7 [Jamaican] cops face court on extortion charges
From Jamaica Observer ST JAMES, Jamaica — Seven cops attached to the St James Division were on Monday placed before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges of extortion following a ruling from the Director of Public…
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : Winners of WuXi PharmaTech Awards inducted into prestigious academies
SHANGHAI, Dec. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device research and development outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, congratulates five winners of the WuXi PharmaTech Life Science and…
Tony Wear shifts online to raise brand awareness
By Camaron Kao From Taipei Times Tainan Enterprise (Cayman) Co (台南企業開曼), which sells apparel under brand names such as Tony Wear and Emely, has set up a virtual shop on Yahoo to introduce its products in Taiwan. The company already…
Christmas Day power outage causes cooking panic in Grand Cayman
When the power went out on Christmas Day at around 9am all over Grand Cayman there was panic from the hundreds of wives and girlfriends who were busy in the kitchen. Thoughts and cries of spoilt Christmas meals were rampant…
Dart sponsors national women’s football team. Webb disappointed in government. Girls stumble
Dart sponsors national women’s football team Dart Cayman Islands has stepped up to sponsor the Cayman National Under-20 Women’s Team, which has taken their preparations overseas for the CONCACAF Championship in January. Dart’s funding provided the opportunity for travel to…
Bahamas listed as wealthiest CARICOM country/St Kitts 3rd
From Jamaica Observer Jamaica, Guyana at the bottom in World Bank study BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The World Bank has rated the Bahamas as the wealthiest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. The Washington-based financial institution said that the Bahamas is the…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
St Ignatius announces winners of Carol Service fundraiser
St. Ignatius Catholic Church and School Candlelight Carol Service & Christmas Fundraiser Wednesday, December 18 resulted in local realtor Sheena Conolly being the big winner of $25,000. Other winners were: Natasha Wight and Philip Stewart –$2,500 each. ClearnBodden sold the…
18* immigrants die, as boat capsizes in the Caribbean
From Punch NG At least 18 people have died and 32 others have been rescued after a boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean on Wednesday, the government said in a Facebook statement. A sailboat believed…
Report made on registrar appointment
The recent recruitment of a Registrar of Lands was “fundamentally robust, well-documented” and in compliance with requirements of the Public Sector Management Law (PSML) says a report by human resources (HR) auditors. Following concerns over the appointment that were raised…
