7 countries that still kill “witches”
By Piper Hoffman, From Care2 You know how the long-ago witch hunts were stupid and hateful? What a relief those days are over. Except they’re not. In many countries, people are still killed on suspicion of witchcraft. United Nations experts…
‘Kill everyone in China’: Outrage
‘Kill everyone in China’: Outrage over comment during Jimmy Kimmel skitComedian By Jeremy Blum From South China Morning Post Jimmy Kimmel has angered Americans with a skit that many did not find funny Comedian Jimmy Kimmel has drawn ire from…
BlackBerry OS 10.2 begins roll out
Waterloo, Ontario – BlackBerry® (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) On October 24th it was announced that BlackBerry® 10 OS version 10.2 will begin rolling out to customers starting this week through their carriers in Europe, Canada, the Middle East, Africa and…
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,…
St. Maarten Govt official in favour of UN banning Caribbean anti gay laws
From The Daily Herald PORT OF SPAIN–According to the Associated Press (AP), a St. Maarten government official joined a chorus of gay rights activists in “blasting” the United Nations on Tuesday for organising a book launch in Trinidad to talk…
Major storm hits UK – 4 dead
See the developing stories on a major storm that hit parts of the UK, mainly the South of England, at around 5am Monday (28) morning. Three [since confirmed as 4] killed as storm batters UK but West Midlands escapes From…
New Immigration law to take effect in Cayman
From Jamaica Observer GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — The new Immigration Reform Bill for the Cayman Islands which was passed by Legislators last week, will become law on Monday, extending the term limit for work permits from seven to…
Wreck of the Teignmouth Electron on Cayman Brac
By Rachel Allison From Atlas Obscura The decaying remains of a ship whose captain mysteriously disappeared Donald Crowhurst built the Teignmouth Electron for a round-the-world yacht race. Yet when the ship was found drifting in the Atlantic in 1969, Crowhurst…
Caymans dispute could harm co-operation
By Ben Butler, From The Sydney Morning Herald A ruling by a Cayman Islands judge may stop the Australian Tax Office investigating assets secretly held in the tax haven, experts say. Two Cayman Islands companies allegedly associated with Sydney businessman…
Booking mixup – Gran goes to Grenada instead of Granada
By Luke Salkeld From Daily Mail UK Granny thought she was on flight to Spain – then landed in the Caribbean: Booking mix-up sent her to Grenada instead of Granada! Lamenda Kingdon, 62, thought she was on a flight to…
