Amid pandemic and inflation, Americans burdened by record amount of debt
By Maxwell Newman From Newsmax The COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, and the uneven economic recovery have resulted in new reports that Americans are struggling with record amounts of debt, an eye-popping $15 trillion worth, to be exact. Student loan debt, auto debt and medical debt are all reaching record levels among Americans,…
US: Police brace for spread of ‘Smash-and-Grab’ robberies across Heartland
By Charlie McCarthy From Newsmax The recent rise of “smash-and-grab” robberies in California appears to be spreading across the country. Upscale department stores in and around Los Angeles and San Francisco during the past week were victims of incidents in which mobs…
Fauci: US Must study data before deciding on Travel Ban over new COVID-19 Variant
Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday that a ban on flights from southern Africa was a possibility and the United States was rushing to gather data on the new COVID-19 variant. No decision to halt…
Asian and European countries, alarmed by new COVID variant, tighten curbs
From Newsmax Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mutation was vaccine-resistant. Hours…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
US Poll: 65 percent didn’t make Thanksgiving guests be vaxxed, masked
By Jack Gournell From Newsmax Most Thanksgiving hosts did not require their guests to be vaccinated or wear masks before sitting down to turkey and all the fixings this year, according to a Hill-HarrisX poll. According to the poll, 65 percent of…
Cayman: UCCI expands science offerings
New courses and a reconfigured science programme are designed to encourage more students to pursue degrees in environmental and marine science, and engineering technology at the University College of the Cayman Islands. The announcement comes as students are enroling for…
Cayman: End of Contract of UCCI President and CEO, Dr Stacy McAfee
This release serves to inform the community that the employment of the current President and CEO of the University College of the Cayman Islands, Dr Stacy McAfee, will end as at 31st December, 2021. In 2018, following a process of…
New CBC Automated Border Control Kiosks offered for arriving passengers at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA)
Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) has launched the Automated Border Control (ABC) kiosks at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA). The self-service kiosks allows eligible travellers arriving into Grand Cayman to complete the landing process themselves. The ABC kiosk solution has…
Cayman: New Exhibition by artist Yonier Powery: Unstoppable Steps at the National Gallery
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) presents Yonier Powery: Unstoppable Steps—the artist’s inaugural solo exhibition at their Esterley Tibbetts Highway venue. Featuring a survey of ceramic works that trace the artist’s personal and creative journey, the collection explores his…