The Story of Le Bernardin’s 24-Foot Seascape Painting
By Chris Malloy From Serious Eats On the back wall of Le Bernardin, a restaurant known for its seafood, a 24-foot oil painting of the Pacific Ocean hangs above a well-lit dining room of white-clothed tables neatly set with plates,…
China manufacturing conditions fall to seven-month low
By Rob Wile From Business Insider China’s manufacturing conditions fell to a seven-month low of 48.3 in February, according to a flash reading from HSBC. Analysts expected a reading of 49.5, unchanged from January. Anything below 50 signals contraction. The…
Gawker to Quentin Tarantino: We’re Safely Based in the Cayman Islands
By Eriq Gardner Nick Denton’s company throws up a jurisdictional challenge to the lawsuit over the “Hateful Eight” leak. Gawker has a tropical reason why a judge should dismiss Quentin Tarantino’s lawsuit over a leak of his Hateful Eight script….
Expanded portfolio for CIBC’s St Hill
From Guardian Media CIBC FirstCaribbean International bank has expanded its wealth management services following the resignation of Mark Young, managing director of Wealth Management, effective February 2014. In a newspaper advertisement the bank said: “The board of CIBC FirstCaribbean has…
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release: 20 February 2014 Faith Hospital offers students great opportunities Sister Islands students considering a career in the healthcare profession can gain invaluable experience by learning from mentors at the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority, with…
Work Opportunities on the Cayman Islands for Aquatic Science Graduates
By Peter Sonnenberg – Aquatic Business, Enrichment From PAC The aquatic sciences are some of the most interesting scientific fields. Although humanity has been studying marine environments for so many centuries, they still hold so many secrets. The truth is…
iNews Briefs
New and improved Hebrew School coming soon in the Cayman Islands An announcement on the Chabad of the Cayman Islands website: http://www.chabadcaymanislands.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2053720/jewish/Hebrew-School.htm says: “Coming soon. Our new and improved Hebrew School.” “The Chabad Hebrew School is a place where the…
Dr. Janice Emanuel-Bunn — educator, community advocate
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Educator, author, researcher, community advocate and TV and radio host Dr. Janice Emanuel-Bunn was born in Guyana and migrated to the United States in 1983 and settled in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. Dr. Emanuel-Bunn…
Featured illustrator: Fay Huo
Designer Daily Featured illustrator: Fay Huo Fay Huo is an illustrator / pattern designer currently living and working in London. Her professional practice especially focus on pattern design, fashion and fantasy illustrations. Inspired by Philosophy and her childhood, Fay likes…
Mighty Sparrow to receive prestigious Order of Trinidad and Tobago award
Sparrow, acknowledged as the “Calypso King of the World” returned to Trinidad and Tobago earlier this month after recovering from a diabetic coma in the United States, where he has been residing for years. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday February 20, 2014,…
