Tom Daley ‘is gay because his father died’ says UK evangelist
By Jamie Merrill From The Independent Christian Concern founder Andrea Minichiello Williams angers gay rights campaigner after speech in Jamaica The head of a British evangelical Christian lobby group has angered gay rights campaigners by urging Jamaica to keep same-sex…
Breast cancer rates soar in the region
From Caribbean 360 The WHO says mortality is higher in the Caribbean and other developing countries due to lack of early detection and access to treatment. NEW YORK, United States, Monday December 16, 2013, CMC – The World Health Organization…
English Divorce Court denies Royal Court’s Request
Trust applications In Jersey – confidentiality under threat: English Divorce Court denies Royal Court’s Request for restraint in the interests of comity Article by Kathryn Purkis and Dan Boxall, Collas Crill Jersey In the high-profile matrimonial proceedings of Tchenguiz v…
Conyers advises on the RC Cayman Hotel refinancing of Grand Cayman Ritz-Carlton
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman Islands advice to Cayman Hotel Holdings, a subsidiary of Five Mile Capital Partners (FMC), pertaining to the $130m (£80m) refinancing of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman property. FMC is an alternative investment and asset…
Muslim converts who hacked Private Lee Rigby to death found guilty
By Martin Robinson Daily Mail UK Murderers in the name of Islam: Muslim converts who hacked Private Lee Rigby to death in the street are found guilty by jurors in just 90 minutes Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale…
London’s Apollo Theatre’s roof collapses
From BBC Some 88 people are injured, at least seven seriously, after part of a roof in London’s Apollo Theatre collapsed during a show, police have said. The venue in Shaftesbury Avenue was packed for a performance of the Curious…
Jamaica’s Tessanne Chin is ‘The Voice’
From Caribbean360 PHOTO: Tessanne Chin receiving her award NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday December 18, 2013, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller Wednesday led the praises for singer Tessanne Chin, who won the NBC’s The Voice season five competition…
Nashville pioneer Ray Price dead at 87
By Matt Smith, CNN Ray Price was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The 1956 song “Crazy Arms” introduced what’s now dubbed the “Ray Price beat” Price died Monday at age 87 after battling cancer He started singing…
Dirty money – rich smell
From The Economist The forum for rich countries issues an overdue mea culpa The leakage of wealth from poor countries through tax evasion, money laundering and other misdeeds is becoming an ever bigger worry for those who want poor countries…
Over US$400 million pledged for rapid response to disasters
From Caribbean 360 The latest promise of aid for natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes in the Caribbean was made in response to appeals by top UN officials. NEW YORK, United States, Tuesday December 17, 2013, CMC – The…
