Mouthless boneworms devoured ancient sea serpents
By Becky Oskin for LiveScience from Mashable Bone-eating worms that can devour an entire whale carcass were also feasting on prehistoric reptiles more than 100 million years ago, a new study finds. No one knows when the first Osedax worms…
Caribbean youth priorities take centre stage at Ministerial meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
From The Commonwealth Governments and youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities when they gather in Antigua for a three-day meeting this week. The Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers…
Scientists, celebrities wants belugas barred from Georgia aquarium
By R. Robin McDonald from Daily Report A group of marine biologists, scientists and conservationists—and several celebrities—have asked a judge in Atlanta to allow them to file a brief backing a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to bar…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events APRIL 27 Boundaries Commission George Town Meeting The Boundaries Commission is hosting a public meeting at Mary Miller Hall on Monday (27 Apr) at 7pm. Love Shouldn’t Hurt The Family Resource Centre presents Love Shouldn’t Hurt on…
Little Cayman: CCMI partners with the Earthwatch Institute for new citizen science programme
The Central Caribbean Marine institute has partnered with the Earthwatch Institute to implement a new citizen science programme helping endangered coral species in Little Cayman. The Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization founded in 1971 and is one of…
Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,500 [Latest –Mon (27) estimate is now over 4,000 dead]
From BBC More than 1,000 people have been killed in Nepal’s deadliest earthquake for more than 80 years, police say. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area of central Nepal between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara. There…
Cayman Islands Chief Justice addresses choice of venue for insolvency proceedings: The Investment Fund Perspective
Cayman Islands laws and administrative arrangements are sufficiently flexible to facilitate, where appropriate and applicable, the domestic resolution of insolvency proceedings or the rendering of assistance for the resolution of such proceedings before foreign courts. This is the view of…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events FRI 24 APRIL Models of Influence Book Signing As part of Fashion Week there will be a Models of Influence Book Signing by Nigel Barker on Friday (24 Apr) at 530pm at NKY Collections. Plastic In…
Arnaldo Brown to launch Diaspora conference in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Arnaldo Brown, will travel to the Cayman Islands this weekend for the launch of the 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference. The event…
Cayman Islands: Red Sail Sports and the Westin add sizzle and savings to Summer
Package offers top luxury resort on Seven Mile Beach at a great price; includes $100 resort credit, dive discounts, free Sunset Sail Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, (April 21, 2015) – Red Sail Sports, Grand Cayman’s leading resort dive operator, is…