Google Glass: what’s with all the hate?
By Frederic Lardinois From techcrunch Google Glass isn’t even on sale yet and there is already a noticeable backlash against Google’s first experiment in wearable computing. It’s odd to see a product that was greeted with so much hype a…
Bermuda braced for tough game against Cayman
By Stephen Wright From The Royal Gazette Bermuda’s national rugby team must defeat Cayman Islands in their final NACRA Caribbean Championship game to avoid having to qualify for next year’s competition. The Islanders, who won last year’s tournament, will be…
Cayman’s Fire Chief retires
Mr. Dennom Bodden retires from the Cayman Islands Fire Service The Ministry of Tourism & Development is saying farewell to Mr. Dennom Bodden after 40 plus years of dedicated service. Mr. Bodden moved up through the ranks and was promoted…
School garden plants healthy eating
By Paul Swiech, Palm Beach Post BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — About 440 students of Pepper Ridge Elementary School spent part of May 13 digging in dirt and planting and watering strawberry, green pepper, tomato, cucumber and watermelon plants. The goal is…
Transparency data FOI Disclosure Log: Governor’s Office, Cayman Islands
Organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Published: 28 May 2013 World location: Cayman Islands Detail July 2012 – May 2013 Date Request Number Request Description Outcome 8 August 2012 49497 How many applications have been made for warrants under the…
Moms’ weight loss surgery can change her kids’ genes
By Lauran Neergaard, Business Insider Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children’s genes behave. In a…
Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd. and its joint actors acquire additional securities of Vanoil Energy Ltd.
By FIREBIRD GLOBAL MASTER FUND, LTD. CAYMAN ISLANDS, May 28, 2013 — /CNW Telbec/ – Firebird Global Master Fund, Ltd. (“FGMF”) announces that FGMF and its joint actors, Firebird Global Master Fund II, Ltd. (“FGMF2”) and James Passin, received additional…
Swearing in Ceremony for New Government
With dark clouds overhead and rain beginning to fall one can only hope that this is not a bad omen for the Cayman Islands new government. However, Alden McLaughlin in his speech said rain was a blessing and therefor “we…
When it comes to overseas tax havens, there’s a fine line between legal not
By Kim Han-ul From Arirang News Seven more names have been added to last week’s list of 2-hundred-45 Koreans who own paper companies abroad. The companies, which exist in name only and have no history of transactions, are suspected of…
Sleep apnea, not enlarged prostate, may be causing men to wake up in the night
From Red Orbit BGU Research Supports the Hypothesis that Patients Thought to Have Nocturic Episodes (Waking-up from the Need to Void) Actually Wake from Apnea and THEN Decide to Urinate Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have shown that…
