Training course provides helpful tools to landscape workers
Landscaping needs in the Cayman Islands are fast changing, and the Department of Labour and Pensions is working to keep its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training courses up to date. Thirteen participants successfully completed the OSHA certification course…
Sex-on-beach trial Britons guilty
From BBC A British man and woman have been sentenced to three months in jail in Dubai after being found guilty of having sex on a beach. Michelle Palmer, 36, of Oakham, Rutland, and Vince Acors, 34, of Bromley, south-east…
High end smart phone woes/InCapS AM Best rating
Things are about to get even uglier for the high-end smartphone market By Tero Kuittinen From BGR As it happens, Samsung issued a warning about its upcoming quarterly earnings literally hours before Walmart’s decision to discount the iPhone 5c to…
Sir Ian Botham: “It’s St. Kitts when I want to escape”
By CUOPM on July 21, 2014 in Diaspora, Nevis, St. Kitts, Tourism St. Kitts is it for former England cricketer, Sir Ian Botham. In a full length interview headed: “Sir Ian’s Travelling Life,” Sir Ian, who is also a Test…
Her likes don’t lie: Shakira is first to 100 Million fans on Facebook
By Brian Anthony Hernandez From Mashable International sensation Shakira celebrates her life’s milestones like many of us — by posting a status update or photo on Facebook for all to see. The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer announced her pregnancy in…
Disney says boy, 12, cut fingers on Pirates ride
By Sandra Pedicini and Jim Stratton, From Orlando Sentinel A man whose fingertips were severed aboard Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean this month made international news. Three months before that, it turns out, a 12-year-old boy lacerated four fingers on…
NBC BACKTRACKS: Reporter who witnessed child deaths sent back to Gaza amid controversy
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider NBC News is sending reporter Ayman Mohyeldin back into the Gaza Strip to cover the conflict there after he was pulled out last week due to “security concerns,” the network announced Friday. “Thank you…
Israel is making a huge mistake with its ground offensive into Gaza
Fred Kaplan, SLATE From Business Insider Israeli ground troops are moving into Gaza. From a purely tactical and short-term view, it makes sense. From a strategic and medium-to-long-term view, it’s crazy. The short-term outlook has a certain clarity. Hamas militants…
Raul Castro addresses Meeting of leaders of China, Latin American and the Caribbean Brasilia
FromEurasia Review REMARKS OF RAUL CASTRO RUZ AT MEETING OF LEADERS OF CHINA, LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN BRASILIA By Raul Castro Ruz Her Excellency Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Esteemed comrade Xi Jinping, President…
National Emergency Commission issues another preventive alert for the Caribbean and Northern zones
By L. Arias From The Tico Times The Costa Rican Red Cross this week evacuated 20 people in the Limón community of Guácimo. They currently remain at a temporary shelter. Increased rainfall in the early hours on Thursday prompted the…
