China suitor tightens grip on century-old Caribbean refinery
From HydroCarbon Processing BEIJING/HOUSTON (Reuters) — China’s Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co will submit a plan by April to revamp a century-old oil refinery in Curacao, as it seeks to secure a $5.5 billion project that will give China a foothold…
Proposed safety rule would require cars be able to “Talk” to each 0ther
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed a new rule that would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) on all new cars, saying the technology has enormous potential to reduce crashes and possibly save lives. “We are…
Word logos
Lucas Gil-Turner creates clever logos for every day words From Designer Daily 50 Words is a logo collection created by Lucas Gil-Turner (http://www.lucasgilturner.com/) during a workshop. The graphic designer took common words and designed a logo for each, each logo…
Wells Fargo fake account lawsuit on hold while bank tries to force case out of court
By Chris Morran From Consumerist As we mentioned last week, Wells Fargo — the bank where employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts in customers’ names — has been trying to wriggle out of class action lawsuits involving the fake account…
ConAgra subsidiary sentenced for distributing contaminated peanut butter 10 years ago
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist The Great Peanut Butter Recall of 2007 affected peanut butter sold under the Peter Pan and Great Value brands. The company pleaded guilty to criminal charges of the introduction into interstate commerce of adulterated food,…
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UPDATE: Threat contained at Cayman Islands Further Education Centre Wed morning (14) (CIFEC)
From RCIPS Dec 14 2016: UPDATE: Police can further clarify that a threat was allegedly made by a student who was on campus; a thorough search was conducted by police and CIFS and no devices or harmful materials were found. …
Cayman police arrest theft suspect with help from members of the public and 9-1-1
From RCIPS Wed 14 Dec 2016 10:26 AM On Monday, 12 December, around 4:15PM, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre received a report of a theft from a woman working at the Crescent Point Resort, who, during the call, was in pursuit…
Cayman Islands Government & UCCI Partner for 2017 Student Consulting Programme
The Ministry’s Financial Services, Commerce and Environment has partnered with the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) for the 2017 Student Consulting Programme, which is scheduled to begin in February 2017. The Student Consulting Programme is a 10-week programme…
US court rejects Jho Low’s family’s bid to claim assets
Reuters From FMT News The ruling marks the latest setback for the family members, which last week had a motion to delay the hearing denied, squashing plans to try courts in New Zealand and the Cayman Islands. WASHINGTON: A US…