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Month: February 2016

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Mutation of Zombies

Pride, Prejudice and the Mutation of Zombies from Caribbean Slaves to Flesh-Eaters By Victoria Anderson in Blast from the Past, Book Culture From The Digital Reader When George Romero created what is now recognized as the first modern zombie flick in…

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Veteran loses custody of children for using medical marijuana

By Cody Fenwick From Care 2 Petitions Tens of thousands of Care2 petitioners have signed a petition asking Kansas officials to return a veteran’s children who were taken away by Child Protective Service. This case is particularly heartbreaking, and reveals…

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Slave traders carried deadly blood parasite from Africa to New World, study finds

By Tyler MacDonald The Schistosoma mansoni parasite made its way to the New World through the slave trade, according to a new study. The team used genome analysis to pinpoint when two of the Schistosoma parasite’s species split from each…

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Arrests at Cayman Islands Northward Prison

From HM Cayman Islands Prison Service Over the weekend, two visitors were arrested at HMP Northward on suspicion of smuggling contraband into the Prison during routine visits to inmates. These persons were searched by officers, and on discovery of drugs…

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Air Operations Unit assists with medical evacuation from Little Cayman

CORRECTION to below From RCIPS: The medevac was from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman, but requested through Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac From RCIPS Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 3:28 PM Just before noon on Saturday, 20 February, Faith Hospital on…

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Cayman Islands: Fatal Motor vehicle collision on Shamrock Road in BT Sunday (21) evening

From RCIPS Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:05 AM Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision on Shamrock Road in Bodden Town Yesterday Evening, 21 February Just after 8PM yesterday, 21 February, police and emergency services responded to a motor vehicle collision on Shamrock…

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iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)

  Cayman Islands: Port Authority issues temporary anchoring restrictions In response to a request from the Department of Environment, the Director of Port Authority Cayman Islands has issued an immediate, temporary anchoring restriction for all vessels within 200 yards of…

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Cayman Islands Government application process for early childhood centre (Pre-School) funding assistance now open

From Ministry of Education Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Ministry of Education is now accepting applications from parents of children who qualify for the Early Childhood Assistance Programme (ECAP) which provides early childhood centre funding for young Caymanian children…

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2 illegal Cubans sentenced to jail

Two Cuban migrants were each sentenced in Summary Court on Friday (19) to three months imprisonment. The two men, Liodanis Sanchez Barrio and Ennier Guillermo Puig, who had landed illegally in the Beach Bay area on Grand Cayman two weeks ago,…