Legal costs awarded against Cayman Islands DPP
By Peter Polack The Cayman Islands Government treasury has taken another hit with a ruling in October last year by Justice Richard Williams that the Crown by way of the Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Cayman Islands Government…
Cayman Islands Premier opens Youth Parliament
Welcome to opening of Youth Parliament By Premier Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 10 a.m., Monday, 9 March, 2015 Legislative Assembly Good morning and welcome to these distinguished Chambers of the House of the Legislative Assembly. I am pleased to…
CIAA gives update on DHL cargo plane that made emergency landing at ORIA
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (10 March, 2015) The engine for the DHL cargo plane that made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) on Wednesday, 18 February arrived on Monday morning (9 March) onboard an IL-76 . The…
Webster highlights challenges affecting Caribbean women at international conference
From iNews Guyana [www.inewsguyana.com] – Guyana’s Human Services and Social Security Minister, Jennifer Webster says that within the Caricom trade bloc, women are still marginally represented in politics when compared to their male counterparts. She made the statement while highlighting…
Kizomba, a seductive Afro-Caribbean dance, arrives in South LA
By Anna-Catherine Brigida From Intersections South LA The sound of pulsing music and Portuguese lyrics blares out to the sidewalk outside Vanessa’s Positive Dance Studio on Monday nights in South L.A. Couples press close together, attempting to move as one…
Semifinal matchups determined in Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League 2014/15
Four Remaining Clubs to Continue Quest for Confederation Title with Home-and-Away Series Starting March 17 Miami (Thursday, March 05, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) tonight confirmed the semifinal pairings for the 2014/15…
Destination of the week
Enjoy the breathtaking views of Chicago By Ashyln Molly From Travel Blissful Enjoy the Breathtaking Views of Chicago MONEY AND TRAVEL 0 Chicago Northwest is home to some of Chicagoland’s most renowned attractions. The diversity is astounding; one day you…
Millions at risk from ‘Freak’ encryption bug
From BBC Microsoft said it was working on a secure update to close the Freak loophole Microsoft has issued a security warning about a bug that could let attackers spy on supposedly secure communications. Called “Freak”, the bug was found…
$5.7M verdict against pelvic mesh maker in test case
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Johnson & Johnson lost a $5.7 million verdict on Thursday in the first test case over one of its newest pelvic mesh slings, which is among dozens of similar devices named in…
Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD
By Bianna Golodryga From Yahoo News It’s a chilling statistic: Twenty-two United States veterans commit suicide a day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. One recent victim: Thirty-year-old Air Force Reserve Capt. Jamie Brunette. Capt. Brunette, the youngest…
