Bin Laden book No Easy Day ‘contradicts official account’
A first-hand account of the May 2011 raid by US forces that killed Osama Bin Laden contradicts the official story, the Associated Press claims. It has purchased an advance copy of an unauthorised account of the raid, No Easy Day,…
Explosive trial ends. Midland Acres fined $1,300 for violations
There were no loud explosions in the dynamite materials case involving Suresh Bhemsein Prasad, Managing Director of Midland Acres Ltd, on Wednesday (29) after Prasad changed his plea to guilty to four counts of importing explosive materials without the correct…
Mauritius styles itself as a Cayman Islands to India and offers India two islands in effort to preserve tax treaty
In order to style itself as another Cayman Islands how far will a country go to secure a favourable deal for itself? Pretty far, it seems. Mauritius has offered a couple of sun-drenched islands to India as part of a…
Blue Baby Godzilla? A Portrait of the Rarest Cerulean Iguana
Located on the tiny island of Grand Cayman off the coast of Cuba are the last remaining Blue Iguanas (Cyclura lewisi). They’re one of the longest living species of lizard with the record being set at 67 years. Unfortunately, there…
Paralympics 2012: US swimmers Weggemann & Zook reclassified
By Nick Hope and Elizabeth Hudson BBC Paralympic sports reporters US Paralympic swimming stars Justin Zook and Mallory Weggemann have been reclassified on the eve of the Games. It follows the re-testing of athletes by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]…
Isaac, downgraded to tropical storm, still packs a punch From CNN 2137GMT Aug 29 2012
Louisiana and Mississippi officials conducted search-and-rescue missions Wednesday for residents stranded by Tropical Storm Isaac, which flooded highways and homes and pushed water over the top of a vital levee. While Isaac lost its hurricane status Wednesday afternoon, officials warned…
Pool Death – Update and appeal
Officers investigating the death of a 39-year-old man, whose body was found in the pool of Treasure island around midnight on Monday, are appealing for anyone who saw or spoke to him that night to come forward. The man, Vicente…
Hurricane Isaac Lurks Near Louisiana Coast
7:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 Location: 29.4°N 90.5°W Moving: NW at 6 mph Min pressure: 970 mb Max sustained: 80 mph Hurricane Isaac made its first U.S. landfall along the extreme southeastern Louisiana coast at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday…
ISAAC PRODUCING A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST…FLOODING FROM RAINFALL TO FOLLOW
10:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 28 Location: 29.0°N 89.7°W Moving: NW at 8 mph Min pressure: 968 mb Max sustained: 80 mph HURRICANE ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 32 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 1000 PM CDT TUE AUG…
Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
