Cayman Islands Monetary Authority : CIMA Public Relations Executive wins International Communication Award
Public Relations Executive with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Dr. Sharon Marshall, has won a Gold Quill Award of Excellence from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). The Gold Quill was awarded in the Communications Skills Division in…
Charles Lee ’09 is Semifinalist in Wild Kingdom Guide Contest
From Pacific University Oregon In March, he took a hiatus from his work to spend a month volunteering in the Cayman Islands tagging the endangered blue iguanas. The film and video graduate has been pursuing a career in wildlife education…
Rich families hiring tour guides with disabilities so they can skip long lines at Disney World
By Mary Beth Quirk, Consemerist Do you know who deserves to skip lines at amusement parks? People with disabilities. Do you know who probably doesn’t deserve to skip lines at amusement parks? People who just can’t stand the thought of…
Man jailed for abuse of ‘enslaved’ woman in London
BBC A man has been jailed for 11 years for raping an Indian woman who was treated like a “slave” at his home. The mother of four, 39, from Hyderabad, was employed in three London households as a nanny and…
Eurovision Song Contest won by Denmark
BBC Denmark has triumphed at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest had been the overwhelming favourite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. The UK’s Bonnie Tyler came 19th,…
New Director for Prison Service
A senior manager with over 30 years of experience in corrections will take up the role of the Director at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) next month, the Portfolio of Internal and external Affairs announced today (Friday 17…
US Navy’s X-47B is the first unmanned plane launched from an aircraft carrier
By Alexis Santos engadget After limbering up with taxi tests since December, the X-47B unmanned combat air system has finally taken off from an aircraft carrier, making it the first pilotless plane to have successfully done so, and with a…
SeaBob – a VERY interesting “gadget”
This tiny story came past my desk and I just had to find out more. Have you heard of the “SeaBob”? If you are a water enthusiast I expect you have but me? I am ashamed to say I am…
Mission boss says misconception of something wrong
Mario Galea, Head of the Foreign Observer Mission, that is in the Cayman Islands to make sure we have a fair election on May 22nd says Cayman should not be fearful that they are here. “Unfortunately, there is this misconception…
Ft. Hood soldier in charge of ‘sex assault prevention’ under investigation for slew of sexual assault charges
By Julie Zeveloff, Business Insider A coordinator for the Army’s sexual assault prevention program in Fort Hood has been accused of “abusive sexual contact, sexual assault, and pandering,” according to USA Today. The Pentagon said in a statement that the…
