Earthquake ‘swarm’ raises odds of stronger California quake to come
By Marissa Wenzke About 200 small earthquakes erupted deep inside the Salton Sea in California for over 24 hours earlier this week and there could be more quakes to come, state officials have warned. Most of Southern California is on…
‘Business as usual’: A criminologist reports on race and police violence in the US
By David Baker, The Conversation From Business Insider After a summer during which the issue of police violence against black Americans has dominated the headlines, it was just another day, another shooting. On September 20, 43-year-old Keith Scott was shot dead…
Some voters with disabilities say they are treated like ‘second-class citizens’ at the polls
By Aaron Morrison, Mic From Business Insider Kathy Hoell has been living with disabilities for 35 years and the lack of accessibility at polling stations still irks her. After a traumatic brain injury, she now uses a wheelchair, with limited…
Yahoo hack could have affected billions of accounts, former exec claims
BY KERRY FLYNN From Mashable The Yahoo breach could have affected more accounts than previously reported. Yahoo confirmed last week that data from at least 500 million user accounts had been stolen in the company’s network from late 2014. However,…
Cayman Islands: Traffic accident on Smith Road – driver dead
From RCIPS: Sun, Oct 2, 2016 at 1:46 PM On Sunday 2nd October 2016 around 4:05 am 911 received a report that a vehicle had ran off the road into the yard of a Smith Road residence. On the arrival of…
Cayman Islands: Shooting on West Bay Road earlier Sat morning, October 1st 2016
From RCIPS: Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 11:41 AM On Saturday 1st October 2016 around 1:48 911 received a call that shots had been fired and that a male was laying on the sidewalk along West Bay road, near the…
Cayman Airways monitoring Hurricane Matthew
Due to the projected path of Hurricane Matthew, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) will be waiving change fees for those passengers who wish to change their flight reservations for travel between Grand Cayman and Jamaica, as well as between Grand Cayman…
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MARGARITAVILLE BEACH RESORT GRAND CAYMAN ANNOUNCES LOCAL HIRING EVENT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 WHAT: Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman will hold a local hiring event for those looking to bring a high level of service, attention to detail and fun…
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Court documents reveal Oxitec’s Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes could cause increased numbers of different disease-carrying mosquitoes
WASHINGTON— Genetically engineered (GE) mosquito company Oxitec has admitted a major risk of its technology – reducing one mosquito species may increase the numbers of a second disease-carrying species. The information surfaced today when four environment and food safety groups…
Cayman Islands Minister’s Message – International Day of Older Persons
Saturday, 1 October International Day of Older Persons Minister for Community Affairs, Youth & Sports Hon. Osbourne Bodden, JP Message – International Day of Older Persons 1st October 2016 The elderly are the nation’s conscience. They, more than any other part…
