Red-footed “clown bird” leaper
From Carol-Ann Rudy I’ve just read the article, “The Cayman Islands: nature and wildlife”, and these sentences: “Little Cayman, a last remnant of a truly wild Caribbean, is home to the largest population of the red-footed booby in the Western…
ICO says budget cuts preventing execution of investigations
Since iNews story “Dilbert joins 33 other FOI officers” published on April 30th, 2013 (see http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/04/dilbert-joins-33-other-foi-officers/) the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner’s Office reported last week that the government’s severe cuts imposed on them is preventing their determining whether public authorities…
The Pritzker-Romney Connection
By Edward McClelland, Ward Room “Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose book about the very rich, The Great Gatsby, is about to be adapted into another movie. “They are different from you and…
Johns Hopkins announces a Vision White Paper
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have just announced The 2013 Johns Hopkins Vision White Paper under the title “How To Protect Your Vision As You Age”. They say: “Most of us take our vision for granted until we develop…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lap-band revives interest in the up- and downsides of weight-loss surgery
From First Coast news JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Regena Carey has struggled with obesity for four decades. Though she was a slim 125 pounds when she married, she ballooned up to almost three times that after she had children. “This is…
Michael Jackson’s Estate hit with new child-molestation claim from Choreographer Wade Robson
From eonline.com UPDATE May 8, 2013: Wade Robson’s attorney, Henry Gradstien, tells E! News: “Michael Jackson was a monster and in their hearts every normal person knows it. Wade Robson, in addition to being one of the most talented people…
West Bay cops talk safety at Tiffany’s
West Bay Neighbourhood cops PCs Sharon Baillie and Leslie Franklin delivered some safety advice to the students of Tiffany’s Pre-School last week. The officers spent Friday morning talking to approximately 25 students about issues such as road safety, the need…
Jeanne Cooper, Young and the Restless Icon, Dead at 84: ‘She Was in Peace and Without Fear’
From tvline Daytime-TV grand dame Jeanne Cooper, who played The Young and the Restless‘ Katherine, passed away on Wednesday morning after being hospitalized, off and on since April, for an undisclosed illness. Cooper’s elder son, actor Corbin Bernsen, shared the…
Berry receives pardon
“He was a silly, arrogant boy, but that’s not who he is now,” Mr. James Austin-Smith told the Cayman Court of Appeal in March 2012. He was referring to the case of his client, Caymanian, Anthony Devin Berry of Bodden…
Bolt wins but says he is “disappointed”
The fastest man in the world, Jamaican, Usain Bolt, began his season with a 100 metres victory at the Cayman Invitational held at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Grand Cayman, but was disappointed with his winning 100m time of…
