U.S. Homeland Security employees locked out of computer networks
From Wn.com DHS Hacked? Employees unable to access Gov Comp Reuters reports computer network access by U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees in the Washington, D.C. area was sporadic Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter said. It was not…
Caribbean – Hurricane Matthew Fact Sheet #18, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
REPORT from US Agency for International Development HIGHLIGHTS Food security improves substantially in hurricane-affected areas, WFP reports USAID/OFDA partners assist more than 15,000 displaced people to return home USAID/OFDA provides additional $2.5 million for hurricane-affected families Number of suspected cholera…
Why privatizing the VA won’t do much to help veterans
By David Dayen, The Fiscal Times From Business Insider You don’t often see Donald Trump pull a punch, but he did it last week. Trump spent his entire campaign deeply angered by how the government treats veterans, particularly regarding their medical…
Best furniture design
2016 Best of Furniture Design BY RAIN NOE – From Core77 This year we saw a lot of heavily-trafficked posts in furniture design, covering everything from old-school techniques to newfangled technologies, up-and-coming designers, wild experiments and some plain ol’ kick-ass…
Calls for ‘All Hands on Deck’ as Caribbean islands recover from devastating rains
By Janel Ramkalawan From Global Voices A tropical disturbance, caused by a trough of low pressure, provoked severe weather conditions in several Central-Eastern Caribbean islands recently. Thundershowers and torrential rainfall began on November 28, 2016 and continued well into the…
Cayman Islands Premier’s remarks on Cayman Thanksgiving 2016
Cayman Thanksgiving 2016 remarks By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Once again we have been blessed with a hurricane season that did not trouble the Cayman Islands. It is for that, and the other riches of our lives, that we celebrate…
Cayman Islands’ youth Flip the Script
Members of the YouthFlex Radio Show and the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps joined forces to flip the switch on negative stereotypes during the first-ever YouthFlex Flip Challenge Saturday, 19 November. “Touching A Life,” the first in a series of community-service…
US: Thanksgiving weekend shoppers spent less due to discounts
AP From Newsmax Thanksgiving weekend shoppers picked up hot toys, TVs and new Apple products, buying both online and in stores, but spent less per person because of rampant discounting that they’ve come to demand. Once all the receipts are…
US: House couple was buying to tear down over fire hazard concerns catches fire while they sign deed
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Sometimes, bad things happen pretty much exactly when you’d expect them to, in a bit of unfortunate happenstance. Does it make you mad? Yes, maybe, but it was just meant to be. To wit:…
Harper still an active sports connoisseur at 78
By Fred Sturrup From The Freeport News There he reclined, in his bed at The Pines Nursing Home in Grand Cayman. Because of the “fatcalves” varicose veins health issue, he doesn’t get around much, like before. No, Jerry Harper can’t…