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PPM wins most seats in Cayman Islands general election

Friday, May 24, 2013


12:06 AM

GEORGE TOWN,Cayman Islands (CMC) - The People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) emerged as the winner in the general election in this British Overseas territory, according to results announced on Thursday. The PPM, led by Alden McLaughlin, took 9 of 18 seats, just one shy of the majority while former Premier McKeeva Bush ...more





Decision on Finsac enquiry likely by next week

Thursday, May 23, 2013

THE controversy over the premature end to the Finsac Commission of Enquiry could be resolved by weekend after the commissioners meet to discuss closure. The Jamaica Observer understands that commissioners Worrick Bogle, chairman, and Charles Ross ar ...more

Water woes force Cypress Hall residents to the street

Thursday, May 23, 2013

RESIDENTS of Cypress Hall and Belvedere in West Rural St Andrew yesterday staged a peaceful protest over bad roads and the lack of a regular piped water supply. The placard-bearing protesters, who had gathered on the Red Hills main road near the ent ...more

Break-in at tax office

Thursday, May 23, 2013

OCHO RIOS, St Ann — The St Ann police have vowed to give top priority to Tuesday night's break-in at the St Ann's Bay branch of the Inland Revenue Department. "We have received a report from the tax department and we are pursuing our investiga ...more

You get what you pay for!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

OPPOSITION Spokesperson on Education and Human Resources Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert has urged Education Minister Ronald Thwaites to 'reduce waste in the ministry' in order to offer higher salaries to teachers. Making her contribution to the 2013/14 ...more

9,000 houses to be provided for low-income earners

Thursday, May 23, 2013

MORE than 9,000 houses will be provided for low-income earners over a five-year period, says minister with responsibility for housing, Dr Morais Guy. Making his contribution to the 2013/14 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, ...more

ATL PENSION FRAUD CASE: Back-dated letter was no mistake, says Global CFO

Thursday, May 23, 2013

THE December 1998 date on a letter the prosecution claimed was used in the alleged defrauding of the Appliance Traders Limited (ATL) Pension Fund by three former executives could not have been a mistake. ATL global financial officer, David Davies, t ...more

Bridging the gap

Thursday, May 23, 2013

A National Works Agency (NWA) contractor carries out work on a section of the Sandy Gully bridge on Constant Spring Road, in the vicinity of Marketplace, on Monday. Work began on Sunday to strengthen the expansion joints on the western bridge, Steph ...more

PM leaves for African Union summit in Ethiopia

Thursday, May 23, 2013

PRIME Minister Portia Simpson Miller was scheduled to leave the island yesterday for Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, where she will attend the Special 50th Anniversary Summit commemorating the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union. ...more

LABOUR DAY 2013: Lend a Hand... Build Our Land

Thursday, May 23, 2013

GOVERNMENT, corporate Jamaica and individuals will today participate in several projects as the country observes Labour Day. The day is being commemorated under the theme 'Lend a Hand... Build Our Land', and the St Mary Infirmary has been designated ...more

Piped water returns to Sligoville

Thursday, May 23, 2013

APPROXIMATELY 300 residents of Sligoville and surrounding communities in St Catherine now have water flowing into their homes, after having lived without the facility for up to six years. This, as a result of the rehabilitation of the Sligoville Wat ...more




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