US Navy’s X-47B unmanned jet successfully lands on an aircraft carrier
By Michael Gorman From engadget The US Navy’s unmanned plane, the X-47B, has been in development for years. It first flew in 2011, began testing aboard an aircraft carrier in late 2012, and finally took off from a floating airstrip…
SteppingStones continues sponsorship of After School Programme
SteppingStones Recruitment has announced it will continue, for the third year, its sponsorship of the Ministry of Education & Cayman Outreach Association Extended After School Programme (EASP) at Sir John A. Cumber Primary School (SJACPS). The Extended After School Programme…
Celebrities and dive legends drawn to the Cayman Islands again and again
(PRLEAP.COM) July 18, 2013 – Since 1957 when the Cayman Islands was recognized as the Caribbean’s birthplace of recreational diving, visitors have flocked here to enjoy the spectacular drop-offs and diverse dive experiences that have made Cayman a mecca for…
Bermuda and Cayman lead discussions on local and ‘guest’ labour
From Ceola Wilson The Royal Gazette “Fahy hoping to forge stronger ties with labour leaders” Bermuda will forge stronger ties with labour leaders in the Caribbean to develop an integrated market “responsive to business needs while recognising the needs of…
Brits poisoned at Caribbean hotel win £1.9 million compensation
By AOL Travel Holiday firm First Choice has agreed to pay £1.9 million compensation to 409 British tourists who suffered food poisoning at a hotel in the Dominican Republic. The High Court approved the damages for the holidaymakers, which included…
Husband dies 10 months after suicidal driver killed his son and unborn daughter
By PATRICK COUNIHAN, IrishCentral Staff Writer Cork wife left to grieve as she loses ‘love of her life’ after English crash Con Twomey has died in hospital from injuries sustained in the crash which also killed his toddler son and…
ICTA launches new consultation on LLU
From TeleGeography 18 Jul 2013 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands’ telecoms regulator the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has opened a new public consultation on whether mandating the provision of access to the local loop in the Cayman Islands would…
Ramoon found guilty of wounding sentenced to eight years incarceration
Justin D’Angelo Ramoon (21), the George Town man, appearing in the Grand Court a second time, charged with the attempted murder of Andrew Lopez on 25th August 2012 (see iNews story July 17 2013 “Second trial for man accused of…
Japan Planning to Deepen CARICOM Ties
From Caribbean Journal Japan is planning to strengthen its ties with the Caribbean Community, according to Ambassador Akira Yamada, the director general of Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Yamada, who was speaking at the opening of this week’s Sixteenth CARICOM-Japan Consultation in…
Revolting Style: How London’s Clubbers Got Dressed in the Eighties
By Libby Banks “Dress as though your life depends on it or don’t bother,” Leigh Bowery infamously said of the dress code for his weekly club night, Taboo, just off London’s Leicester Square. Bowery — designer, performance artist, club superstar,…
