Doctors Chief: CDC curbs secondhand smoke more than Ebola
By Bill Hoffmann and Todd Beamon From Newsmax The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more safeguards against secondhand smoke than it does regarding Ebola, Dr. Jane Orient, director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, said on…
Franken’s attacks on ‘Fat Cat’ financiers backfire
By Lachlan Markay The Washington Free Beacon Minnesota Democrat invested in opponent’s tax-inverting company as son’s private equity firm opens shop in Caymans Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn.) is hoping to saddle his Republican challenger with Mitt Romney-esque charges of…
85 million children receive school meals in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Relief Web REPORT from World Food Programme Published on 15 Oct 2014 — WFP School Feeding Programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean © WFP MEXICO CITY – The 6th Latin American and Caribbean School Feeding Seminar started today…
Caribbean governments impose bans on travel from Ebola-stricken countries
By Gavin Lipsith From The Moodie Report LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN. Jamaica and Colombia are among several countries in the Caribbean and South America to have implemented bans on arrivals from the Ebola-affected region of West Africa – some of them including…
Netherlands says OK for biker gangs to fight Islamic State
From Business Insider The Hague (AFP) – The Dutch public prosecutor said on Tuesday that motorbike gang members who have reportedly joined Kurds battling the Islamic State group in Iraq are not necessarily committing any crime. “Joining a foreign armed…
An app that lets you converse with the deaf, no sign language necessary
By Sarah Buhr From Techcrunch Transcense is a new app that accurately translates conversations in real time so the deaf and hard of hearing can participate in meetings, presentations and conversations. Founders Thibault Duchemin, Pieter Doevendans and Skinner Cheng say…
Fiji: The end of military rule and the Commonwealth’s role
By Sir Ronald Sanders The value of the Commonwealth of Nations was again evident recently as its perseverance paid off in Fiji. After eight years, Fiji returned to Commonwealth membership last week following the decision by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action…
Cayman Islands Junior Achievement to host Entrepreneur Forum
Junior Achievement of the Cayman Islands is hosting its first ever Entrepreneur Forum Saturday, October 18th 2014 at the UCCI Multi-Purpose Hall from 9 am to 3 pm for all the new achievers joining the Company Programme for this year….
Cayman Airways launches enhanced airlift for Cayman Brac
Wednesday October 15, 2014 was a landmark day for Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) as its newly leased Embraer 120 aircraft completed its inaugural flight between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. Cayman Airways Express flight KX1003 left Grand Cayman at 8am…
Digicel launches 15 cent world plan
New plan gives customers in the Cayman Islands a great new rate for local and international calls Wednesday 15th October, 2014 – George Town, Cayman: Digicel today launched its new 15c World Plan providing the best value to customers by…
