117 million LinkedIn emails and passwords from a 2012 hack just got posted online

By Sarah Perez From techcrunch A LinkedIn hack from back in 2012 is still causing problems for its users. The company announced this morning that another data set from the hack, which contains over 100 million LinkedIn members’ emails and passwords,…

Mountain lion killed

Mountain lion killed with teeth in forehead Mountain lion discovered with teeth growing out of its forehead By Max Knoblauch From Mashable Images of a mountain lion killed in southeastern Idaho on December 30 has confounded viewers, due to an…

There’s a five-story vending machine dispensing used cars in Nashville

BY NICK JAYNES From Mashable There are all kinds of strange vending machines in the world, from ones that dispense iPads to others that dole out live crabs. Now there’s one in Nashville, Tennessee that dispenses cars. That’s right; online…

U.S. upgrades its weather forecasting system, but still lags behind competitors

BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable The National Weather Service (NWS) has completed a major upgrade to its main supercomputers, which are now processing weather data in four dimensions instead of three. The move will result in more accurate weather forecasts,…

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Letter to FT From Anthony Travers May 16 2016

From Financial Times UK Sir, Toby Quantrill of Christian Aid (“UK can take lead on regulation of tax havens”, May 12) seeks to perpetuate an unsustainable myth. A cursory review of the publicly available information would have revealed the true…

iNews Briefs & Community Events

  Cayman Islands’ Dress Down Day Supports Student Meals The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and Feed Our Future is hosting its annual Child Month dress down day on Friday 27 May, 2016 in Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac…

RCIPS: Police urge public to take personal safety seriously while out at sea

From RCIPS CAYMAN ISLANDS: Police responded to an incident this past holiday weekend which again highlights the need for members of the public to take their personal safety more seriously while boating. Just before 8PM yesterday, 16 May, the 9-1-1…

Saudi Arabia owns $117 billion of U.S. debt [Cayman Islands owns $265 billion of U.S. Treasuries]

by Matt Egan From CNN Money One of the biggest mysteries in global finance was just revealed: How much U.S. debt Saudi Arabia owns. Saudi Arabia stockpiled $116.8 billion of U.S. Treasuries as of March, the Treasury Department announced on…

Caribbean Energy Information Systems broadens regional network to Cayman Islands

By Tomeica Gunn JIS Contributing Writer  From PRIDE CARIBBEAN, April 28 (JIS) — The Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has increased its regional network with the recent addition of The Cayman Islands. The regional energy…