Squash: Sobhy stars at Cayman Islands Pan Am Championships
From World Squash After the region’s leading players competed for seven titles over seven days at the Pan American Squash Championships in the Cayman Islands, it was USA’s Amanda Sobhy who emerged as the most decorated athlete with three gold medals at the South Sound Squash…
Rollout of LED street lighting begins on Grand Cayman
Safety on the roads at night is being enhanced. That’s because Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC), in collaboration with the National Roads Authority (NRA) have launched a project to replace all of its street lamps with LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes)….
Cayman Islands Court of Appeal successes for No5’s Philip Rule
From Lawyer Firm Rule Case No. 27 of 2017 The Court (Presided over by the Rt Hon Sir John Goldring, President, the Hon Sir Richard Field and the Hon Dennis Morrison, Justices of Appeal) announced that it was allowing the appeal…
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Hurricane Watches for central Gulf Coast as TS Gordon intensifies
By Bob Henson From Weather Underground Tropical Storm Gordon formed on Monday morning in the waters of the Upper Florida Keys, and it will be making a fast trek toward the upper Gulf Coast by late Tuesday. As of 11…
Most of Hong Kong and Taiwan’s dumped plastic bottles come from mainland China – but local drinks makers also urged to reduce waste
By Karen Zhang From South China Post Some 66 per cent of plastic bottles collected along coasts were labelled in simplified Chinese characters, according to survey by local environmental group The Green Earth and other NGOs Green groups in Hong…
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4.2 magnitude earthquake felt across Jamaica Monday
From Jamaica Observer Monday July 3 ST ANDREW, Jamaica — Sections of the island were last night rattled by an earthquake with a magnitude 4.2. The Earthquake Unit at the University of The West Indies said the quake, which occurred…
Guyana: Crime Chief Paul Williams removed in mystery shakeup at the GPF
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian In a shocking shake-up within the Guyana Police Force, Crime Chief Paul Williams was removed from his position and is now assigned to the Force’s Administration. Williams who has been recently promoted to the…
Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar over secrets act
From BBC A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for violating a state secrets act while investigating violence against the Rohingya minority. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, nationals of Myanmar, were arrested…
Jamaica: Canadian arrested at Sangster Airport for cocaine
From Jamaica Observer ST JAMES, Jamaica – The police are reporting the arrest of a male Canadian visitor after the seizure of approximately five pounds of cocaine at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James on Thursday. Reports…
David Ramnarine resigns from the Guyana Police Force
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian Guyana Guardian – Assistant Commissioner of Police David Ramnarine has resigned from the Guyana Police Force, citing the government’s failure to confirm him as the top cop or even appointing him as a Deputy…
