Why you should never drink whisky on the rocks
By Brad Cohen From BBC The Thirsty Explorer heads to the Scottish island of Islay where he learns the important differences between malt and whisky – and how to order it in a bar. The first time I tasted Scotch…
Kolkata Knight Riders go west: Shah Rukh Khan buys CPL team
By K Shriniwas Rao, From The Times of India MUMBAI: Bollywood royalty is now set to rub shoulders with Hollywood glamour, following the purchase of the Trinidad & Tobago franchise in the Caribbean Premier League by star actor and Kolkata…
Cayman Islands ES on cruise berthing facility – dive sites to be moved
Proposed Cruise Berthing Facility – EIA Consultation June 2015 The Cayman Islands Department of Environment is providing Notice to the Public regarding the availability of the Draft Non-Technical Summary of the Environmental Statement (ES) for the proposed Grand Cayman Cruise…
HP agrees to pay $100 Million in suit over botched autonomy deal
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $100 million to end a shareholder class action over the company’s ill-fated 2011 acquisition of British software firm Autonomy. If approved, the proposed settlement would…
Biotech worker, stockbrokers hit with insider-trading charges
By David Ruiz, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced insider-trading charges against the former information-technology director of a San Diego biotech firm, alleging he tipped his brother-in-law stockbroker to significant advances…
Visitor numbers up for the Caribbean region
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly Based on first-quarter air arrivals, the Caribbean region is in a good place right now. And tourism officials predict a 6% rise in overall arrival numbers this year compared with 2014, when 26.3…
High Court sides with President in Jerusalem passport dispute
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Justices, divided, uphold block on identifying Israel as birthplace for Americans born in Jerusalem. A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the president has “exclusive power” to recognize foreign…
Mauritius regains top slot as source of FDI in India
From The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Mauritius has regained the position as top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) into India by pushing Singapore to the second slot in 2014-15. Mauritius accounted for about 29 per cent of the country’s…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Cayman Islands Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Tuesday, 16…
Tourism arrivals in Cayman Islands continue to set records
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (8 June 2015) Air arrivals into the Cayman Islands have surpassed 150,000 in the first four months of 2015, an increase of almost 4.40% over the same period in 2014. In the month of April, the…





