Commissioner aids capture of fleeing thief
On Friday (16) August a shoplifter who grabbed some goods from Kirk Freeport on Fort Street and ran away chased by a security guard with a dog was stopped dead in his tracks by Cayman’s top cop, Commissioner David Baines….
Serious Farce Office: SFO suffers biggest-ever criminal data breach
By James Moore, The Independent Documents, tapes and data files from BAE Systems investigation go astray as agency blames ‘human error’ BAE Systems win £446m contract BAE Systems in line for £500m boost from Saudi jet contract James Moore: Sir…
International group condemns murders of LGTBI persons in region
From Caribbean 360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is calling on countries to apply due diligence in preventing, investigating and sanctioning violence against lesbian, gay, trans, bisexual and intersex persons (LGTBI), after 23…
A nation on fire: climate change and the burning of America
Written by Tom Kenworthy by Climate Progress From Care2 Dan Oltrogge started fighting wildfires in 1984. By the time he retired from the National Park Service in 2011, he had served as the head of fire and aviation at Grand…
UK Govt. destroyed journalists’ hard drives in failed attempt to stop NSA story
From Gregory Ferenstein From Techcrunch The plot thickens. British authorities reportedly destroyed hard drives in an attempt to stop the Guardian from disseminating stories about classified mass-surveillance projects. Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger details how security experts from British intelligence agency,…
Public Health Advising on Cholera Outbreak in Cuba
Following international media reports, and the United States State Department’s security message regarding concerns of a renewed cholera outbreak in Cuba, the [Cayman Islands] Ministry of Health and the Public Health Department say that they are aware of the reports….
Traumatized baboon mystery at Dutch zoo
From Global Post Zoologists are baffled by the strange behaviour of a troop of baboons at a Dutch zoo which have become inexplicably withdrawn, apparently fearful of an unseen threat. Zoologists are baffled by the strange behaviour of a troop…
Caribbean Airlines apologises to Guyana: to review prices, poor service
From Trinidad Express Newspapers Caribbean Airlines is apologising to Guyana and vows to improve service following a threat by the country’s Cabinet to pull its national carrier status. The Trinidad-based carrier has been the main airline flying between Guyana and…
MasterCard launches Priceless Cities program in Aruba
(CaribPR Wire) In order to provide MasterCard cardholders with priceless experiences in the world’s most exciting destinations, MasterCard has announced the launch of its international Priceless Cities platform in Aruba, in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism…
Back to school with new teachers
With school already started for some pupils and the bulk will be back next week, one in five will have a new teacher. Not just a new class teacher, already a familiar face with the pupils as the teacher has…
