No word from White House on whether Gupta swayed Obama on medical marijuana
CNN Political Unit (CNN) – A White House spokesman couldn’t say Tuesday whether or not President Barack Obama’s personal views on medical marijuana had changed after a column and documentary written by CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta detailing…
Save Bio Bay, Don’t Dredge! Petition
Petition published by Cayman Kayaks on Mar 07, 2013 446 Signatures since March 2013. We want more. Target: Cayman Kai Property Owner Association (CKPOA), Cayman Government, DOE, DOT and National Trust Region: Cayman Islands Petition Background (Preamble): We need to…
1,000 apply for 60 restaurant jobs in Leicester
By Cheslyn Baker From Leicester Mercury A Caribbean restaurant set to open at Leicester’s Highcross shopping centre received 1,000 job applications for just 60 available positions. Turtle Bay had advertised for roles including commis chefs, cocktail bartenders and restaurant hosts….
Seafarers donate telemedicine robot to HSA
The Cayman Islands Seafarers Association has generously donated a new piece of state-of-the-art equipment to the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA). The InTouch Health RP-Lite Robot, nick-named ‘Sally’, is a machine allowing live one-on-one interaction with medical specialists overseas….
The end of restaurant tipping?
By Charles Passy The argument that waiters and customers will be happier if all tip 0% A recent move by Sushi Yasuda, a high-end Japanese eatery in New York, to prohibit customers from leaving gratuities — the restaurant raised menu…
British Virgin Islands in US tax evasion talks
From BBC Last week, the Cayman Islands agreed to share more information with US tax authorities. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has begun talks with US authorities over compliance with a law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion….
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…
