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Rajki Delicacies introduce TWO new flavours at Cafe Blue Show

Rajki Delicacies will introduce two new flavours – a delicate taste of coconut  and a hint of cinnamon kurma at Cafe Blue, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica next Saturday 23 June. The new coconut and cinnamon flavours along with original…

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Jamaica risks discrediting Monarchy, warns Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

The Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands says Jamaica could run the risk of discrediting the British Monarchy in its zeal to become a republic. Addressing congregants during a service to mark the celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s…

More serious allegations made about CHEC

  We were sent this communication by The Communications Department, Office of the Contractor General of Jamaica. This is printed verbatim: The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) wishes to bring to your attention the following story which appears as…

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Jamaica drug kingpin ‘Dudus’ Coke jailed for 23 years

Notorious Jamaican drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke has been sentenced to 23 years in a US prison, the maximum sentenced he faced. Coke, 43, pleaded guilty to drug and gun-trafficking charges in August 2011. A five-week operation to capture him…

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Banned: CHEC’s parent company by World Bank

This story appeared in http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/06/04/world-bank-bans-cjia-contractor/ When you read it, note that the company involved is the parent company of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). This is the company Cayman Islands premier, McKeeva Bush signed a Memorandum of Understanding to construct…

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Cayman Islands church minister helps Jamaican migrants in Niagara, Canada

A programme to support Jamaican workers is about hospitality, spirituality and fellowship. For 20 years, members of the Caribbean Workers Outreach Project have tried to make migrant workers, mostly from Jamaica, feel at home in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. “The idea…

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Lions club of Tropical Gardens is Club of the Year (2011-2012) for District 60B

The 32nd MD 60 Convention held in Trinidad from May 22-27 was indeed a “roaring” success.  The Lions Club of Tropical Gardens (LCTG) in the Cayman Islands was once again recognized for its outstanding contributions to the Cayman Islands community…

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Ingleton places second in Open Water 800m in Cayman

Twenty-two-year-old Kadian Ingleton, a double gold and double silver medallist at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, placed second at the 10th Annual Butterfield 800m Open Water Swim on Saturday in the Cayman Islands. Competing in…

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Crab lovers fly into Jamaica for Crab Fest

Crab lovers will be in for a treat today as the scenic Paradise Park near Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland hosts the 2012 edition of the annual ‘Busha Crab Fest.’ Against a backdrop of intermittent rain last year, chefs such as Randie…

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Cricket: West Indies lose again to England

England’s nine-wicket win at Trent Bridge gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series Marlon Samuels added a defiant 76 not out to his first-innings century as West Indies limped from overnight 61-6 to 165 all out, setting…