In Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno,’ numeric riddles and controversial science mix
By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News Dan Brown’s “Inferno,” the latest thriller from the author of “The Da Vinci Code,” is another globe-trotting, world-saving adventure — and a chance for readers to ponder a new set of mathematical and…
Embryonic stem cells: Advance in medical human cloning
By James Gallagher, Health and science reporter, BBC News Human cloning has been used to produce early embryos, marking a “significant step” for medicine, say US scientists. The cloned embryos were used as a source of stem cells, which can…
Caribbean Motor Racing Championships set for May 26 [in Jamaica]
From Go-Jamaica The first leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships will take place on May 26 at Dover in St Ann. Defending champions Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, Cayman Islands and Suriname are down to compete in the first leg. The…
CUC announces Declaration Of Dividend on Class A Ordinary Shares
CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY, LTD. CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ARE LISTED FOR TRADING IN UNITED STATES FUNDS ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands- Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (TSX:CUP.U) (“CUC” or “the Company”) announced today that the Board of…
Was Angelina Jolie ‘Medically Hexed?’
By Lissa Rankin From Care2 In this New York Times article, A-list actress Angelina Jolie bravely announced that she made the tough decision to undergo elective bilateral mastectomy after her doctors warned her that she has an 87% risk of…
Cayman Baptist pastor in Dubai for Interfaith dialogue
From Khaleej Times Note: Written and posted on Sat 18th May 2013 Dubai’s fifth Muslim-Christian Dialogue, a biennial gathering hosted by students, is expected to draw its largest audience in 10 years this weekend. The last event in 2011 drew…
The new Pay-As-You-Go landscape of American ‘Democracy’
Andy Kroll The Nation Billionaires with an axe to grind, now is your time. Not since the days before a bumbling crew of would-be break-in artists set into motion the fabled Watergate scandal, leading to the first far-reaching restrictions on…
Cayman Islands former premier rejects new corruption allegations
From FOX NEWS GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million to a Caribbean university to obtain an honorary PhD. McKeeva…
Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt up in March
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER From the island packet … the Cayman Islands, saw their holdings rise 3.9 percent … Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March even though China, the largest foreign holder of Treasury…
Invest Caribbean Now 2013 partners with Caribseek News
In its third consecutive year, the Invest Caribbean Now (ICN) event has become the primary Caribbean investment forum. The Annual Invest Caribbean Now is presented annually by The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Hard Beat Communications, Inc., during CTO’s Caribbean…
