The Editor Speaks: Interpreting stats
Cayman Islands Minister of Finance & Economic Development, Marco Archer, has been very busy lately with plenty of presentations to the Legislative Assembly on statistics. Archer is to be congratulated as his presentations are very informative. He is quite at…
Gay political power reaching record as US attitudes shift
From Newsmax When gay Americans notched some of their biggest political victories in the last year for same-sex marriage and military service, opponents were already preparing an intense battle to roll back the new rights. That onslaught, in state legislatures…
No jail time for Bahamas utility contract bribe taker
By Artesia Davis Nassau Guardian Senior Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Disgraced businessman Fred Ramsey’s poor health was the only reason the 79-year-old was not jailed for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to steer…
UK: Man found dead with partner in suspected murder-suicide was Lotto lout’s uncle
By PRESS ASSOCIATION From Mail Online UK The uncle of “Lotto lout” Michael Carroll has died in an apparent murder-suicide in a Norfolk village. Stephen Muncaster, 47, was found in the front garden of a bungalow in Magdalen near King’s…
Cayman Islands new Auditor General starts her job
Sue Winspear starts her new job as Auditor General of the Cayman Islands Sue Winspear commenced her new job as Auditor General of the Cayman Islands on 8 July 2016. She succeeds Alastair Swarbrick who left the post in October…
Diego Huerta | Inside Oaxaca
From The Travel Photographer “It is surprising that we have more than 57 native cultures in Mexico and we don’t know at least half of them. The information is nearly nonexistent.”- Diego Huerta Diego Huerta discovered the depth of his…
Dallas’ bomb robot sparks debate around police militarization
By Jessica Conditt From engadget “What was sci-fi a generation ago is the new normal,” says Dr. Peter Singer. Camera shutters clacked as Dallas Police Chief David Brown told a crowd of reporters how his department killed a suspect after…
Gadget of the week
Six technological breakthroughs inspired by nature By Cat DiStasio From engadget By Inhabitat Mollusk shells have led to a high-impact glass design. Biomimicry is an incredible field that seeks to unlock nature’s deepest, darkest secrets and then use them to…
Tesla crash prompts NTSB investigation into autonomous driving
Jon Fingas From engadget It’s a rare look into the broader issues with self-driving car technology. Investigations are already underway regarding the role of Autopilot in the fatal Tesla Model S crash on May 7th, but the National Transportation Safety…
US: Indictment alleges murder-for-hire plot against Ohio federal judge
By Zoe Tillman, The National Law Journal From New York Law Journal A federal judge in Ohio was the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot, according to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. Yahya Farooq Mohammad…
