GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands: Detectives from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) on Wednesday, July 16 arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of theft, false accounting and uttering false documents. The arrest comes as part of investigations into the collapse of the ‘Grand Island Fund’.
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Veteran calypsonian the Mighty Sparrow and St Vincent’s soca hitster Kevin Lyttle are in London. They’re leading a line-up of soca artistes at a Saturday show in north-east London. They explain why they’re performing over a month ahead of Notting Hill Carnival.
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After weeks of speculating over which international acts will be performing, for the generally vibrant Montego Bay crowd; Grammy winning Hip-Hop entertainer T-Pain has been added to the versatile lineup for Reggae Sumfest 200…

Tired of the generic sound of music played constantly on the radio, T-Pain was inspired to create an album that would combine the likes of both Hip-Hop and R&B; the result, the smash hit singles “I’m Sprung” and the lyrically creative track “I’m In Love with a Stripper”. Released from the album “Rappa Ternt Sanga”, I’m Sprung” peaked at number eight on the Billboard Top 100 Charts, helping the newly acclaimed solo artist sell over 800,000 copies of his work.
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World Youth triple medallist Nickel Ash-meade and Nikita Tracey will try to improve on Jamaica’s medal tally on today’s fourth day of the 12th IAAF World Junior Championships.

After three days, Jamaica’s only medal is the 100 metres gold won by Dexter Lee.

Ashmeade, who won silver in the 100m and bronze medals in the 200m and medley relay at last year’s World Youth Championships, is in the 200m final. Edwin Allen High sixth former Tracey will run in the 400m hurdles final.
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ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Newly-installed Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has disclosed key aspects of his cabinet, ahead of this weekend’s expected formal announcement. In a television interview with the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) on Wednesday night, Thomas, whose National Democratic Congress (NDC) swept the incumbent New National Party from office in Tuesday’s general election, said he had already identified persons to fill positions in his new administration.
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Grenada’s two main political parties are hopeful that the majority of the more than 80 thousand registered voters will favour them to form the country’s next government, when they go to the polls on Tuesday. Electoral officials are hoping for a significant turnout in Tuesday’s elections
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