What’s Been Found in the Bain Document [Cayman Islands] Dump So Far
Elspeth Reeve Aug 24, 2012 Gawker’s John Cook got 950 pages of documents from Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital holdings in the Cayman Islands, but not being a financial expert, he crowd-sourced their meaning. The Internet hoards — actually, financial reporters —…
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26)
Isaac expected to cross the Florida Keys as a hurricane by late Sunday (26) afternoon; hurricane conditions expected across the Florida Keys & southwest Florida into Sunday night; Northern Gulf Coast expected to be impacted by a Category 2 Hurricane…
Stop calling National Building Fund a “slush fund” shouts premier
Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush shouted at his critics once again in the Legislative Assembly last Thursday (23) saying they were “vindictive”. He was defending his National Building Fund (NBF) of $4.6M that has been included in his Budget…
Cayman Islands Based Gawker Media Attacks Mitt Romney for Cayman Island Assets
Posted by Erick Erickson (Diary) Thursday, August 23rd at 5:51PM EDT This is actually pretty hilarious. Gawker, the site that has spent lots of time also ridiculing Sarah Palin and Trig Palin and pretty much writing every other offensive thing…
Vaz steps aside – Politician, senior cop to face court Sep 5
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/Court coordinator [email protected] MEMBER of Parliament Daryl Vaz yesterday morning stepped down from his shadow minister post for the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), as a result of damning corruption allegations over which he and his two…
Obama leads tributes to Armstrong, first man on Moon
US President Barack Obama has led tributes to astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, who died on Saturday at the age of 82. Mr Obama said on his Twitter feed: “Neil Armstrong was a hero not just…
Fires continue to burn at Venezuela’s Amuay refinery
Fires continue to burn at an oil refinery in Venezuela, the site of a deadly explosion early on Saturday. Two tanks are still alight but state oil company officials say they have the situation under control. Thirty-nine people died and…
Camana Bay Set To Open One Of The Islands’ First Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Environmentally-conscious residents will soon get a charge out of Camana Bay as the Town Centre’s two public electric vehicle charging stations near completion. Powered by five kilowatts of solar panels fitted atop the Forum Lane Parking Garage, the stations are…
Opposition: Saturday is deadliest day in Syrian civil war
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — At least 330 people were reported dead Saturday in Syria, marking the highest single-day death toll since the start of the uprising, according to opposition activists. With one week left to go, August…
GIS Spotlight: Link to Oceans
The week starting Monday, 27 August, GIS Spotlight opens young minds to ocean literacy, draws attention to tourism and refocuses on hurricane preparedness. It’s never too early to enthuse school children about nature and the need to conserve it for…
