Kenyan baby girl ‘rescued by dog’
From BBC An abandoned baby girl found among a dog’s litter of puppies is now doing well in hospital in Kenya’s capital. Two boys heard the two-week old baby girl, named Angel by nurses, crying near their house in a…
Freshwater species of the Cayman Islands under the microscope!
By Angela Piercy, Cayman Islands Government George Town, Grand Cayman– In May Dr. David Bass, professor and aquatic invertebrate ecologist from the University of Central Oklahoma was back on his annual visit to Grand Cayman. Since 2010, Dr. Bass has…
Annual Healthcare Conference to focus on chronic non-communicable diseases
The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer and heart disease is worryingly on the rise in the western hemisphere. Organisers of the fifth annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference, have therefore decided to choose CNCDs to…
Cayman funerals in May 2014
Eunice Millwood – 5 May 2014 New Bodden Town Otto Lee Regina Flowers – 15 May 2014 South Sound Norma Jane Ebanks – 23 May 2014 Boatswain Bay Joyce Ritch 23 May 1941 – 28 May…
Insider trading probe: Sebi may seek help from foreign peers
By PTI New Delhi From My Digital fc In what is emerging as the biggest insider trading probe in India, watchdog Sebi [Securities & Exchange Board of India]may seek help from its peers in foreign countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore…
Busy football season closes with annual awards ceremony
The Executive Committee of the Cayman Islands Football Association presented awards to players, coaches, and officials at their annual awards ceremony at the Marriott Grand Cayman on Thursday, 5 June, 2014. The ceremony honoured members of the football family who…
Iconic portraits of the coolest Americans ever
By Harrison Jacobs From Business Insider Roger Marshutz/Courtesy of Estee Stanley “The King” Elvis Presley is regarded as one of the most significant culture icons of the 20th century. To this day, he is the best-selling solo artist in the…
California Chrome fails to win Belmont, Triple Crown
From Gary Mihoces, USA TODAY California Chrome was looking to become the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. He dead-heated for fourth place. Tonalist, which had not run in either the Kentucky Derby or Preakness…
Keeping ‘SS Caricom’ afloat
By Rickey Singh From Trinidad Express AMID recurring criticisms of and support for the Caribbean Community, it is quite rare for serious concerns to be expressed about what it could mean for us as citizens of “one Caribbean” if we…
Jamaica mulls legal pot (no, it’s not already legal)
By Aileen Torres-Bennett, Special for USA TODAY KINGSTON, Jamaica — This tourist mecca may soon be known as the Colorado of the Caribbean. Given the ready availability of “ganja” as the locals call it, many outsiders assume marijuana is already…
