first Test in Bridgetown. Chasing a victory target of 192 in two sessions, the tourists snuck home in fading light following a nervy chase that was…

Premier rejects West Bay Road preservation pleas

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (10), representatives from the Concerned Citizens Group, the West Bay Action Committee, Save Cayman and the Coalition to Keep Bodden Town Dump Free circulated correspondence between the groups, the premier and the Foreign…

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BCQS ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGE FOR BVI OFFICE

BCQS International, the leading Property and Development Consultancy of its kind in the Caribbean region and Latin America, today announced that Associate Director, Jennifer Dunn, who has been working for BCQS since April 2007, would be moving from the Barbados…