Vikings torch a longship in Shetland for Up Helly Aa festival
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable LONDON — Hundreds of people dressed as Vikings descended on Lerwick in Shetland [in January last year] for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. A replica Viking longship was torched as part of the celebrations, which…
Record to raise funds for African and Caribbean soldiers
By Ade Onibada From The Voice UK Campaigners aim to create a permanent memorial to war veterans who fought for Britain during the two World Wars A CAMPAIGN to secure the permanent installation of a ‘long overdue’ war memorial to…
St. Helena: Airport blown off track after £250m from taxpayers
By Michael Binyon, Charles Bremner From The Times UK The new airport on the island of St Helena, built at a cost of £250 million to British taxpayers, has had its opening postponed indefinitely after trial flights showed dangerous wind…
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The View from Europe: Renewing the US relationship
By David Jessop A few days ago the US House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously agreed a draft bi-partisan bill that seeks to have the administration give greater priority to the US-Caribbean relationship. The bill has no funding attached to it….
Sperm donors wanted: UK government seeks to address shortage
BY BLATHNAID HEALY from Mashable LONDON — The world’s first national sperm bank opened its doors in Britain [in October 2014] calling for “very special men” to help reduce the shortage of sperm donations in the UK and address the reliance on…
Copyright Klingon? Not Quam Ghu’vam, IoD!
By Ben Hancock, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A copyright suit over a “Star Trek” spinoff has ignited a legal battle over whether made-up languages—and specifically Klingon— are copyrightable. In an amicus brief filed Wednesday in the U.S. District…
Cayman Islands: UPDATED – 2 serious road accidents Sat (30) morning
From RCIPS: Hit & Run Accident – Hirst Road Sun, May 1, 2016 at 2:22 PM In respect to the below releases, in relation to the bicyclist who lost his life, the RCIPS can now name him. His name is…
Assault – drug arrest – Cayman Brac
From RCIPS: Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 4:16 PM On Friday, 22nd April 2016 just after 9:00 pm, a 40-year-old male (victim) an employee of a liquor license premises in Cayman Brac was physically assaulted on the premises by two male…
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Cayman Islands Football Association announces Extraordinary Congress
Release from CIFA to all CIFA members 27 April 2016 Dear CIFA Members, On behalf of the Executive Committee of the Cayman Islands Football Association (“CIFA”), I am pleased to announce that the CIFA Extraordinary Congress will be held at…
Cayman Islands’ Small Business Expo seeking exhibitors and sponsors
The 2016 Small Business Expo, put on by the Ministry of Commerce and the Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA), will give Cayman’s business community an opportunity to support local entrepreneurship. The expo, entitled ‘Synergy,’ will take place on Saturday,…
