UPDATE: 7Dead – Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least 6 people
UPDATE: Philadelphia train crash: Amtrak rail accident kills seven From BBC Eyewitness Edwin says he heard a ‘big bang’ when the train derailed Officials are working to determine the cause of a train derailment which killed at least seven people and…
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Community Events MAY 13 Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year Honours 2016 Members of the public have until Wednesday 13 May 2015 to recommend persons who have made outstanding contributions to Caymanian society for Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year…
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Cayman Islands police officer wins physique pro card
By Kristina Bramwell-Maxwell Damenian Maxwell wins IFPA Men’s Physique pro card Orlando, FL – On April 25, 2015, Damenian Maxwell (32), a local police officer won his pro card through the International Federation of Physique Athletes (IFPA) at the Organization…
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Cayman Islands MLA to speak on waste management at Facility Management Association Meet
Mr. Winston Connolly, MLA, will be the keynote speaker on the subject of the future of waste management in the Cayman Islands at the next meeting (May 28) of the Cayman Islands Facility Management Association (CIFMA). Also assisting in this…
The world’s most murderous places, and other lessons from a killer map
By Ciara Byrne From Fast Company Some cities in Colombia and Brazil are deadlier than war-torn countries, according to a new interactive map of the world’s murders. First, some numbers: In 2012, 437,000 people were killed worldwide, yielding a global…
NASA probe snaps first color image of Pluto while promising more to come
By Nola Taylor Redd for Space.com NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto has returned its first color image of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. The new photo, taken on April 9 from a distance of about 71…
Unsung heroes of the Caribbean who fought for Britain against Hitler
By Roy Greenslade From The Guardian UK BBC documentary rescues history by telling of volunteers who risked their lives Here’s a TV programme that deserves a big audience this week as we continue to mark the 70th anniversary of VE…
FCC fines AT&T $25M: Agency’s largest cyber enforcement
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Besides paying a record $25 million penalty, AT&T Services Inc. must hire a senior compliance officer, conduct a privacy risk assessment and undertake several other reforms after it settled a cyberbreach case involving personal…
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Obama, Biden, Kerry: Energy security is needed in the Caribbean
From Energy Trends Insider For two decades, the United States has virtually ignored the geopolitics of the islands of the Caribbean: since the end of the Cold War, the region had changed from a playground of superpowers in America’s backyard…
Challenging the power of the one percent
By Lydia Alpízar Durán From Caribbean Life SAO PAULO (IPS) – When you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask…
