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Brain Tumor Foundation launched in Cayman Islands The Cayman islands Brain Tumor Foundation (CIBTF) is a newly formed organisation that aims to give brain tumor survivors and patients support. The foundation has been working to create a database that will…
Blackbeard and The Golden Age of Pirates
From Onpoint with Tom Ashbrook On Valentine’s Day, [we were] talking booty —pirate booty—and the last days of the world’s most notorious pirate, Blackbeard. PHOTO:“Capture of the Pirate, Blackbeard, 1718″ depicting the battle between Blackbeard the Pirate and Lieutenant Maynard…
Child Protection Advocacy group rejects Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement, asks court to reconsider
By Kate Cox February From Consumerist Facebook is notorious at this stage for playing fast and loose with users’ privacy. In 2013, the social sharing behemoth faced and settled a class-action lawsuit regarding its privacy practices. Today, one of the…
JSJC BAR trials
Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation – JSJC BAR trials As soon as the dust settled in the dressage arena at the Equestrian Centre following last month’s Dressage Show, four young riders from the Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation put themselves forward to…
Nonsensical Cuba embargo
7 Reasons the nonsensical Cuba embargo has got to go From The Huffington Post More than half of Americans want to put the U.S. embargo on Cuba to rest, according to a poll released this week by the Atlantic Council,…
WICB president insists Caribbean cricket will benefit from new ICC structure
From Caribbean360 The WICB was one of eight full members of the ICC to vote in favour of the new proposal which was approved at the ICC Board meeting in Singapore earlier this month. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 18, 2014,…
How to cook tender & juicy pork chops in the oven
From The Kitchn.com What if I told you that I could guarantee perfectly cooked, perfectly tender pork chops, every time? Would you believe me? Or have too many dinners of overcooked shoe-leather pork chops turned you off from this easy…
[Bahamas] Tourism Minister launches new initiative in NYC
From bahamaislandsinfo NEW YORK, New York — More than 100,000 people experienced a destination wedding in The Bahamas last year, and the country wants to attract even more in years to come, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe told seasoned travel…
Cayman government ministers return from Branson energy summit
Environment Minister Hon. Wayne Panton and Finance Minister Hon. Marco Archer recently returned from entrepreneur billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s energy summit in the British Virgin Islands. They will now share their experience with other Cabinet ministers to decide whether the…
