US: Multiple injuries in stabbing rampage at Minnesota Mall
From Newsmax A man who wounded eight people in a knife attack on Saturday at a mall in central Minnesota before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer is a “soldier of the Islamic State,” the militant group’s…
Recipe of the week
Recipe: Minty Sweet Pea and Mascarpone Dip From The Kitchn A party isn’t a party without a seriously good dip to snack on. And while hummus and guacamole are always good contenders, the height of spring deserves something a bit…
Senior citizen cheerleading team is slaying in Japan right now
BY SOPHIE HIRSH From Mashable When you picture cheerleaders, visions of high school, ponytails and movies like Bring It On probably come to mind. However, in Japan, a dazzling cheerleading troupe called Japan Pom Pom is entirely made up of…
With the Caribbean as their ritual bath, Colombian converts flow to Judaism
BY RICH TENORIO From The Times of Israel With the Caribbean as their ritual bath, Colombian converts flow to Judaism ‘The community would be the envy of virtually every rabbi’ Synagogues in Santa Marta and Barranquilla comprised entirely of converts…
Plate That Pig! – CB pressing Jamaicans to ignore Biblical references aAnd eat more pork
By Christopher Serju From Jamaica Gleaner “So the devils besought him, saying, if though cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said on to them, Go. And when they were come out, they…
Trinidad: Suspected pedophile grabbed after mother, pretending to be her child, invited him over
From CNC3 A suspected pedophile was caught red-handed following a trap set by the child’s mother who pretended to be the child and invited the man over. The woman posted on Facebook, that the man, a taxi driver, picked up…
Japanese tax investigation ends with Apple paying $118 million
By Chris Velazco From engadget Japanese tax investigation ends with Apple paying $118 million After an in-depth investigation, one of Apple’s Japanese subsidiaries paid ¥12 billion ($118 million) in back taxes, according to a report from the Yomiuri Shimbun. Japanese tax…
East End is United at 170
The United Church in the Cayman Islands celebrates 170 years By Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Islands Regional Mission Council of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is now 170 years old. The establishment of the Presbyterian Church…
Carnival cleans Cayman’s coast
Carnival Cruise Lines participate in coastal clean-up The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, in partnership with the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands and crew members of Carnival Cruise Lines’ Dream and Sensation, supported Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up programme….
UK overseas territories could be affected by EU tax crackdown
By Simon Bowers From The Guardian UK Jersey, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands among possible targets for economic sanctions after being included on low corporation tax scorecard Eight British overseas territories and crown dependencies, including Jersey, the British Virgin…