Why should we care?
By Tim Chuey From Eugene Daily News There are a lot of things we care about like how our family members and friends are doing here and in other parts of the country, whether we can pay our bills, and…
History in shambles: World Heritage sites after the Nepal earthquake
By Brian Ries From Mashable The centuries-old monuments spread throughout the Kathmandu Valley were heavily damaged in the massive earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday, a United Nations official said on Monday. Some of the sites suffered “extensive and irreversible…
Full Federal Circuit to review ruling on disparaging trademarks
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — It’s heady times for trademark attorneys. On the heels of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on trademark tacking and TTAB preclusion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday…
From the carbon bubble to ‘dirty energy’
By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent from BBC Coal The fossil fuel divestment campaign is based on encouraging people to move their money away from fossil fuels Leaving the “dirty stuff” in the ground is fast becoming the mantra of…
Judicial ethics chief resigns after daily report probes billing deal
By R. Robin McDonald, From Daily Report The director of the state judicial watchdog agency has resigned following revelations that he was being paid full-time wages of $120,000 a year for what he reported was part-time work to avoid having…
Russian stores pull Holocaust graphic novel ahead of WWII anniversary
From Business Insider Moscow (AFP) – Russian bookstores were hastily removing an award-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from their shelves on Monday, reportedly because its cover shows a Nazi swastika. “Maus”, by American artist and author Art Spiegelman won…
Cayman Islands religious ministers concerned at continuing road carnage
Statement on the use of roadways – April 2015 The Cayman Ministers’ Association views the continuing carnage on our roads in 2015 with deep concern. We believe that many of the mishaps that have taken place this year were preventable,…
Cayman Islands children’s arts festival gets underway
NCFA Music Preliminaries Underway Judges began the process of weighing musical performances by the Cayman Islands’ brightest young talent on Thursday 23 April 2015. The National Children’s Festival of the Arts (NCFA) music preliminaries got underway on Thursday morning at…
Cayman Islands Adventists Footprints of Hope campaign results in 68 baptisms
The Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has been hosting its Footprints of Hope evangelistic campaign since April 3 at the Lions Centre in George Town. Hundreds of people are visiting the Centre each night to hear televangelist pastor Glen…
Boies Schiller backs first openly gay boy scout leader
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily David Boies is stepping into the gay rights movement once again. The chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner—famous for his fight against California’s same-sex marriage ban—has advocated for the hire of 18-year-old…
