December 30, 2011
Deadly Cyclone Hits Southern India
Indian weather forecasters say a cyclone has hit the country's southeastern coast, killing at least six people. Cyclone Thane made landfall near the former French colonial town of Pondicherry early Friday with winds up to 135 kilometers per hour,…
December 30, 2011
Samoa and Tokelau Cross International Date Line
The tiny Pacific island nation of Samoa and nearby atolls of New Zealand-administered Tokelau skipped Friday this year and moved from Thursday straight to Saturday to align themselves with their trading partners in the region. At the stroke of…
December 30, 2011
PNP’s Portia Simpson delivers crushing 41-22 seat defeat to JLP
THE People’s National Party (PNP) sent the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) back into Opposition after scoring a crushing 41-22-seat victory in yesterday’s 16th general election that pollsters and analysts had said was mostly too close to call. A sober…
December 30, 2011
Police protecting Tufton
Jamaica Labour Party Deputy Leader Dr Christopher Tufton says he is now under police protection at his home in his South Western St Elizabeth constituency. According to Tufton, People’s National Party (PNP) supporters have refused to accept his…
December 30, 2011
USVI to lay off nearly 500 amid budget crisis
The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands says he will be forced to lay off nearly 500 employees in the coming months because of a fiscal crisis. Gov. John de Jongh said Wednesday that 143 temporary and part-time workers will be dismissed on Dec.…
December 30, 2011
Haiti to reap US$1.5 million from the Clinton Bush Fund
Hospitality workers, entrepreneurs, students, and teachers in Haiti are set to become empowered with much needed training when the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund disburses nearly US$1.5 million in new grants to organizations. The Washington-based fund…
December 30, 2011
Scores accepted by Department of Immigration
The Cayman Islands Department of Immigration is accepting scores from Educational Testing Service’s (ETS) TOEIC(R) tests to measure the English-language proficiency of persons from around the world wishing to work or settle in the Cayman……
December 30, 2011
PNP claims JLP leader breached agreement
The Peoples National Party (PNP) has filed a complaint to the Political Ombudsman claiming that the prime minister has breached a campaign agreement. Last night, The Gleaner was unable to get a reaction from the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP)…
December 30, 2011
TCI capital to Providenciales is not being considered by the Interim Government
Poppy-cock is how Neil Smith, spokesman for His Excellency the Governor, has described vicious rumors of the capital Grand Turk moving to Providenciales. Smith was responding to the circulated rumors carried in yesterday's edition of TCI News Now,…
December 30, 2011
TCI Senior Leadership appointments (Deputy Secretary)
As part of its public sector reform programme, TCI Government is reducing the number of ministerial departments. New Permanent Secretaries are in the process of being appointed and applications are now invited for the Deputy Secretary posts that…