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Monday, Dec 09, 2019

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Parade of Lights brings Christmas cheer

Parade of Lights brings Christmas cheer

The night lit up in the Camana Bay Harbour Saturday night for the annual Parade of Lights Festival.

Three new locally transmitted dengue cases recorded

Three new locally transmitted dengue cases recorded

Public Health Department officials have confirmed three new locally transmitted cases of dengue.

Stingray City licences capped

Stingray City licences capped

The Department of Environment will not be issuing any new licences for Stingray City. This came as Environment Minister Dwayne Seymour announced a temporary moratorium on licences, Thursday evening in the Legislative Assembly.

New police helicopter officially home

New police helicopter officially home

The US $11.5 million Airbus H145, the first helicopter purchased solely by the Cayman Islands government, will operate alongside the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Air Operation Unit’s current H145 helicopter. That helicopter was fu...

Constitutional changes expected to be confirmed by Privy Council in February

Constitutional changes expected to be confirmed by Privy Council in February

Lawmakers have unanimously approved constitutional changes that will alter how the UK legislates for the Cayman Islands.

UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist

UN climate talks failing to address urgency of crisis, says top scientist

COP25 in Madrid criticised for focusing on details instead of agreeing deep cuts to emissions

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores

Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. There’s a tool that lets you automatically delete your location data from Google’s servers after a preset amount of time. This prevents Google from automatically logging years of your location data o...

Denzil L. Douglas held at UK airport with £70,000 in cash

Denzil L. Douglas held at UK airport with £70,000 in cash

A Caribbean politician made a Privy Counsellor by David Cameron for his 'loyal service' to Queen and country is being investigated after he tried to leave Britain with £70,000 in cash, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

PM Skerrit declared victor in heated Dominican polls

PM Skerrit declared victor in heated Dominican polls

PM Skerrit declared victor in heated Dominican polls

PM Skerrit declared victor in heated Dominican polls

Following weeks of political unrest, Dominica has re-elected its incumbent Prime Minister, Mr Roosevelt Skerrit and secured a landslide victory for the governing Dominica Labour Party (DLP).

Breaking: Constitutional changes pass unanimously

Breaking: Constitutional changes pass unanimously

Lawmakers have voted unanimously to approve constitutional changes that will alter how the UK legislates for the Cayman Islands and the relationship between the two going forward.

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

How scuba diving can boost mental health and mindfulness, and lower stress – it’s all that deep breathing, and the undersea wonders

Scuba diving offers people a way to get away from it all, instructors say, and forces you to focus on the here and now. Many places across Asia – from Hong Kong to the Maldives, Thailand and Indonesia – offer great diving

American Capitalism Is Brutal. You Can Trace That to the Plantation.

American Capitalism Is Brutal. You Can Trace That to the Plantation.

Slavery helped turn America into a financial colossus. And our economy is still shaped by management practices invented by enslavers and overseers.

142,000 died from measles last year, WHO estimates

142,000 died from measles last year, WHO estimates

Number of cases reported so far this year is three times higher than at same stage in 2018

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

In bid against Apple, Pablo Escobar's brother launches $350 foldable phone

The sibling of the late drug kingpin says the Escobar Fold 1's plastic screen "cannot break," unlike Samsung's Galaxy Fold.

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

The K-pop star and the suffering of spy cam victims

When K-pop star Goo Hara, who died last week, was secretly filmed by a boyfriend, she publicly fought for justice. For this, she was viciously attacked online. The sentences for so-called "spy cam porn" are relatively lenient in South Ko...

Digital bank Chime quadruples valuation in less than a year to $5.8 billion as it takes on megabanks

Digital bank Chime quadruples valuation in less than a year to $5.8 billion as it takes on megabanks

Chime, valued at $1.5 billion in March, is now pegged at $5.8 billion just nine months later, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The leading U.S. digital bank raised a record $500 million in a Series E, showing that massiv...

The unknown influencers who are reaching millions

The unknown influencers who are reaching millions

The unknown influencers who are reaching millions

The unknown influencers who are reaching millions

The unknown influencers who are reaching millions

Far from newspaper offices and TV studios, committed volunteer activists have created an alternative Facebook media universe that could play a key role in the election campaign.

Arrest in Panama Papers Journo Murder Doesn’t Solve Case

Arrest in Panama Papers Journo Murder Doesn’t Solve Case

The arrest of a prominent businessman whose company Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was investigating for corruption doesn’t mean the case is closed.

Nearly 40% of Facebook's valuation is on the line from regulatory risk, HSBC says

Nearly 40% of Facebook's valuation is on the line from regulatory risk, HSBC says

HSBC Global Strategies initiated coverage of Facebook with a reduce rating, recommending investors sell the stock. The firm said said regulatory overhang is equivalent to 38.5% of Facebook’s current valuation.

Despite the rise of online banks, millennials are still visiting branches

Despite the rise of online banks, millennials are still visiting branches

A new report from Jefferies suggests that young people are still embracing bank branches, despite the rise of digital-only banks.

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