Fla. Election Chief Snipes resigns
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Beleaguered Broward County election chief Brenda Snipes on Sunday submitted her resignation following a messy recount in Florida for U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. “It is true; she did…
The slow corrosion of techno-optimism
By Jon Evans From TechCrunch Two weeks from now, the Swahilipot Hub, a hackerspace / makerspace / center for techies and artists in Mombasa, Kenya, is hosting a Pwani Innovation Week, “to stimulate the innovation ecosystem in the Pwani Region.”…
Christie’s sold a 19-carat pink diamond for a record-breaking $50 million
AP From Business Insider The “Pink Legacy” diamond sold at auction on Tuesday for more than $50 million. Christie’s said this is a new world record price per carat for a pink diamond. Renowned jeweler Harry Winston was the buyer….
How China’s capitalist entrepreneurial spirit arose from the ashes of revolution
By Yujing Liu From South China Morning Post Communist father of modern China left much chaos that would become the spark for market-based reforms These reforms now mean private companies are the Middle Kingdom’s major job creators The world is…
Puzzles for Nov 20 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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Cayman Islands: Single vehicle collision in Prospect
From RCIPS Mon Nov 18 2018 Just before 10:15PM yesterday, 18 November, police and other emergency services were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving one car and a light pole. When…
Cayman Islands man charged for two residential burglaries
From RCIPS A man, age 31 of Bodden Town, has been formally charged with two counts of Burglary in relation to two incidents where residences were broken into and a number of personal items and jewelry stolen: On 18 April,…
Cayman Islands police officer struck by car in West Bay, 16 November
From RCIPS About 11:30 p.m. on Saturday 16 November the police were conducting a traffic check in the vicinity of Yacht Drive on the Esterly Tibbets Highway. During this check a dark-coloured sedan appeared to slow down to stop upon…
19 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
19 Nov Mon 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 700 AM EST Mon Nov 19 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during…
New postal products launched on Cayman Brac
Two new products offer better parcel options for shippers from Cayman. New parcel shipping boxes will benefit small business, craft industry customers. Products are joint venture between Postal Service and Department of Tourism Grand Cayman (GIS) – Government launched a…
