Island Heritage gets the Blues
On Saturday, 13 October Island Heritage staff, their family and friends were treated to a Blue Iguana Safari at the Botanic Park. As a participant in Island Heritage’s First Annual Charity Drive, The Blue Iguana Recovery Programme received a $10,000…
Jimmy Savile: Gary Glitter arrested over sex offences
Former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested on suspicion of sex offences by police investigating Jimmy Savile abuse claims. He was released on bail until mid-December, after being questioned at a London police station. Glitter, 68, whose real name…
The World’s Friendliest Countries
Further to our story in the October 24 edition of iNews Cayman “Cayman Islands are Number 1 in the World we are pleased to feature the follow up from Forbes written by Beth Greenfield: “If you reject the food, ignore…
Kaduna church hit in Nigeria suicide bomb attack
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say. An explosive-laden vehicle drove into the church and detonated its load, ripping a hole in…
Aruba volleyball’s advance in Cayman Islands is big hit in local community
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball: Oranjestad, Aruba, Oct. 26, 2012 – It was only a third place finish for Aruba in Cayman Islands earlier this month at the NORCECA-E First Round Tournament of the 2014 Men’s FIVB World Championship but good…
Applications for 2013/14 Chevening Scholarships now open with new website
Applications for Chevening Scholarships, the prestigious global scholarship programme of the UK government, are now open. Candidates seeking a postgraduate scholarship in the United Kingdom for 2013/14 can now register their interest, thanks to a new website. The site, www.chevening.org,…
Early schooling on Grand Cayman
This article was given to me by Joan Wilson but she cannot tell me anything about it nor when it was written or by whom. By a couple dates and the “century ago” title it was probably written mid to…
Jamaica faces legal action over anti-gay laws
by Scott Roberts Pink News, Europe’s Largest Gay News Service Three people have launched legal against Jamaica due to the country’s continued enforcement of homophobic laws. The case is being sent to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and has the support…
New service gives customers in the Caribbean & Latin America access to high-performance subscription based Cloud solutions.
WILLEMSTAD, CURAÇAO – October 25, 2012 – Curaçao Technology Exchange (CTEX), N.V., today launched the region’s most advanced cloud solutions. The service, is based on VCE™ Vblock™ Systems provided by VCE (a joint-venture between Cisco and EMC with additional investments…
Kiwanis Key Leader weekend was a success!
The Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman held their sixth annual Key Leader event October 19th through 21st at the St. Ignatius campus. 44 students turned out ensuring the weekend-long event was again a great success! The students, including five from…
