CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee fines Cruz Azul and Liga Deportivo Alajuelense, Suspends players from both clubs
MIAMI, FL (Monday, January 12, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that its Disciplinary Committee has levied fines on Cruz Azul Fútbol Club and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, participants in the 2014/15…
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Caribbean gathering focuses on reparations battle From Las Vegas Sun (AP) Politicians, lawyers and academics gathered to advance a united effort by more than a dozen Caribbean nations to seek slavery reparations from three European nations. The regional conference in…
Despite decades of enmity, U.S. and Cuba find common ground on anti-drug effort
By Andrew O’Reilly From Fox News Latino For decades the United States and Cuba have been bitter opponents on nearly every issue from human rights to foreign policy. There is, however, one area where Washington and Havana have made –…
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Several dead, missing after minibus plunges into sea in St. Vincent By SNO Staff – Monday, January 12th, 2015 at 10:38 AM Three people are reported missing after a minibus carrying several passengers, including students, plunged into the sea in…
US Centcom Twitter account hacked by pro-IS group
From BBC The Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US military command were suspended for a few hours after being hacked by a group claiming to back Islamic State. One message on Centcom’s Twitter feed said: “American soldiers, we are coming,…
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Militants planning mass casualty attacks against West: UK From Business Insider London (AFP) – The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 warned on Thursday that militant Islamists in Syria were planning “mass casualty attacks” in the West and that…
Deaths tied to defective ignition switch now double GM’s earliest reports
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Just two months after the General Motors victim compensation plan began accepting death claims related to the decades-long ignition switch defect the toll has doubled what the car manufacturers initially acknowledged publicly. Reuters reports the…
Cruise ship passenger dies on Cayman Islands waterfront
From RCIPS Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:37 PM Ukraine National dies off Seven Mile Beach Just after 10:00am Monday 12th January 2015, Emergency Services’ Units attended Seven Mile Beach in the vicinity of Calico Jack’s where an 88 year…
Arrest – West Bay Shooting/Arrest – Fatal Collision in Cayman Brac
From RCIPS Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 11:04 AM Arrest – West Bay Shooting A 20 year old male resident of West Bay (Jamaican National) has been arrested on Friday 9th January 2015 on suspicion of attempted murder. This arrest has…
Robbery in George Town, Grand Cayman
From RCIPS Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 9:35 PM George Town Police Station detectives are currently investigating a reported robbery which occurred on Saturday 10th January 2015 Circumstances are that on Saturday 10th January 2015 about 12:47am, a male resident…