Nikon and Verily team up to fight diabetes-related eye disease
By Mariella Moon From engadget They’ll work together to enhance screening for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Verily, Google’s former Life Sciences division, teamed up with a French pharmaceutical company to help treat diabetes just a few months ago….
2016 was a hard year to be an Apple fan
By Nathan Ingraham From engadget Tim Cook and the rest of Apple’s leadership will probably not look back fondly on 2016. iPhone sales declined for the first time, and Apple’s profits followed suit. There are still bright spots, like the…
It’s time for African and Caribbean leaders to grow up
By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) From Black Press USA During the holidays, I had several frantic conversations with diplomats from Africa and the Caribbean. They all knew that I was active in the Republican Party and was a vocal…
Turkey nightclub attack: IS says it carried out shooting
From BBC So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group said in a statement it was carried out by “a heroic soldier”. At least 600 revellers were…
Drug policy: Our unfinished business in The Americas
By Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) & Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) From The Huffington Post In 2015, opioid deaths in the United States exceeded 30,000 for the first time in recent history. As both parents and members of Congress, we find…
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Cayman Islands: Water related death [Man named]
From RCIPS: UPDATE: The RCIPS has now released the identity of the man who died following a boating accident on New Year’s Day. He was Dale Gerald Ebanks (49) of West Bay. Jan 2 2017 9:52 AM Sunday, 1 January, around…
Comfort Suites Grand Cayman [Cayman Islands] adds delicious sparkle
The new kitchen area for preparing the Comfort brand’s signature complimentary hot breakfast and the sparkling new breakfast room were popular upgrades CAYMAN ISLANDS (December 29, 2016) – One of the more popular hotels in the Cayman Islands has become…
Biggest insult to Islam: For sure, God won’t accept using dirty 1MDB Cayman [Islands] money for Haj pilgrimages – MP flays Najib & co
From Malaysia Chronicle It is logical to question if it is appropriate to use 1MDB funds to sponsor Muslim pilgrimages, as the company’s investments may not be all halal, an Amanah MP said. Kuala Terengganu MP Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah…
The Editor speaks: New Year’s resolutions
A very happy New Year to all our readers and please pass it on from all of us here to those you know who don’t read iNews Cayman. Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I don’t and I cannot remember…