Dart deal…What Dart deal?
Governor Duncan Taylor has neither seen nor signed any applications to allow elected officials to trade any crown land to Dart Realty for a multi-million-dollar series of infrastructure projects. While Premier McKeeva Bush has said government and Dart Realty have…
Pa. school district backs off on skinny jeans ban
CATASAUQUA, Pa. (AP) — Students in a Pennsylvania school district have gotten approval to remain fashion forward. The Morning Call of Allentown reports that Catasauqua Area School District approved a revised dress code this week. It allows students to wear…
Russians search for crashed spaceship in Siberia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency workers are using helicopters Thursday in their search for the wreckage of the unmanned supply ship that crashed and exploded in a forested area in Siberia. The spaceship was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in…
X-RAY VISION! Customs will get $3m equipment to stop smugglers
One of the world’s leading suppliers of anti-nuclear army vehicles has signed a major deal to protect Cayman’s borders. Smiths Detection supplies military equipment that helps identify explosives, chemical and biological agents, radiological and nuclear threats and weapons. Now they…
49th annual Trinidadian Independence celebration
Starting this evening Singh’s Roti Shop will begin its weekend-long celebration of Trinidad Independence together with Digicel, Heineken, Appleton, Nestle/Supligen King Imports and Travel Pros. Tonight kicks off with Digicel and Jacques Scott’s Happy Hour where you can enjoy drink…
Budget deficit slips to $1.28T; red ink continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of unrelieved gloom and discord, Congress and President Barack Obama are starting to make a dent in the federal budget deficit. It’s projected to shrink slightly to $1.28 trillion this year, and bigger savings from…
Interns learn about Customs
The Customs Department participated in the Government’s Summer Intern Programme, which aimed to enhance and broaden each student’s educational background and give them a sense of teamwork which would further prepare them for the challenges of the working world. Those…
Man arrested after hit and run
A driver who fled after smashing into a motorcycle sending the rider and passenger flying into the air has been arrested. The driver of the black Nissan Skyliner sped off after the crash which left both people needing hospital treatment….
Mutant mosquitoes may fight tropical disease
Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They’ve rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don’t spread the dengue virus. More than 50 million people a year get…
STAR shines new light on airwaves
New radio station to hit the airwaves as soon as next month. World renowned DJ John “Selecta Renegade” Watler owns and heads the new station STAR 92.7 FM. The station will have a format on top urban hits, music from…
