Australia’s manufacturing sector continues to grow
From Business Insider Australia Australia’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in January, adding to signs that the economy’s transition is gaining traction. The latest Ai Group manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) came in at 51.5, the seventh consecutive month that…
T&T: First official Caribbean visit of ILO Regional Director, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs
PORT-OF-SPAIN Mr José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, will pay an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago from 14-16 February 2016. The visit is his first to the Caribbean as Director of the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, a…
Cayman Islands Government approves order for implementation of Minimum Wage
From The Cayman Islands Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Government has approved the Labour (National Minimum Basic Wage) Order, 2016 which details how the minimum wage will be implemented starting 1 March…
Hinds’ Sight – Black humanity: Race, blackness, Obama and Granger
By Dr. David Hinds From News Americas News Americas, PHOENIX, Arizona, Mon. Feb. 15, 2016: When Barack Obama assumed the presidency of the USA in 2008-09, Black people all over the world celebrated the occasion with tears of joy. Many…
Glenn Beck: I left Fox News because they wanted me to stop talking about God
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Former Fox News host Glenn Beck is revealing for the first time one of the reasons why he left Fox News in 2011 to form his own cable channel: Fox told him to stop talking…
The Nobel Prize winning economist who ate cat food
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News Once upon a time a Nobel Prize winning economist had a cat called Lightning. Now, Lightning appeared to like his cat food, a rather pricey gourmet dish which claimed to be a cut above…
Why some firms limit how much you can buy
By Jamie Robertson Business reporter, BBC News When Lego originally decided not to sell the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei bricks with which to make a political statement, it really thought it was doing the right thing. Its ethical policy states that…
Cayman Islands: Man charged with theft of funds from employer
From RCIPS: Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 2:27 PM A man, age 45, of George Town, was charged on 5 February with Obtaining Property by Deception. The man is accused of stealing a significant amount of funds from a local supermarket…
Walkers helps support fight against HIV and AIDS in Cayman Islands
George Town, Grand Cayman – (11 February 2016) – Walkers staff donated a generous sum in support of the Cayman AIDS Foundation (“CAF”) through an office-wide dress down today. Over 200 Walkers staff participated at both the Elgin Avenue and…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Steve Harvey visits Cayman Islands Comfort Suites Choice Hotels Hosts Surprise Visit By Steve Harvey World Famous Entertainer Delights Hotel Guests by Broadcasting His Live Radio Show from Comfort Suites Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman Co-hosts of The Steve…