Tiffany’s Executive Stole $1.3 Million in Jewels
BY ALLISON P. DAVIS New York Mag A former Tiffany & Co executive who stole over 1 million dollars worth of jewelry is facing 30 years in prison, reports WWD. Ingrid Lederhass-Okun, who started with the company in 1991, was…
Asiana Airlines flight crash
From USA Today Two out of four runways have reopened at San Francisco International (SFO) following the afternoon crash landing of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777. Asiana Flight 214 from Seoul was attempting to land at San Francisco International Airport…
Cayman athletes leave for CACAC Senior Championships
The Cayman Islands Athletic Association announces that a team of athletes and officials will be travelling to compete at the CAC Senior Championships in Mexico. The team travels Wednesday, 3 July for competition which is set to begin on July…
New species of cactus found
Cayman Islands National Trust News also includes their Summer Camp and Mastic Reserve expansion New cactus record for Cayman By Paul Watler, Environmental Programmes Manager, Cayman Islands National Trust Amateur botanists and cactus enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that…
3D-Printed Human Organs Prep Doctors for Real Surgeries
BY VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN From Mashable An Iowa businessman says 3D-printed human organs can help doctors practice surgeries before actually opening up a real body. Mark Ginsberg — an Iowa City jewelry store owner, who also has a manufacturing facility with…
RBC Wealth Management appoints new VP and MD
By: Viola Caon Investment Europe RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has announced the executive appointment of Mike Moodie to the position of Vice President and Managing Director, Ultra High Net Worth, RBC Wealth Management – British…
33rd Caribbean Festival starts in Santiago de Cuba
Prensa Latina News Agency With a gala at the Heredia Theater, the 33rd International Caribbean Festival begins in Santiago de Cuba, an event uninterruptedly held for nearly 35 years as a meeting point among the cultures of the peoples of…
Into the ether: where lost stuff goes
BY MATT PETRONZIO From Mashable Whether it’s a sock or an important email, we all lose stuff into the ether — wherever those lost items go, never to return. In this Sunday comic, Maria Scrivan illustrates the dark abyss of missing…
Lost in the Caribbean Sea 4 days, Bridge City teenager coming home
By Paul Purpura From The Times Picayune Greater New Orleans For four days, after learning that her 16-year-old daughter Amber Burkett was missing in the Caribbean Sea amid the islands off the Honduran mainland, Jackie Capehart of Bridge City was…
Caribbean law librarians meet
For the first time, Caribbean law librarians will meet in the Cayman Islands for their annual conference early next week. Some 40 delegates from 15 member countries of the Caribbean Association of Law Libraries (CARALL) are being hosted by the…
