Lebanon’s government collapses as Miqati cabinet resigns
From Martin Chulov in Beirut The Guardian Country’s parliament has been bitterly divided in last two years since Saad Hariri was ousted by a Hezbollah-led bloc Lebanon’s government fell late on Friday adding more instability to an already volatile region…
Senate Democrats Adopt First Budget in Four Years
From Newsmax Lawmakers on Saturday voted 50-49 to endorse a fiscal 2014 measure that proposes to raise $1 trillion by clamping down on tax breaks for the wealthy while paring spending on defense, farm subsidies and other programs. The vote…
‘Sexist joke’ web developer whistle-blower fired
By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News A woman who was offended by an exchange between two men at the US PyCon developer conference and tweeted their photo has been fired. Adria Richards was near two delegates who joked about…
Cayman Islands in magazine’s crowd sourced wedding
The honeymoon of a lifetime awaits one lucky couple here in the Cayman Islands as part of BRIDES LIVE WEDDINGS, the magazine’s first-ever wedding planned entirely by the consumers of the world’s foremost bridal brand. As part of an innovative…
5 Natural Deodorants + 2 Recipes to Make Your Own
Lo Lankford, Care2 A few years ago, an awesome story appeared on Care2 titled “The Great Deodorant Debate.” Referencing an (at that time) recent New York Times article, the story pulled together the most recent facts and figures facing the…
British Airways launches ungrounded ‘Innovation Lab In The Sky’ to solve problems by putting techies on planes together
By Josh Constine, Techcrunch British Airways today announced the first of its “UnGrounded” innovation lab flights that will assemble 100 Silicon Valley luminaries on a flight to London to devise a platform for connecting tech talent with big problems around…
iPad Hacker Appeals With Cyber Law Expert as New Lawyer
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Mashable The infamous iPad hacker will get another day in court, and this time, he’ll have a dream team of lawyers to defend him. Andrew Auernheimer, also known as Weev, was sentenced to 41 months in prison…
New PayPal fee sends eBay stock to lowest point of 2013
By Alistair Barr, Reuters SAN FRANCISCO — eBay (EBAY) shares hit a new low for 2013 on Monday as concern mounted about the impact of a new “digital wallet” fee on the company’s PayPal business. MasterCard, one of the largest…
Kent McTaggart drops out of race
The rumour circulating on Friday (22) that Bodden Town Coalition for Cayman candidate, Kent McTaggart, had dropped out of the race has been confirmed. In a brief message Mr. McTaggart said he would not be seeking nomination on Wednesday because…
