Delta’s recent system outage cost the airline $100M in lost revenue
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Remember that major systems outage that hit Delta last month, prompting the airline to ground all flights worldwide? In addition to majorly ticking off customers who had their travel plans disrupted and grabbing the…
Gretchen Carlson settles for $20 million in Roger Ailes sex harassment suit
From Newsmax Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson has settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against ex-boss Roger Ailes for about $20 million, Vanity Fair reported Tuesday morning. Fox confirmed it had settled with Carlson, but did not disclose the terms….
This Caribbean island is trying to woo travellers from Barbados
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday September 6, 2016 – Grenada is making a deliberate attempt to lure more Barbadian visitors to its shores. In fact, a team from the Spice Isle is in Barbados this week, in hopes of boosting…
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she had a miscarriage in 2011
By Kylie MacLellan, Reuters From Business Insider LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose childlessness has been a matter of media speculation over the years, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in 2011. Following the publication of extracts from…
U.S. – Caribbean Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Framework
U.S. – Caribbean Regional HIV/AIDS Partnership Framework The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is a worldwide program launched in 2003 to combat and limit the spread of the HIV/AIDS disease. PEPFAR represents the largest commitment in history…
North Side police cleanup
Cayman Islands North Side police station was in desperate need of attention. So a few volunteers gathered last weekend to clean up the yard. Their next challenge is the fence. IMAGES: Tammie Chisholm
International cricket changes on top of WICB agenda
From Caribbean News Now ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket and its place in the Summer Olympic Games, Test Cricket for four days, Two-tier system for Test playing nations and Women’s Cricket in the 2022 Commonwealth Games are just some of…
An aspiring police officer who went undercover in a jail for 2 months describes why ‘violence is almost necessary’ behind bars
By Mark Abadi In jail, violence is always around the corner. Inmates strategically use fights to settle disputes and climb the political ladder. And if inexperienced inmates can’t adapt to their dangerous surroundings, they’ll live in constant fear of another…
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Cayman Islands Flow’s slow “degradation of service” due to fibre cut in Miami The slow Flow telecommunication service last week (Tuesday Aug 30) has been reported by The Cayman Compass as being due “ to a fibre cut in…
