Premier Bush makes strong case for Cayman at JMC
From the Office of the Premier On the opening day of the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meeting in London, Premier McKeeva Bush made the case for Cayman to the Hon. Mark Simmonds, Minister for Overseas Territories at the meeting of…
U.S. Patent Granted to O2Micro for Over-Voltage Controller
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O2Micro®International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today announced that it was issued seven claims under United States patent…
Purple Dragon Professor honours Cayman’s black belts
Three dedicated youngsters were honoured last week by Professor Don Jacob, the founder of Purple Dragon Don Jitsu Ryu System, when he presented them with their black belts at a special ceremony held at Cayman’s Purple Dragon Dojo at…
Governments must prioritise the fight against corruption
Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent…
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Award arrived in the Cayman Islands in 1968, when a pilot programme was launched in the Girls’ Brigade. The Award programme grew out of the efforts of three men – HRH Prince Philip, Kurt Hahn, a German educationalist, and Lord Hunt,…
Kate Prank Call Nurse ‘Commits Suicide’
From Sky News UK A nurse working at the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, who was duped by a prank phone call, has died in a suspected suicide. Jacintha Saldanha, who has worked at the hospital for four…
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat announces Jamaican workshops
Belize City, Belize, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Small-scale fisheries, although they do not land as much produce as commercial or large-scale fisheries, bear far more socioeconomic importance. They produce more fish for domestic human consumption, employ over 90% of the…
Suomi satellite pictures Earth in black
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco This spectacular night-time view of Earth is called Black Marble. It has been assembled from a series of cloud-free images acquired by one of the most capable satellites in the sky…
