Mars’ veins were created by vanishing ancient lakes
By Jon Fingas From engadget Another sign that Mars once had a lot of water. Scientists just produced stronger evidence that Mars once had water lakes that might have nurtured life. After combing over Curiosity rover data, the researchers determined that…
Cayman Islands: Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships open 8 August 2016
The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for 2017/2018 Chevening Scholarships via www.chevening.org/apply from 8 August until 8 November 2016. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers financial support…
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands partners with Digicel to Take Work from the National Art Collection on the Road
The National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) in partnership with Digicel is set to launch a dynamic island-wide advocacy campaign bringing activities based on works from the National Art Collection into schools throughout the Cayman Islands districts. The project,…
Establishment of the Cayman Islands Child Safeguarding Board
A Child Safeguarding Board has been established in the Cayman Islands. This multidisciplinary Board will enable entities to work collaboratively in the interest of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in the Cayman Islands. Membership of…
Door to Door Enumeration for General Elections starts end August
Election officials are gearing up for the start of door to door enumeration of voters on Saturday, 27 August 2016, in the run up to next year’s General Elections. Just over 160 enumerators will be knocking on the doors of…
Meet the Cayman Islands finalists of Proud of Them: David & Kasinda
David Forbes David Forbes, 18, is an exemplary student who already has a string of major awards and personal achievements under his belt. His record of academic success began early in life, when he was named the Head Boy at…
OK, let’s talk about sex at the Rio Olympics
BY SAM LAIRD From Mashable Olympians are doin’ it, doin’ it and doin’ it well, to paraphrase one LL Cool J. We’re talking about sports, of course. But the same applies to sex at the Games. Ten-thousand of the world’s…
“Stuff the Bus” partners with Hurley’s Media and invites other Cayman Islands businesses to get involved in the B
Stuff the Bus, an annual community wide initiative, hosted by Caribbean Alliance Insurance kicked off last week with the aim of helping hundreds of students returning to classes at the end of this month. The goal of the community drive…
2 Bios of Cayman Islands “Proud of them” youth
Here are the first 2 of the individual bios from the Proud of Them (PoT) reception held at the George Town Yacht Club on Wednesday, 3 August 2016. Youth Minister Osbourne Bodden and Education Minister Tara Rivers presented the…
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Belize Bank seeks to satisfy $27M judgment against Belize Gov’t From OffshoreAlert Following a recent appeals court ruling in Washington, D.C., British businessman Michael Ashcroft’s Belize Bank is attempting to find and seize assets in the United States that belong…