Paralympics 2012: US swimmers Weggemann & Zook reclassified
By Nick Hope and Elizabeth Hudson BBC Paralympic sports reporters US Paralympic swimming stars Justin Zook and Mallory Weggemann have been reclassified on the eve of the Games. It follows the re-testing of athletes by the International Paralympic Committee [IPC]…
Isaac, downgraded to tropical storm, still packs a punch From CNN 2137GMT Aug 29 2012
Louisiana and Mississippi officials conducted search-and-rescue missions Wednesday for residents stranded by Tropical Storm Isaac, which flooded highways and homes and pushed water over the top of a vital levee. While Isaac lost its hurricane status Wednesday afternoon, officials warned…
Pool Death – Update and appeal
Officers investigating the death of a 39-year-old man, whose body was found in the pool of Treasure island around midnight on Monday, are appealing for anyone who saw or spoke to him that night to come forward. The man, Vicente…
Road Closure – Sunday 16 September 2012
Road Closure – Sunday 16 September 2012 On Sunday, 2 September, the following junctions will be closed while a tower crane on South Church Street is dismantled; Memorial Avenue/South Church Street Harbour Drive/ Boilers Road The junctions will be closed…
Hurricane Isaac Lurks Near Louisiana Coast
7:00 AM CDT Wed Aug 29 Location: 29.4°N 90.5°W Moving: NW at 6 mph Min pressure: 970 mb Max sustained: 80 mph Hurricane Isaac made its first U.S. landfall along the extreme southeastern Louisiana coast at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday…
ISAAC PRODUCING A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST…FLOODING FROM RAINFALL TO FOLLOW
10:00 PM CDT Tue Aug 28 Location: 29.0°N 89.7°W Moving: NW at 8 mph Min pressure: 968 mb Max sustained: 80 mph HURRICANE ISAAC DISCUSSION NUMBER 32 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092012 1000 PM CDT TUE AUG…
The Editor Speaks: Hospital may be Cayman’s lifesaver
The Dr. Shetty Hospital groundbreaking ceremony that took place on Monday at East End was executed with much pomp and circumstance as befits “the largest private sector undertaking in the history of these islands”. If all goes to plan, but…
Bush bashes “Compass” and “CNS”
We publish below in its entirety a Statement by the Premier and Minister of Finance that was made in Finance Committee on 27th Aug 2012 and sent to us on Tue 28th. The statement concerns a front page article in…
Curiosity rover’s intriguing geological find
The Mars rover Curiosity is indulging in a flurry of multimedia activity ahead of its science mission proper. It sent the first image from its 100mm telephoto lens, already spotting an intriguing geological “unconformity”. Nasa also released a colour panorama…
Hantavirus warning to 1,700 Yosemite campers
Yosemite National Park is warning 1,700 visitors who stayed in some of its tent cabins this summer that they may have been exposed to a deadly virus. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome has been blamed for the deaths of two campers who…
