Tropical Storm Development Likely This Weekend In The Gulf Of Mexico and Chris is first 2012 hurricane
As of Thursday morning (21) Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather Services said: This morning’s analysis shows an area of low pressure now located very near the Yucatan Channel. Satellite imagery showed scattered deeper convection across the entire length of the…
“That’s My Boy” movie has ended its run at Hollywood Theatres
Caymanian Child Support Worker, Marilyn Conolly, called for a boycott of a movie that was playing at Cayman’s Camana Bay Hollywood Theatres last Wednesday (20) on CITN/Cayman27 local television news programme The film she wanted boycotted is American comedian Adam…
Syrian Pilot Defects to Jordan With Plane
A Syrian air force pilot on a training mission flew into neighboring Jordan and defected with his Russian-made fighter jet, Jordanian and Syrian officials said, the first such incident during the nearly 15-month-old uprising. The defection happened as more deadly…
Euro 2012: Quarter Finals – Czech Rep 0 Portugal 1
Cristiano Ronaldo capped a magnificent display with the match-winning goal as Portugal powered past Czech Republic and into the semi-finals of Euro 2012. Ronaldo, who scored twice against the Netherlands, hit the woodwork in each half with fine strikes. And…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to Expand Retail Water Operations With Bahamas Joint Venture
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO -1.49% , which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce or nonexistent, today announced that it has formed…
Court convicts Umar Patek over Bali bombing
THE last member of the 2002 Bali bombing plot to face justice has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a panel of judges found him guilty of mass murder for his role in Indonesia’s deadliest terrorist attack. Umar…
Moody’s downgrades 15 major banks
The credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded 15 banks and financial institutions. UK banks downgraded include Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and HSBC. In the US, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are among those marked down….
Jamaican OCG now in Possession of Legal Opinion from Queen’s Counsel confirming validity of OCG’s Positions on Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is now in possession of a formal written Independent Legal Opinion, from eminent Queen’s Counsel, Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, which supports the legal validity of the OCG’s contentions regarding the Government’s Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)….
Manny Pacquiao wins WBO review after defeat by Timothy Bradley
Manny Pacquiao has won a WBO review into his split-decision defeat by Timothy Bradley earlier this month. On the night two judges scored the bout 115-113 in the American’s favour, prompting boos around the MGM Grand. The WBO has now…
NDC Observes International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Substance use has a detrimental effect on the prosperity and health of all nations and is well recognised as a significant barrier to both teaching and learning. It has been associated with a host of high-risk behaviours including crime, illiteracy,…
