Day: May 9, 2013

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Youngsters to benefit from synthetic putting green

From The Gleaner Ryon Jones, Staff Reporter After seeing his vision of installing the first synthetic golf putting green in Jamaica, national junior golf coach Jason Lopez is confident that it will lead to improved showings by the country’s youngsters…

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Fitch Rates Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.’s BRL

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) NEW YORK, May 02 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings currently rates Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.’s (BSB) Brazilian Real (BRL) senior unsecured notes that have a maturity of March 18, 2016 at ‘BBB’. A…

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The Editor Speaks: Voters know where they stand and whom they stand with from two candidates

Further to a previous Editorial where I bemoaned the Coalition for Cayman (C4C) “independent” candidates would not openly say whom they would align themselves with if there were a split vote in Cayman’s General Election, the two independents in North…

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PM declares Friday May 10 World Lupus Day in The Bahamas

From Bahama islands info Local support group urges Bahamians to P.O.P. (Put On Purple) for Lupus on Friday. NASSAU, Bahamas — The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, has declared Friday May 10,…

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Sandals Foundation reaches out to 2,000 Sandals guests and children during Marine Awareness Month

From Bahama island info The eco-tours were facilitated by Experiential Education and Young Marine Explorers. The students, guests and staff also learned about the medicinal value of many of the plants found throughout the wetlands of New Providence and the…

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The US spends millions to cover sexual assault in the military

David Francis, The Fiscal Times, From Business Insider The Veterans Affairs department spent almost $872 million in 2010 to deal with the health impacts of sexual assaults on former military personnel. This figure is based on the $10,880 dollars the…

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Appleby Aviation to attend EBACE 2013

by Appleby Appleby’s dedicated Aviation team, Appleby Aviation, will be exhibiting once again this year at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (“EBACE”) in Geneva, from stand 2239. Brian Johnson, director of operations at Appleby Aviation, will attend the…

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Orbcomm services now available in 5 more Caribbean countries

From Financial News UK Orbcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) said that its satellite data communications services are now available in Belize, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands. “This expansion of Orbcomm service availability in…

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Cleveland kidnap accused Ariel Castro in court

BBC The man accused of imprisoning three women for about a decade in the US city of Cleveland has made his first court appearance. Ariel Castro, 52, is charged with kidnap and rape. He did not enter a plea. Bail…

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Let’s Do it in the Caribbean (Positive Tourism News) wins Online Media Award

Written by Nicola Haughton Atlanta, (May 8, 2013). LetsDoitInTheCaribbean.com (Positive Tourism News), the Jamaican distribution channel and online news media which is uniting the Caribbean as One Marketplace, was the big winner at the recently held African Diaspora World Tourism…