CUC power outage Tue (18)
Customers in the Bodden Town and Prospect areas were without power for just over an hour this morning. Power was out from 9:04 am and all power was restored by 10:19 am. The outage was the result of a fault…
UDP split – Vote of No Confidence to be debated in LA at 3PM
The Cayman Islands’ United Democratic Party (UDP) government failed to reach a consensus on Monday (17) to oust embattled Premier McKeeva Bush from his position as Premier of the Cayman Islands and leader of the UDP. Bush, who was arrested…
C9-T11: Miracle Supplement or Marketing Ploy?
The Ad & Website We spotted an ad for C9-T11 the other day which promoted “Shocking Muscle Growth” and claimed “Rare plant increases muscle growth 700% – Should it be banned?” and linked to Hconfidential.com. This website was merely a…
Katongo named 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year
Christopher Katongo has won the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition from Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, Younes Belhanda and Yaya Toure to become the first winner from southern Africa in the…
Bradley Wiggins claims BBC award is his ‘greatest achievement’
By Frank Keogh BBC Sport Bradley Wiggins says being voted 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year is possibly his greatest triumph. The 32-year-old cyclist claimed Olympic time trial gold in the summer after becoming the first Briton to win…
Afghan landmine blast kills girls in Nangarhar
At least nine young girls have been killed and three more injured in a landmine explosion in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. The girls were collecting firewood when one of them hit the mine with an axe, a provincial official said….
Newtown shooting: First Connecticut funerals begin
The first funerals are being held for victims of Friday’s shootings at a school in the US state of Connecticut. Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both aged six, were the first of those killed at Sandy Hook school to be…
CDB announcements for St Lucia, Haiti and a Jamaican student
CDB APPROVES COUNTRY STRATEGY FOR ST. LUCIA The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have approved a Country Strategy for St. Lucia. This document articulates the Bank’s strategic focus and planned interventions in support of St….
Letter to the Editor
THIS LOOKS LIKE “TEMPURA TWO” I am so surprised at the immature thinking of people in our society. As though the Premier has been already charged, tried, and sentenced. This could turn out with different results contrary from the desires…
