Sister ships meet in the Caribbean
From Royal Navy Two Plymouth based Type 23 frigates have met up in the Caribbean while deployed on operations. HMS Argyll and HMS Portland met off the coast of Puerto Rico to transfer essential stores and took the opportunity to…
Microsoft will impose restrictions on ‘External Staff’
By Karyne Levy From Business Insider Microsoft announced this week that it would be laying off 18,000 employees, the biggest in the company’s history. Included in those cuts are the legions of contract workers it employs, high-powered lobbyists, and Xbox…
Ask a Cicerone: How to get the most out of a beer festival
By Maggie Hoffman From Serious Eats Outdoor beer festivals make summer better, and not just because they offer an opportunity to drink outside. At a beer fest you get the chance to taste rare, less-available beers, meet your beer heroes,…
10 answers to credit card questions [Consumerist] get asked all the time
By Kate Cox From Consumerist NOTE: Article written as it applies to the USA – some differences may apply here in Cayman Islands Credit cards come with a lot of fine print. But the scene isn’t just complicated for cardholders;…
The 10 most popular amusement parks in the US
By Sara Bower From Business Insider If you’re searching for a last minute summer vacation the whole family can enjoy, an amusement park is probably the way to go. TripAdvisor recently came out with a list of the top amusement…
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,…
iNews Briefs
Cayman Information Commissioner says IT failures are serious Acting Information Commission Jan Liebaers said the government needs to take steps to ensure the recent loss of trillions of bytes worth of police data following hard drive crashes in October and…
The Editor Speaks: Innocence lost
We have a lot to learn from children. I spoke about it indirectly in my Editorial yesterday (20) – “I heard music through the voices of anger and eyes full of tears”. The one thing they have we adults don’t…
Giant Ferris wheel for Grand Cayman Island
From Travel Trade Caribbean George Town.- A giant Ferris wheel known as the Cayman Eye, for panoramic views of the island, has been proposed as a possible new tourist attraction for George Town waterfront. The concept is a mini version…