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Twenty-three year old Samantha Widmer was chosen to represent the Cayman Islands in the international pageant taking place in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010. Miss Widmer was chosen by the directors of N’Vogue Productions/Miss Earth Cayman Islands committee and was presented at a private luncheon held on 28 August at the Grand Cayman Beach Suites.

Ministry of Education, Training and Employment honoured both the late Sir John Cumber and the late Shirley Kidd during a recent ceremony at John A. Cumber Primary School in West Bay.

Professor Walid Hejazi, from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, will be conducting a financial seminar at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) next month. In the seminar he will explore the role of international financial centres such as the Cayman Islands in a global community.

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has given the de facto government until Monday to consider his counter-proposal for ending the country's political crisis.

A representative of the ousted leader, Ricardo Martinez, said if no agreement is reached by then, the dialogue is broken.

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says talks on ending the stand-off stemming from his ouster have broken down.  Speaking from the Brazilian Embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa, where he has taken refuge, Mr. Zelaya told reporters the talks are suspended until the other side presents what he called a "reasonable" stance.

More than three months into a political crisis in Honduras, business leaders are starting to feel the pain. Owners say the dispute between ousted President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government is scaring off new investment and creating other problems.  "This is the Tegu Honduras factory," explains U.S. entrepreneur Chris Haughey. He has high hopes for his fledgling toy manufacturing company in Tegucigalpa.

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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP)?Honduras is going to the World Cup for the first time since 1982.

Carlos Pavon redeemed himself for last weekend?s penalty kick miss against the United States by scoring in the 64th minute, and Honduras beat El Salvador 1-0 Wednesday night to qualify for the World Cup for only the second time.

MEXICO CITY ? There were reports of a deal on Wednesday, followed by reports of no deal. By the end of the day, the Honduras political standoff was mired in the same confusion that has characterized it from the start.