Excuse me, how do I get to the end of the world, please?
By Erica Johansson in Interviews By MIA LAJOS From Travel Blissful “Second star to the right and straight on ‘till morning.” Who doesn’t like sending tourists the wrong way? Luckily I didn’t give directions to German adventurer Maxi Semsch when…
Caribbean Public/Private Partnerships forum under way
From Barbados Advocate The Caribbean Public/Private Partner-ships (PPPs) for Sustainable Growth forum has gotten underway at the Hilton Barbados. Delivering remarks at the opening, Country representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Joel Branski pointed out that the start of…
Cayman LOC preparing for CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship
From Boxscore CONCACAF.com GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Nov. 20, 2013) – The 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) is already preparing its resources for the biennial competition, which will be played January 9-19 at the Truman Bodden…
Probe concludes: Vatican envoy sexually abused 5 Dominican boys
From Dominican Today Santo Domingo.- The Justice Ministry on Monday said it concluded the investigation into ousted Vatican envoy Jozef Wesolowski with depositions from five victims. It said the prelate’s case file and his medical exams were sent to the…
U.S. Bancorp to Buy Hedge Fund Administrator
U.S. Bancorp ( USB ) agreed to acquire Ireland-based hedge fund administrator Quintillion Ltd. in a deal that helps the Minneapolis-based bank expand its alternative-investment-servicing network for Europe. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. “This transaction allows us to expand our operations…
London becomes the latest city to get its own top-level domain
By Matt Brian From engadget Not to be outdone by New York City, London is set to follow its transatlantic cousin in getting its very own domain name. ICANN, regulator of all things domain related, today gave the British capital…
Premier heads to Joint Ministerial Council meeting
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier the Hon. Alden McLaughlin will leave the Cayman Islands Saturday to travel to London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London. The JMC will bring together political leaders from…
Former SONG OF NORWAY Sold For Scrap
By Shawn Dake From Maritime Matters The founding ship of the second largest cruise line in the world has been sold for scrap. Built in 1970 for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, the SONG OF NORWAY was a phenomenally popular ship that…
New massive solar power plant goes online in Japan
Posted by hipstomp / Rain Noe From Core77 Japan was once colloquially known as the Land of the Rising Sun, and it can’t be only environmentalists hoping that a country with such a moniker would take solar power to heart….
Cut-paper sculptures and illustrations by Elsa Mora
From Designer Daily Elsa Mora is a Cuba-born artist who now works and creates amazing cut-paper sculptures and illustrations. Via Colossal (http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/cut-paper-sculptures-and-illustrations-by-elsa-mora/) See more of Elsa Mora’s work at: http://www.artisaway.com/?s=elsa+mora&x=0&y=0 Elsa Mora’s speaking on “Papercut Patterns for my New Shop”…
