New Metallic Bubble Wrap: Thinner, Stronger, Better
Posted by Christie Nicholson From Core77 One of the most common and beloved packing materials now comes in a metal form. Bubble wrap—first invented as three-dimensional wallpaper, believe it or not—started protecting valuables in 1960 and is branded by the…
Obama’s Army of political correctness
By Congressman Tim Huelskamp, from the First District of Kansas If Army chaplain Emil Kapaun served in Afghanistan today rather than Korea six decades ago, President Obama would probably give the Catholic priest discharge papers instead of the Congressional Medal…
The Editor Speaks: Prison escape and officials were silent
CITN/Cayman27 first broke the story of three prisoners escaping from HM Northward Prison at around 9:45pm on Wednesday (14) and received confirmation after they had contacted officials. The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) confirmed to CITN that it was…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Cuba’s Fidel Castro: didn’t expect to live to 87
By PETER ORSI From Boston.com HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro says he didn’t expect he’d live long enough to turn 87 this week after grave illness forced him from office in 2006, according to an essay carried by official media…
Goldman Small Cap Research initates research coverage of GRILLiT, Inc.
BALTIMORE, MD–(Marketwired – Aug 15, 2013) – Goldman Small Cap Research, a stock market research firm focused on the small cap and microcap sectors, has initiated research coverage of GRILLiT, Inc. (OTC Pink: GRLT) a growing Latin-Caribbean fusion restaurant chain…
Former World Bank director headlines Ethics Conference
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a globally renowned economist and current Minister for Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy of Nigeria has been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker of the 2014 International Conference on Ethics, Values and Morality that will be…
Police in Greater Manchester to be given lessons in being polite in bid to improve feedback from victims
By Yakub Qureshi From Manchester Evening News More than 6,500 officers and civilian staff at GMP will undergo the ‘politeness’ training over the next two years Police in Greater Manchester will be trained to smile, make eye contact, and use…
Tahoma returns to homeport after Caribbean mission
From Seacoastonline KITTERY, Maine — Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned Monday to its homeport at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after a 42-day patrol conducting training and operations in the Caribbean Sea. Tahoma’s crew spent the first two weeks of the…
CDC used tax havens for almost 50% of aid investments, data reveals
By Claire Provost From The Guardian, UK Controversial UK development fund spent almost £180m via jurisdictions including Cayman Islands and Luxembourg The controversial private-sector arm of the British government aid programme routed nearly half of its investments in developing countries…
