Cayman Islands Brandyn Murray trains with elite in Germany
Over the summer, twenty-year old college sophomore Brandyn Murray had the unique opportunity to train with a number of professional and semi-professional football teams in Germany and England. The trip was made possible with the financial support from Grasspiece Promotions…
15 facts about Dubai that will blow your mind
By Elena Holodny From Business Insider A worker refreshes himself in the afternoon heat as he works on a construction site in Dubai June 19, 2006. REUTERS/Devadasan Dubai has been one of the most exciting and volatile economic stories of…
Scientists create Element 117, which Is 40% heavier than lead
By Lance Ulanoff From Mashable Element 117, a super-heavy atom with a long half-life is, according to an international team of scientists, real and ready to take its place on the Periodic Table. Scientists actually confirmed the existence and lifetime…
Oldest Nazi yet, an 89-year-old accused Auschwitz guard, arrested in U.S.
By Joe Coscarelli From NY Magazine Johann Breyer, an 89-year-old immigrant originally from Czechoslovakia, appeared in Philadelphia court today on charges that he worked as a Nazi SS guard at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during World War II. The New York…
Why US companies can earn $51 billion in the Cayman Islands even though its GDP is only $3 billion
By Tim Fernholz @timfernholz From Quartz The foreign subsidiaries of US corporations made $94 billion in Bermuda in 2010, the latest year we have data for. That’s incredible work, since only $6 billion of goods and services were produced on…
Spring babies 2014
From Boston.com Around the world, animals new to this earth experience life. In zoos and in nature, photographers captured a variety of species during these moments. –Leanne Burden Seidel (We have picked 10 from the 31 photos total) #1 Twin…
Cayman Sailors take third place in the J22 World Championships
Brothers, Mike and Simon Farrington have returned from South Africa where they successfully clinched a podium finish in the J22 World Championships. Although they sail against each other on different boats here in Cayman, they teamed up and sailed a…
upside down house
There’s a house in Germany that was built upside down By Pamela Engel This is one of the more unusual tourist attractions we’ve seen — a house that was built completely upside down in Affoldern, Germany. Reuters has photos of…
Expats: have your say in the 2014 Expat Explorer survey
HSBC Expat is calling on all expats to share their experiences of living and working abroad in the seventh annual Expat Explorer survey which officially opens today. Expats from all over the world will have the opportunity to participate in…
PETITION: German conservationist murders a three-ton elephant and sends out photos
From Care2 Petition While in Botswana, a German conservationist murdered a three-ton elephant — and sent photos to his friends. Demand Conservation Officer’s Firing Immediately In Germany, part of Udo Wedekind’s job description is protecting endangered species. But that didn’t…
