Blackwater game aims for fun, not controversy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the world of video games, realism reigns supreme, but the makers of a game based on the infamous private security firm Blackwater are intentionally steering clear of it. There’s no blood, the enemies are fictional…
UCCI Observatory is reaching for the stars
‘Reach for the Stars’, the Observatory Project at UCCI to build an astronomical telescope, is progressing rapidly. Construction began this month on the new UCCI Observatory on campus. One half of the building will be a classroom and the other…
Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate adventure. After…
NEW GANG LAWS: Tattoos, colours and hand signs will be a crime
Boosting the battle against gangs, local police will seek “deeming” legislation to criminalise hand signs, dress, tattoos and other identifying features marking members of criminal organisations. Speaking to iNews, Commissioner of Police David Baines said part of wider efforts to…
Cayman National Cultural Day a success
In a celebration of cultural diversity Cayman National held its second Cultural Day event. The Cayman National Cultural Day is a biennial event and is marked as a time to celebrate and represent the individual cultures and nationalities of our…
Angelina Jolie considers new role with UN agency
GENEVA (AP) — Angelina Jolie says she’s considering taking on a new and expanded role with the U.N. refugee agency for which she already serves as goodwill ambassador. The actress told reporters Tuesday that she and the agency are still…
Truck bomb in Somalia kills 70
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamist militants detonated a truck bomb Tuesday in front of the education ministry in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens, a rescue official said. Among the dead were students and parents. It…
Cayman Islands second for secret dealings
The Cayman Islands has been placed second in a world list of global financial crime and malpractice, according to a report published. The tax haven infrastructure that has enabled global financial crime and malpractice to flourish has barely been reformed,…
Italy appeals court clears Knox of murder
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox left prison Monday, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction for the brutal stabbing death of her British roommate…
Turning the tide on garbage
The tide is turning for flotsam on Frank Sound’s shores as residents decided to literally take matters in their own hands – filling 27 bags of garbage in one week. Tired of plastic and other debris marring the one-mile stretch…
