September 16, 2013
Japan halts last nuclear reactor at Ohi
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September 16, 2013
Spanish public debt reaches record level
Spain's public debt reached a record high in June, the country's central bank said. The figure has risen to 942.8bn euros (£792.5bn; $1.3 trillion), equal to 92.2% of the country's entire economic output, the bank said. This is nearly 15% higher…
September 16, 2013
UN to Get Syrian Weapons Inspectors’ Report
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon briefs the United Nations Monday on what chemical weapons inspectors found when they conducted an investigation in Syria. The team took soil samples from the Damascus suburbs and blood samples from the civilian victims…
September 16, 2013
More Heavy Rains for Battered Colorado Flood Zone
Forecasters in Colorado are warning residents near Denver to brace for torrential overnight rains, as raging flood waters roar through the region and cloud cover hampers helicopter rescue efforts. Days of heavy rains and flooding have turned the…
September 16, 2013
1 Protester Killed as Cambodian Political Crisis Escalates
Violence erupted in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, on Sunday, as thousands of opposition activists protested the government's victory in a disputed election. Human rights activists said one protester was killed by a gunshot to the head during a…
September 16, 2013
Kerry says ‘Threat of Force Against Syria is Real’
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the threat of force against Syria is real if that country fails to live up to its agreement to rid itself of chemical weapons. Kerry said in Jerusalem Sunday that the government of Bashar al-Assad needs to…
September 16, 2013
Twin Storms Batter Mexico
Twin storms are battering the east and west coasts of Mexico, killing at least 17 people so far and forcing thousands to flee their homes. Hurricane Ingrid is forecast to strike Mexico's Gulf coast early Monday with winds as high as 120 kilometers…
September 6, 2013
Tropical storm disorganised, heads to Puerto Rico
Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which formed South of Puerto Rico late last night, poses no threat to the Cayman Islands, weather officials have said, but the storm and other weather systems are being closely monitored. At 8am Thursday morning the centre…
September 6, 2013
FATCA could affect 6,000 people living in Cayman
A seminar focusing on how the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) will impact individuals has been set for early next month, and everyone who was born in the US, holds a US passport or a green card, or who has a US address is encouraged to…
September 6, 2013
Crofty-bomb injures Academy-student
A student at the St. Maarten Academy PSVE sustained injuries yesterday morning from a homemade plastic bottle bomb, commonly known as a Crofty-bomb. According to a police report, a fellow student probably threw the bomb. The victim suffered…