‘Killa’ Whittaker to get shot at No. 1 IBF rankings spot in televised bout
Junior middleweights Gabriel Rosado, of Philadelphia, PA, and Charles Whittaker, of the Cayman Islands, will battle for the No. 1 spot in the IBF rankings on Friday evening, Sept. 21, at the Event Center of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem….
Standard Chartered Bank Hid Huge Iran Trade: NY State Regulators
New York. Standard Chartered Bank was accused on Monday by New York state regulators of hiding $250 billion in allegedly illegal transactions with Iran for almost a decade. The regulators accused the London-based global bank of “systematic misconduct” that might…
Walking track underway in George Town, Grand Cayman
Hon. Mark Scotland, JP Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports & Culture and Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP, Minister of Education Training & Employment took a trip to the field at Clifton Hunter High School (CHHS) recently, to check on the…
Act now or species will be lost, environment groups warn
“Environmental groups criticise lack of funding and targets for protecting endangered species in UK’s 14 overseas territories“ The limpics must really be boring if they’re running stuff like this. Many species in some of the most remote vestiges of Britain’s…
Cydonie’s tendon did not heal
Ronald Shillingford Cydonie Mothersill warmed up for her women’s 200 metres heat at the London Olympics on Monday but was unable to run because of a long-standing tendon problem. She has been struggling with injuries and after consultation with the…
Aggressive and passive personalities – can you identify with anyone here in Cayman?
“I am the world. The world must obey me. I can never be wrong. I know what is to be done and how. All of you must follow what I say without any protest, because I tolerate no dissent. I…
Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi thrown out of Olympics for not trying
Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi has become the ninth athlete to be excluded from the London Olympics for not trying. Makhloufi, who won one of Sunday’s 1500m semi-finals, was forced to race in the 800m after Algeria failed to withdraw him before…
Judoka Nicholas Delpopolo tests positive for cannabis
Judoka Nicholas Delpopolo has been expelled from London 2012 after he failed a drugs test and admitted he had unwittingly eaten marijuana-laced food. The 23-year-old American had finished seventh in the men’s -73kg competition. Delpopolo was disqualified by the International…
Onepeople’ Premieres Independence Day
Onepeople’ Premieres Independence Day – Documentary To Be Viewed At Jubilee Village, On Flow And Overseas Published: Sunday | August 5, 2012 “The Gleaner” Jamaicans will have one more reason to celebrate their national pride when the official documentary features…
Tokelau Will Be World’s First 100% Solar-Powered Nation
By Mat McDermott, TreeHugger Tokelau may not yet be a fully self-governing country—the majority of its budget is paid for in aid from New Zealand; its citizens still are technically citizens of New Zealand; and it has non-self-governing territory status…
