Chinese booster rocket nearly smashes into a small town
By Jon Fingas From engadget And unlike many incidents, it was caught on camera. Space agencies prefer to launch near the sea or over empty land when given the choice, and China just got a reminder as to why. A…
Neil Diamond retires from touring after Parkinson’s diagnosis
From BBC Singer Neil Diamond has announced he will retire from touring, after a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. Diamond, who turns 77 on Wednesday, cancelled his March tour dates for Australia and New Zealand on medical advice. The Solitary…
US Navy to file homicide charges against commanders of ships involved in deadly collisions
By Robert Burns, Lolita Baldor, Associated Press From Business Insider The US Navy is filing negligent homicide charges against the commanders of two ships involved in fatal collisions. The charges against several lower-ranking officers follows a thorough review of evidence…
Cayman Islands: Serious Traffic Collision on Hirst Road, 22 January
From RCIPS Just before 9:30PM yesterday, 22 January, officers came upon the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Hirst Road, Newlands, involving a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Honda Integra. After the vehicles collided the Honda left the roadway and collided…
US: UPDATE: Tsunami warnings canceled after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska I Tsunami warning in effect after magnitude-7.9 earthquake off Alaska
UPDATE: (CNN)Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves. The tsunami alerts were canceled “because additional information and analysis have better…
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Final group of Cayman Islands’ officers returns from BVI as the RCIPS ends its deployments to the sister territory
From RCIPS The latest deployment of RCIPS officers to the British Virgin Islands returned to Cayman yesterday, 18 January. The return of this group of seven officers, who remained in BVI over the holiday period, marks the end of the…
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Taste of Cayman prepares to celebrate 30 years of food and drink
The Taste of Cayman Food and Drink Festival organisers are setting the stage for the largest festival yet, as the event prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary with more features and activities than ever before. The festival, which is the Cayman…
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Five Charleston women tapped to serve on Atlanta Food & Wine’s all-female advisory council
By Stephanie Barna From Post and Courier The Atlanta Food & Wine Festival’s 2018 advisory council is made up of more than 60 women, including five from Charleston: Ann Marshall of High Wire Distilling, Michelle Weaver of Charleston Grill, Cynthia…
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Oxitec hopeful for GM mosquito release this year
BY KATIE ATKINS From FLKEYSNEWS There hasn’t been much talk of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys for a while, but a trial could happen in the coming months. British biotech company Oxitec wants to release its genetically…
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Ozuna & Bad Bunny campaign for teen boy’s heart transplant, challenge other stars to donate
By Marjua Estevez From Billboard Thirteen-year-old Andy, a Dominican native currently at the hospital in the Cayman Islands, has undergone four surgeries already but is still in dire need of a heart transplant. Another surgery without a new heart could end his…
