Golden oldies night raises funds for Pines
A Golden Oldies dinner dance raised CI$500 for the Pines Retirement Home. Mauva Wilson, Chairperson of the St. Georges Anglican Church Outreach and Missions Committee, said, “We had a fundraising effort in October, a Golden Oldies dinner-dance and we decided…
Heroes Day: Seven to receive cert. hon.
This year His Excellency the Governor, Mr Duncan Taylor, is delighted to be able to announce an additional group of Certificate and Badge of Honour recipients for Heroes Day. The theme for Heroes Day this year is education, and those…
Japan‘s nuclear plants may run past 40-year cap
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s planned 40-year cap on nuclear power plants could be extended up to 20 years, but exemptions will be rare, the government said Wednesday. Japan currently does not have a limit on the operational lifespan of reactors,…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, I refer to the complaint from the Overseas Minister and read same with great interest. He is apparently upset at the Caymanians negative comments regarding the events happening in the Islands. The British do not invest in these islands…
Grieving daughter suspended for Facebook comments
Mum-of-two Zoe Bennett, 35, who works for the Jamaican Tourist Board, faces a disciplinary probe over comments she made after her dad, Errol, was brutally murdered in a machete attack on the Caribbean island. Zoe, who is pregnant, received an email…
Plans for Diamond Jubilee river pageant unveiled
LONDON (AP) — Palace officials Wednesday announced details of a massive pageant on London’s River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee year. Plans call for roughly 1,000 boats of various sizes to gather June 3 for an unprecedented…
Coleman expected to get Wales job
Chris Coleman is expected to be named as Wales manager today. The Football Association of Wales has called a media conference in Cardiff at which the appointment will be confirmed. Former Wales defender Coleman, 41, held talks with the FAW…
iThought: January 19, 2012
Many, by admiring the beauty of the wife of another, have become reprobate. For familiarity with her flares up like a fire. Ecclesiasticus 9:11
Protestors plan next move
West Bay’s Concerned Citizens Group will meet tonight to chart the next moves in their campaign to thwart closure of the road at Public Beach, rejecting charges by Premier McKeeva Bush of lying. This evening’s 7pm John Cumber School gathering…