Cayman Islands: RCIPS Football Tournament & Family Fun Day
The RCIPS Football Tournament concluded last Monday (16), and coincided with a Family Fun Day organized by the Police Welfare Committee. There were triumphant champions, disappointed runners’-up, a thrilled crowd, but above all, a great competition. A total of 5…
Chris Gayle could face more sexism allegations after latest interview
By Ali Martin From The Guardian UK West Indies batsman interviewed by the Times magazine Gayle was embroiled in a sexism row in Australia in January Chris Gayle, the West Indies batsman, could face fresh allegations of sexism following lewd…
Britain’s most talented family
From Sierra Leone Telegraph This is Britain’s most talented family – they are of Sierra Leonean-Caribbean origin May 22, 2016 Abdul Rashid Thomas Talented Kanneh-Mason family It is difficult to think of any good story making global news headline about…
Big talcum verdicts stemmed from lawyers’ deep data dive
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal When attorney Ted Meadows first heard about a 2013 verdict finding Johnson & Johnson negligent for a woman’s ovarian cancer, he “put the word out” that he wanted to start filing lawsuits over…
Ericsson announces Emergency Wallet to support humanitarian response
Ericsson commits at World Humanitarian Summit to developing Ericsson Emergency Wallet, a mobile financial services solution to support humanitarian organizations and populations affected by disasters or crises Solution will enable the distribution and use of digital aid in emergency situations…
Investments in Merrill Lynch: I-T tracks new offshore trail in Cayman Islands
From My Informs.Com The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), after meeting these individuals, has sent communications seeking account details to the banks concerned in Switzerland and… Details accessed by The Indian Express highlight an interesting pattern to all five…
When this chimp whacked a drone, she thought ahead, scientists say
BY PATRICK KULP From Mashable Chimpanzees are apparently not amused by our automated flying technology. After months of reviewing video footage, scientists have determined that a chimp that swatted down a drone in its Netherlands zoo enclosure had actually carefully…
It’s time to stop ‘dissing’ our heroes, and get rid of mediocrity
BY HG HELPS Editor-at-Large [email protected] From Jamaica Observer As ridiculous as it sounded, news came last week by way of a badly written news release issued by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) —something that has become common in the…
Facebook escapes big damages in Privacy Class Action
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in Oakland has declined to certify a damages class in a privacy lawsuit against Facebook Inc. over its alleged scanning of users’ private messages. In an order issued…
The Rubik’s cube of the Caribbean public education system
From Antigua Observer GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 21, CMC – The very good news for Caribbean education is that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) has agreed that 2016 is the time to craft a Regional…