Bellingham in TCI
Voters to go to the polls on November 9th THE date for the Turks and Caicos Islands’ return to democratic rule has been set for November 9, but an untrusting local population still harbours the concern that democracy might elude…
Google denies preventing anti-competition probe
Google has denied that it is preventing a Texas investigation into whether it is abusing its dominance of the internet search market. It comes after Texan attorney general Greg Abbott accused the company of improperly refusing to hand over evidence…
PLP & OBA Continue To Debate Term Limit Policy following Cayman Islands report
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards and the Progressive Labour Party continue to verbally spar over term limits, following a recent report from the Cayman Islands about the impact term limits had on their business growth. “The flak gets heaviest when…
Football Euro 2012: England lose to Italy after penalties 2 – 4
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Syrian Pilot Defects to Jordan With Plane
A Syrian air force pilot on a training mission flew into neighboring Jordan and defected with his Russian-made fighter jet, Jordanian and Syrian officials said, the first such incident during the nearly 15-month-old uprising. The defection happened as more deadly…
Euro 2012: Quarter Finals – Czech Rep 0 Portugal 1
Cristiano Ronaldo capped a magnificent display with the match-winning goal as Portugal powered past Czech Republic and into the semi-finals of Euro 2012. Ronaldo, who scored twice against the Netherlands, hit the woodwork in each half with fine strikes. And…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to Expand Retail Water Operations With Bahamas Joint Venture
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. CWCO -1.49% , which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce or nonexistent, today announced that it has formed…
Court convicts Umar Patek over Bali bombing
THE last member of the 2002 Bali bombing plot to face justice has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a panel of judges found him guilty of mass murder for his role in Indonesia’s deadliest terrorist attack. Umar…
Moody’s downgrades 15 major banks
The credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded 15 banks and financial institutions. UK banks downgraded include Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and HSBC. In the US, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are among those marked down….
Jamaican OCG now in Possession of Legal Opinion from Queen’s Counsel confirming validity of OCG’s Positions on Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)
The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) is now in possession of a formal written Independent Legal Opinion, from eminent Queen’s Counsel, Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, which supports the legal validity of the OCG’s contentions regarding the Government’s Independent Oversight Panel (IOP)….