Snow bomb hits UK
Snow bomb hits UK as temperatures plunge to -7C By Zoe Drewett From Metro UK Parts of the country have woken up to a thick layer of snow as plunging temperatures threaten more ice across the UK. Severe weather warnings…
Orange weather warning in place as Storm Dylan bears down on Ireland [then to Scotland]
By Jack Power From The Irish Times Strong winds overnight on Saturday expected to bring ‘severe and damaging gusts’ Storm Dylan is set to pass across Ireland on Saturday night and Sunday morning bringing strong winds, with Connacht and Ulster…
Cayman Islands Truman Bodden Law School welcomes two new lecturers
The Truman Bodden Law School has recently welcomed Scott Atkins and Michael Bromby as newly appointed Lecturers in Law. Mr Atkins will lecture on Contract, Commercial and Trusts Law on the Law School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Scott graduated from…
The Scotsman’s Bill Jamieson: is it so bad to avoid tax within the law?
By BILL JAMIESON From The Scotsman The reporting of the so-called Paradise Papers suggests tax avoidance is morally wrong but is it really so bad to limit how much you pay within the law? Feast your eyes on the tax…
Hotel group behind Andy Murray’s Cromlix House targets the Caribbean
From Herald Scotland THE management team behind Sir Andy Murray’s Cromlix Hotel has launched a new business to run luxury hotels in the Caribbean. Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI), said its intention is “to replicate our success in Scotland, across…
Robert the Bruce
Researchers digitally reconstruct the face of a legendary Scottish king By Andrew Tarantola From engadget It’s Robert the Bruce as you’ve never seen him before. Robert the Bruce, a medieval warrior and hero-king of the Scottish people, is something of…
Cool Architecture
The coolest works of architecture in the world Part 1 By Will Heilpern and Chloe Pantazi From Business Insider The world has so many incredible buildings that it can be hard to know which are truly above the rest. For…
Jamaican Tenor Steve Higgins & Friends to perform in Cayman Islands
From South Florida Caribbean News “The Cayman National Choir & Orchestra welcome Steve Higgins & Friends, to The Cayman Islands!” Ft Lauderdale – Steve Higgins & Friends will arrive in The Cayman Islands where they will appear in concert with…
British Council ramps up arts work in T&T
From Guardian tt The British Council Caribbean has been carrying out a number of programmes in T&T over the last few months. The council’s Caribbean Arts manager Annalee Davis said the implementation of these programmes was a part of establishing…
Theresa May has blocked a second Scottish independence referendum before Brexit
By Adam Bienkov From Business Insider LONDON — Theresa May has announced her intention to block a second Scottish independence referendum before Britain has left the EU. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Monday that she intends to call a referendum at some…