Sex offender gets retrial after Facebook blast over font bias
By GABY DUNN for The Daily Dot From Mashable A convicted sex offender in Massachusetts received a second hearing after the hearing officer who decided his case was found to be biased. The officer had posted to Facebook numerous times…
EU to give Haiti $25.1 million in humanitarian aid
From Business Standard The aid would help food insecurity and other problems The European Union will give Haiti $25.1 million in aid next year to help ease ongoing humanitarian concerns, an official has said. Raphael Brigandi, a spokesman for the…
JOB OPPORTUNITY
The Children’s Clinic, Cayman With crystal clear Caribbean waters and diverse marine life, the Cayman Islands are renowned for some of the world’s finest scuba diving and water sports. Other sporting activities include soccer, rugby, cricket, hockey, tennis, squash and…
Grand Cayman Suites to grow taller
The Grand Cayman Beach Suites (formerly Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman) will soon be a little taller. Planning Permission has been granted to allow the owners of the West Bay Road hotel to build two additional stories and a new rooftop…
Rotary Sunrise’s continued commitment to literacy
By Ciara Aspinall Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation for lifelong learning. It is crucial to social and human development and is an instrument of empowerment to improve one’s health, one’s income, and one’s life. According to…
CARE Quiz Night is Wednesday Dec 4
Have you booked your team table yet? PD’s 7:00 PM Wednesday 4th December 2013 and the first Wednesday of every month. Why not get a team together and come out to test your knowledge? All proceeds go towards CARE –…
COMMENTARY: UNAIDS Caribbean controversy, Part II
From SDGLN The UNAIDS fiasco of sponsoring a book launch last month in a country that prohibits entry to the individuals on whom the book is partially based, is now widely known. It should never have happened. The book deals…
Latin America paying heavy economic price for “epidemic” violence
By Ulric Rindebro – From BNAmericas The Latin American and Caribbean region has established itself firmly on the international stage during the last several years with high levels of economic growth and financial stability as well as making some progress…
Thanksgiving disasters
From Serious Eats It’s our goal at Serious Eats to provide you with everything you need to have the most delicious, stress-free Thanksgiving humanly possible. But things don’t always go as planned. Sometimes, you end up at your crazy aunt’s…
Pope Blasts ‘Idolatry of Money’ in First Document Outlining Papacy
From Moneynews VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis attacked unfettered capitalism as “a new tyranny” and implored global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality, in a document on Tuesday setting out a platform for his papacy and calling for a…
