Invest 98L expected to move into the Caribbean this week
In Monday’s (19) iNews I spoke of a tropical disturbance that was located to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. That disturbance has now been designated Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Centre and has steadily moved across the…
Chinese Vice Premier arrives in Kingston
The vice-premier of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Hui Liangyu has arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport for several official engagements. Hui arrived in Montego Bay Sunday (18) to start his four-day working visit to Jamaica. At…
Princess Margaret sewage system concerns MP
Dr. Fenton Ferguson, Jamaica’s Opposition Spokesman on Health, has asserted that the Princess Margaret Hospital’s non-functioning sewage system poses a serious health risk and needs to be addressed immediately. Ferguson, who is also the Member of Parliament for eastern St….
Appleby: International legal team of the year
Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, was named “International Legal Team of the Year 2011/12” at the prestigious Step Private Client Awards 2011/12 held in London on Thursday 15 September 2011. The Awards ceremony,…
Grads choose immigration
Two recent high school graduates have chosen the Department of Immigration as their preferred place of employment. Although from opposite ends of Grand Cayman, Taneisha Welcome and Abbagail Fish both recently completed business studies at the Cayman Islands Further Education…
Jamaican Government to set up child treatment centre
Youth minister Olivia Grange disclosed the Government is intensifying efforts to establish a Child Assessment and Treatment Centre. The centre will provide acute trauma treatment, specialised evaluations, psychotherapy, behavioural modification as well as counselling services for children. Grange said the…
16-year-old Lexi Thompson gets historic LPGA win
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Juli Inkster thinks Lexi Thompson has proven she’s ready for LPGA Tour membership. The 16-year-old Thompson showed that she measures up on the course with her five-stroke victory Sunday in the Navistar LPGA Classic, which made…
Double shooting in George Town
Two more people have been shot – this time in George Town. One man has died and another is fighting for his life. The double shooting happened before 10pm on Cranbrook Drive off Crewe Road. Police are at the scene…
Governor’s Statement on West Bay murders
The murder of Preston Rivers last night, the third such tragic waste of life in five days, appalls all right-minded individuals in the Cayman Islands. The Governor has today issued the following statement: “I have been horrified and disgusted to…
