The Editor Speaks: Is this another plot by the Governor?
When our ex-premier McKeeva Bush receives bad publicity (that seems to be flowing well at this moment) he hits back with cries of plots by the Governor, or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, or the Commissioner of Police, or a…
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority : CIMA Public Relations Executive wins International Communication Award
Public Relations Executive with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Dr. Sharon Marshall, has won a Gold Quill Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The Gold Quill was awarded in the Communications Skills Division in…
Charles Lee ’09 is Semifinalist in Wild Kingdom Guide Contest
From Pacific University Oregon In March, he took a hiatus from his work to spend a month volunteering in the Cayman Islands tagging the endangered blue iguanas. The film and video graduate has been pursuing a career in wildlife education…
Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London
BBC A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a “slave” at his home. The mother of four, 39, from Hyderabad, was employed in three London households as a nanny and…
Rich families hiring tour guides with disabilities so they can skip long lines at Disney World
By Mary Beth Quirk, Consemerist Do you know who deserves to skip lines at amusement parks? People with disabilities. Do you know who probably doesn’t deserve to skip lines at amusement parks? People who just can’t stand the thought of…
Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark
BBC Denmark has triumphed at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favourite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. The UK’s Bonnie Tyler came 19th,…
US Navy’s X-47B is the first unmanned plane launched from an aircraft carrier
By Alexis Santos engadget After limbering up with taxi tests since December, the X-47B unmanned combat air system has finally taken off from an aircraft carrier, making it the first pilotless plane to have successfully done so, and with a…
New Director for Prison Service
A senior manager with over 30 years of experience in corrections will take up the role of the Director at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) next month, the Portfolio of Internal and external Affairs announced today (Friday 17…
iNews Briefs
Facility for young offenders ditched At the last Minority Government Press Briefing last week it was announced by the Minister of Community Affairs, Dwayne Seymour, that the proposed young offenders facility that was modelled on one in Missouri, USA, has…
SeaBob – a VERY interesting “gadget”
This tiny story came past my desk and I just had to find out more. Have you heard of the “SeaBob”? If you are a water enthusiast I expect you have but me? I am ashamed to say I am…
