Obama leads tributes to Armstrong, first man on Moon
US President Barack Obama has led tributes to astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the Moon, who died on Saturday at the age of 82. Mr Obama said on his Twitter feed: “Neil Armstrong was a hero not just…
Fires continue to burn at Venezuela’s Amuay refinery
Fires continue to burn at an oil refinery in Venezuela, the site of a deadly explosion early on Saturday. Two tanks are still alight but state oil company officials say they have the situation under control. Thirty-nine people died and…
Opposition: Saturday is deadliest day in Syrian civil war
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — At least 330 people were reported dead Saturday in Syria, marking the highest single-day death toll since the start of the uprising, according to opposition activists. With one week left to go, August…
Serious Motor Vehicle Accident and a Hit and Run
A man is currently in critical condition at the hospital following a single vehicle road crash in the vicinity of Barnes Laundry Mart early this morning, Saturday 25th August 2012. Around 2 am a Toyota Corolla DX which was travelling on…
8:00AM Update: Centre Of Isaac Moving Into The Windward Passage & Forecast To Head For Florida Keys As A Hurricane
Overall Track Of Isaac Remains Unchanged; Florida Keys & South Florida Will Be Impacted On Sunday, Then The Florida Panhandle Later Tuesday Saturday, August 25, 2012 9:07 am by Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather My overall forecast track for Isaac…
Jamaican Binnie reigns supreme by beating Cayman’s Stafford
From The Gleaner All went according to plan for Jamaican squash ace, Chris Binnie, who won the men’s title at the 2012 Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Senior Championships in Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday night. The reigning All Jamaica…
Cayman Islands To Face BBF, Mexico & ES in Centrobasket U-15 Championship
By Renaldo Dorsett, tribune media Dubbed the “future of the Bahamas Basketball Federation” and its national team development, the BBF will field one of its youngest men’s national teams in recent years, as they prepare for competition against several regional…
Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt sprint to Diamond League victories
Yohan Blake ran the joint-third fastest time in 100m history as fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt eased to 200m victory in the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. Olympic silver medallist Blake ran 9.69 seconds, beating American Tyson Gay into second place….
India cricket: Middle-order retirements are end of era
India’s ongoing first Test match against New Zealand at Hyderabad marks the end of an era. The recent retirements of VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid – and Saurav Ganguly before them in 2008 – means that its fabled middle order…
