Professor asks class ‘Questions for Heterosexuals’ to explain how LGBTQ people feel every day
BY SAMANTHA SCELZO From Mashable If you don’t identify as completely straight, you may have been asked some unsolicited and slightly ignorant questions about your “lifestyle.” Twenty-year-old junior in college, Elise, posted this photo on Twitter of a “Questions for…
Cayman Islands prison officers recruits receive CCTV training
HMCIPS recruits receive CCTV training The role of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) operator is multifaceted, as use of the system plays a vital role in safeguarding communities, in addition to serving as a functional tool to prevent and reduce crime….
Cayman Islands utility company sends young Caymanian Engineer on Secondment
CUC’s Corey Miller has been seconded to Tucson Electric Power (TEP) in Tucson, Arizona. It is the first time that the Company has participated in a secondment and it provides the opportunity for Corey to train and gain experience within…
There’s a troubling trend brewing in how medical diagnostics startups are funded
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider Diagnostic and medical tools companies are getting a lot of attention from tech investors lately. Companies looking for new ways to screen the body for certain diseases — such as Genalyte, Grailand Guardant — have raised a…
Blacktech Week conference helps black entrepreneurs access funding
From South Florida Caribbean News MIAMI – The annual Blacktech Week summit decided to launch a weekend version of their week long conference to help close the funding access gap for black entrepreneurs. Securing capital continues to be a major barrier to…
46 students graduate from Cayman Islands International College
Forty-six students from the International College of the Cayman Islands received degrees at a commencement ceremony at The Ritz-Carlton on Feb. 9. “This class is really phenomenal. These graduates achieved academically. They are professionally polished. They are critical thinkers. They…
Trump expected to reverse Obama’s transgender bathroom guidelines in schools
By Brian Freeman From Newsmax The Trump administration is expected to issue a letter on Wednesday which reverses federal guidance that required public schools to allow children to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that matched their gender identities, The…
Cayman Islands church staffer achieves academic heights
The 44th Commencement Ceremony (9 February) of the International College of the Cayman Islands was an especially providential day for Diane Ricketts, Cayman Islands Conference of Seventh-day Adventist accountant and its health and nutrition store manager. Mrs Ricketts not only…
Force Blue holds fundraiser at Ocean Institute to help veterans [Cayman Islands first deployment]
By Kristina Pritchett From Dana Point Times A national organization aiming to help veterans learn new skills used the Ocean Institute as the location for their fundraiser recently. Force Blue, a 501(C)(3) is working to give former combat divers and…
You may have AAADD – know the symptoms ….. PLEASE READ
From one of our readers who has AAADD Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Somehow I feel better, even though I have it!! Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how…