H’View juniors on tour of Cayman Islands
The junior teams of the Harbour View Football Club were due in the Cayman Islands for a series of matches, plus community-related activities. Having recently been crowned the champions of the KSAFA Under-13 league, the club was invited by the…
All the big names expected for November 11 CMRC meet
By Rajiv Bisnauth All the big names in local and Caribbean motor racing are expected to take to the starting grid on November 11 for the final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing ‘Race of Champions’ at the South Dakota…
Hurricane Sandy: it hit the Caribbean too, you know
By Garry Pierre-Pierre The Guardian While the media were focused on New York, little attention was paid to the pounding taken by Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba. Before making landfall on the shores of South New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy pounded Haiti,…
Why have they destroyed my Islands?
By Brenda Quin Developers? No. They are the destroyers of our environment. Dollar signs are their vision. Rip out the mangroves. Uproot the trees. Shred the remains! Gone are the habitats of birds, whistling ducks, and the bees. Devastation…
Company aims to boost wind energy 50%
BY CAMILO THAME Business co-ordinator A new local company is aiming to establish a 24-megawatt wind farm in central Jamaica within a few years. Clean Alternative Energy Limited (CAEL) is proposing to construct eight three-MW wind turbines in Great Valley…
Greg Christie submits Final Annual Report
Contractor General Greg Christie Submits Final Annual Report to Parliament and Satisfactorily Clears all Statutory OCG Annual Audits In compliance with Section 28 (2) of the Contractor General Act, outgoing Contractor General, Greg Christie, has now submitted, to Parliament, his…
Jamaica faces legal action over anti-gay laws
by Scott Roberts Pink News, Europe’s Largest Gay News Service Three people have launched legal against Jamaica due to the country’s continued enforcement of homophobic laws. The case is being sent to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and has the support…
USA consular agencies in the Cayman Islands and Montego Bay, Jamaica
The consular agencies in the Cayman Islands and Montego Bay, provides information and assistance to U.S. citizens in the Cayman Islands and western Jamacia respectively. At each location, U.S. citizens can submit applications for: U.S. passports; documenting children born in…
Bahamas braced as Hurricane Sandy races in
Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the Bahamas after battering Cuba with torrential rain and winds of 165km/h (105mph). The category two storm emerged off Cuba’s northeast coast and is due to strike islands in the southern Bahamas later on…
Hurricane Sandy brings torrential rain to Jamaica
Jamaicans have taken refuge in shelters and their homes as Hurricane Sandy nears the island’s south coast. Schools and airports are closed and a curfew has been imposed in major towns to keep people off the streets and deter looting….
