Poor white children fall further behind: Benefits culture is blamed for failures at school
By Steve Doughty From Daily Mail UK Poor British white boys less likely to succeed than nearly any other group Only Roma gypsy and Irish traveller children do worse than poor white British children Report suggested that traditionally white working…
Tell the Indian Government to enforce animal protection laws!
Target: Indian Government Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton Thousands of elephants in India are mistreated by their owners, who beat them and exploit them for money. Recently in Mumbai, a 54-year-old obese elephant, Bijlee, was forced to beg on the street…
S&P Calls Federal Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for US Downgrade
From Moneynews Standard & Poor’s said the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in “retaliation” for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its “AAA” credit rating. The McGraw Hill Financial Inc. unit was the…
Red Cross announces move
The Cayman Islands Red Cross has announced that it is moving its offices to the Cayman Corporate Centre on Hospital Road, George Town. A spokesperson for the Red Cross said, The director, the deputy director, the first aid training manager…
George Town burglaries – Man charged and due in court
From RCIPS Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:12 PM A 27-year-old man has been charged with two counts of burglary. The charges relate to residential burglaries in Bedrock Circle and Mangrove Avenue in June of this year. It is anticipated that…
Road closures – George Town
Road closures – George Town The following roads will be closed from 1.30pm until 3.30pm on Friday, 6 September, in connection with the swearing-in of the Governor–designate. · Harbor Drive/Fort Street · Mary Street/Edward Street · Edward Street/Dr. Roy’s Drive
Flavours of the Caribbean – send in your dishes
From The Spicy Pear We are now on our culinary journey to the Caribbean in the “Flavours of Series 4” by “simply.food” and hosted by The Spicy Pear. The Caribbean comprises over 7000 islands situated south east of the Gulf…
Verizon, Vodafone agree to $130 billion Wireless deal
By Kate Holton and Sinead Carew Reuters From The Baltimore Sun LONDON/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Verizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history’s third largest corporate deal…
Appleby staff dress down at work to raise $23,000 for Cayman charities
From Appleby Generous staff at Appleby (Cayman) Ltd have raised over US$23,000 in the last 12 months for ‘Meals on Wheels’ and Cayman HospiceCare. The critical funds have been raised through a special ‘dress down for work’ programme with staff…
Keva M. Bethel Lecture: Glinton-Meicholas identifies crises, urges renewal
From bahamaislandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — In a profound assertion that challenged citizens to look past the mere trappings of emancipation and independence, well known writer and cultural advocate Mrs. Patricia Glinton-Meicholas asserted recently that The Bahamas is neither truly free…
