Cayman Islands has 26 confirmed cases of chikungunya and 1 case of dengue
Chikungunya Update as of 20 October 2014 The total number of confirmed chikungunya cases reached 26 this week (20 October 2014). The distribution of confirmed cases (26) has been: George Town – nine; Cayman Brac – three; West Bay –…
ISIL should heed Turkey’s sacred and secular geographies
By WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling It is easy to forget that there are no maps of the world, only maps of worldviews.(1) And even though blind materialism and economic utility seems to reign in many parts of the world, there…
Caribbean Statistics Day 2014: a pause for reflecting on the usefulness of statistics for sustainable development
From Amandala BELIZE CITY–Caribbean Statistics Day 2014 is being observed today, Wednesday, October 15, in CARICOM countries such as Belize. The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) is the agency responsible for producing statistical information, including estimates of inflation, external trade…
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British couple offers diaspora link through JAM TV
By Tameka Gordon, Business Reporter From Jamaica Gleaner With a £400,000 investment in a broadcasting business, JAM TV, a British-Jamaican couple is hoping to connect Jamaican businesses with the United Kingdom (UK) market even as the operators themselves seek to…
The REAL face of King Tut: Pharaoh had girlish hips, a club foot and buck teeth
By Mario Ledwith for Daily Mail and Francesco Infante According to ‘virtual autopsy’ that also revealed his [King Tut] parents were brother and sister ‘Virtual autopsy’ composed of more than 2,000 computer scans carried out Genetic analysis of Tutankhamun’s family…
7 habits of highly obnoxious travelers
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Traveling is supposed to bring joy and relaxation into one’s stressed-out life, but not all of us can fly in private planes with only those people we know we won’t want to beat senseless with…
The future of AI will be stacked
By Rick Collins From Tedh Crunch Editor’s note: Rick Collins is the president for enterprise business at Next IT, creators of the Alme virtual assistant platform. Prior to joining Next IT, he served as director of business development for Microsoft….
Retired judge Sir John Royce criticises legal cuts
From BBC Sir John Royce Sir John Royce said it “saddened him” to advise his own sons not to join the publicly-funded bar A recently retired High Court judge has said he thinks government cuts to the legal system have…
‘Puerto Rico success for Cayman Islands Riders’
In 2013, one of Cayman’s youth show jumpers, Thea Millward, was the first Cayman rider to compete in the FEI’s Children’s Classic. The Federation Equestre Internationale, or ‘FEI’ is the equestrian world’s governing body. Millward participated in the competition in…
Facebook sues DLA, Milberg, former NY AG over Ceglia case
By David Bario, From The Litigation Daily The waiting game is over for the law firms that represented Facebook owner-wannabe Paul Ceglia. The question of whether Facebook Inc. would sue Ceglia’s former attorneys has been hanging over the firms for…
