Destination of the week
Thinking about an ethical travel destination off the beaten path? Here are the top 10 places to visit now By Reynard Loki From AlterNet These developing nations don’t just have stunning natural beauty, they are champions of human rights, animal…
Drones and the Caribbean: View from Europe
By David Jessop From The Sun Dominica Drones, the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) loved by hobbyists, but which have important everyday commercial and other applications, are starting to become an issue in the Caribbean, raising unusual questions for governments and…
US: Media war in Cincinnati may make our Cayman TV station take notice
The Letter By Perry Simon From All Access Music Group There’s a little media war going on in Cincinnati over which some folks in the newspaper industry are getting very upset. A little while back, a local TV station decided…
“Road Impact: Cayman Islands” for High School students
From RCIPS RCIPS and Cayman 27 Screen “Road Impact: Cayman Islands” for High School Students at Clifton Hunter and John Gray High Schools On Wednesday, March 23 and Monday, 4 April, the RCIPS and Cayman 27 are screening their documentary, “Road…
Justices show sharp divide in religious challenge to contraceptives
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared evenly divided over religious nonprofits’ claim that they are entitled to an outright exemption from providing contraceptive health insurance to their female employees under the…
US agents nearly caught $194 million worth of cocaine in a narco submarine
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents had a close call with a high-value target in the Pacific Ocean. The crew of a P-3 Long Range Tracker, working as part of…
Brussels dispatch: an airport lockdown, an empty restaurant, a Jihadism Conference
From Corporate Counsel It’s been a strange day here in New York. Reading about the attacks in Brussels, and seeing some of the early photographs, inevitably brought back memories of September 11, 2001. Some of us also thought about our…
Merck wins patent battle over hepatitis c drugs
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder Gilead Sciences Inc.’s once impermeable defense of its hepatitis C medications has been cracked. Merck & Co. Inc. won a jury verdict of validity Tuesday on two patents covering the key ingredient in the…
American Airlines co-pilot arrested at Detroit airport for drinking
From Aol March 26 (Reuters) – An unidentified American Airlines co-pilot was arrested on Saturday at a Detroit airport terminal on suspicion of drinking before his scheduled flight to Philadelphia, officials said. Police at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport twice had…
Flow Says “Hello” to the Caribbean
Shanta Prince of Barbados Joins Flow’s Impressive List of Brand Ambassadors MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – 2016) – Cable and Wireless’ residential brand, Flow, is saying “Hello” to the Caribbean. By endorsing the rising Soca Star Shanta Prince and making her hit…