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…
Johns Hopkins announces a Vision White Paper
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have just announced The 2013 Johns Hopkins Vision White Paper under the title “How To Protect Your Vision As You Age”. They say: “Most of us take our vision for granted until we develop…
The Pritzker-Romney Connection
By Edward McClelland, Ward Room “Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose book about the very rich, The Great Gatsby, is about to be adapted into another movie. “They are different from you and…
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s lap-band revives interest in the up- and downsides of weight-loss surgery
From First Coast news JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Regena Carey has struggled with obesity for four decades. Though she was a slim 125 pounds when she married, she ballooned up to almost three times that after she had children. “This is…
Michael Jackson’s Estate hit with new child-molestation claim from Choreographer Wade Robson
From eonline.com UPDATE May 8, 2013: Wade Robson’s attorney, Henry Gradstien, tells E! News: “Michael Jackson was a monster and in their hearts every normal person knows it. Wade Robson, in addition to being one of the most talented people…
Jeanne Cooper, Young and the Restless Icon, Dead at 84: ‘She Was in Peace and Without Fear’
From tvline Daytime-TV grand dame Jeanne Cooper, who played The Young and the Restless‘ Katherine, passed away on Wednesday morning after being hospitalized, off and on since April, for an undisclosed illness. Cooper’s elder son, actor Corbin Bernsen, shared the…
Bolt wins but says he is “disappointed”
The fastest man in the world, Jamaican, Usain Bolt, began his season with a 100 metres victory at the Cayman Invitational held at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Grand Cayman, but was disappointed with his winning 100m time of…
Nearly three years after Dodd-Frank, reforms happen slowly
From WCAI On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Dodd-Frank bill. Reporter Gary Rivlin says “the passage of Dodd-Frank was something of a miracle.” But to…
