Let’s Do it in the Caribbean (Positive Tourism News) wins Online Media Award
Written by Nicola Haughton Atlanta, (May 8, 2013). LetsDoitInTheCaribbean.com (Positive Tourism News), the Jamaican distribution channel and online news media which is uniting the Caribbean as One Marketplace, was the big winner at the recently held African Diaspora World Tourism…
Cleveland kidnap accused Ariel Castro in court
BBC The man accused of imprisoning three women for about a decade in the US city of Cleveland has made his first court appearance. Ariel Castro, 52, is charged with kidnap and rape. He did not enter a plea. Bail…
The Sequester is a perfect example of how [US] Congress plays favorites with Federal programmes
The Fiscal Times, From Business Insider Who says Congress can’t get anything done? With airport delays linked to the federal furlough of air traffic controllers mounting this week, Congress moved rapidly to address the problem. The furloughs started thanks to…
Nannies Trained to Aid Education
Nannies and domestic helpers participated in the first teaching initiative aimed at enhancing their role as co-educators of young children last night (Tuesday, 7 May 2013). Literacy Coach Latasha Miller, along with teachers Jessica Jackson, Joanan Jackson, Iriny Grant, and…
CIMA to host meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for the Americas
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) will host the fourth meeting of the Regional Consultative Group for the Americas of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on 27 May, 2013. The FSB was established in 2009 to coordinate the work of…
Southern Cross Club Guest Lands Little Cayman Grand Slam of Fly Fishing
Michigan resident accomplishes feat after 12 years of fishing local flats In mid-April, Ross Schofield, a Southern Cross Club guest, achieved something many fly fisherman only dream about: he landed a Permit, a bonefish and a tarpon within a 24…
The 10 Smartest Kids In The World (And The Crazy Math Problems They Can Solve)
By Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Who are the most brilliant kids in the world? How much would the world benefit if we could find out, and get those kids training from the best educators on the on the planet? Those…
Red-footed “clown bird” leaper
From Carol-Ann Rudy I’ve just read the article, “The Cayman Islands: nature and wildlife”, and these sentences: “Little Cayman, a last remnant of a truly wild Caribbean, is home to the largest population of the red-footed booby in the Western…
Cruise passengers fall overboard off Australia
BBC Mark Hutchings of New South Wales Police: “We’re happy that the area we’re searching is the right area” An air and sea search is continuing off the Australian coast for a man and a woman who appear to have…
ICO says budget cuts preventing execution of investigations
Since iNews story “Dilbert joins 33 other FOI officers” published on April 30th, 2013 (see http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/04/dilbert-joins-33-other-foi-officers/) the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner’s Office reported last week that the government’s severe cuts imposed on them is preventing their determining whether public authorities…
