The Editor Speaks: How important and accurate are surveys?
Last Monday (15) the Cayman Islands government released the results of their Oxitec Opinion Survey. It showed a pretty staggering 69% of residents supported the Friendly Aedes aegypti Project that was launched in West Bay. If one was to read…
Ted Cruz accepted $30,000 flight to Cayman Islands from former Exxon executive during campaign
Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer Ted Cruz spoke during the Texas delegation breakfast at the Republican National Convention on July 21. By Caleb Downs From Dallas News Published: 16 August 2016 12:38 PM Updated: 16 August 2016 03:28 PM A newly released…
Decline In CXC maths regionally, says Examinations Council
From Jamaica Gleaner The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has revealed a significant drop in the performance of students in mathematics at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level across the region. At a press conference in Anguilla last Fri (12),…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Mottley’s unique call to PM Stuart
By Rickey Singh, Fro Barbados Nation News The opposition Leader of Barbados, Mia Mottley, issued a most unusual, if not unique political call in the country’s post-independence governance politics last week. She wants Prime Minister Freundel Stuart’s governing Democratic Party…
Russia has released the first official footage of its new 5th-generation fighter
By David Choi From Business Insider In honor of Russian Aerospace Force Day, the Russian Ministry of Defense has released its first official footage of the fifth-generation stealth aircraft, the PAK FA Sukhoi T-50. The government unveiled the montage of…
Hollywood, tech companies clash over bill to shield actors’ ages
By Cheryl Miller, From The Recorder SACRAMENTO — In their fight against age discrimination in Hollywood, actors have found a powerful ally: the California Legislature. The union representing 160,000 workers in the television, movies and radio industries is backing legislation that…
Breitbart Chief Bannon joins Trump campaign
From Newsmax Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who has slipped in the polls in recent weeks, has shaken up his campaign again. The billionaire real estate mogul is bringing in Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News as chief executive officer —…
Cayman Islands DoE to host Regional Marine Resources Conference
Bringing representatives to the Cayman Islands from more than 80 countries, the 69th Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) Conference will allow the exchange of current information on the use and management of marine resources in the Caribbean and…
4 times that Hollywood got Wall Street wrong
By Alice Gomstyn and Phyllis Furman, The Alert Investor From Business Insider From “It’s a Wonderful Life” to “The Big Short,” Hollywood has long been fascinated with money and Wall Street. But finance and markets can get highly technical, testing…
US Air Force at night
These photos of the Air Force at night are breathtaking By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider The US Air Force has 39 distinct types of aircraft, not counting individual variants within each of those airframes. This range of planes allow…
