Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of women in science and math
By Suzanne Bouffard From Social Science Space Think the glass ceiling in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers has been shattered? Think again, say researchers Nilanjana Dasgupta and Jane Stout. Even though women outnumber men on college campuses, STEM…
Cayman Islands launches FATCA notification and reporting portal
From pwc In brief The Cayman Islands Department for International Tax Cooperation on March 23, 2015 launched its Automatic Exchange of Information Portal (Portal) enabling reporting Cayman financial institutions (Reporting FIs) to satisfy their notification and reporting obligations under regulations…
US soldier Bergdahl faces life on charges of desertion, misbehavior
From Newsmax U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan, was formally charged on Wednesday with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, and could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the most serious count,…
Your first class guide for preventing jet lag
By Kathleen Wong From Mashable Have plane, will travel. Have travel, will also probably have jet lag, too. If you do experience jet lag, also known as desynchronosis, you’ll probably experience insomnia, fatigue, even dehydration and headaches. It’s considered a…
Ten plans Christian radicals have for America
By Larry Jimenez From Listverse A fundamentalist Christian ideology called Dominionism is currently infiltrating a segment of the Christian Right. As a political movement, it seeks to overthrow democracy and transform America into a biblical theocracy. Also known asChristian Reconstructionism,…
c. 1912: The gym on the Titanic
By Chris Wild From Mashable Working out at sea in the golden age of ocean travel From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of World War II, the shipping route across the Atlantic was extremely popular, driven…
Caribbean focuses on youth unemployment
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday that 9th Meeting of Caribbean Labor Ministers has concluded with a commitment to strengthen social dialogue further both at the national and regional levels. The…
More proof that a Russian BUK missile shot down passenger plane MH17
By Amanda Macias and Reuters A metal fragment from the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a Russian surface-to-air BUK rocket, reports Dutch broadcaster RTLNieuws on Thursday. Despite a mountain of evidence that pro-Russian separatists shot…
Cayman Islands Minister tours agencies
Last week (Wednesday 18 March 2015) Cayman Islands new Minister for Community Affairs, Youth & Sports, Hon. Osbourne Bodden spent the day getting to know various departments and agencies now under his leadership effective 1 January 2015. Minister Bodden toured…
11th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music Apr 9-26
11th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance & Music Apr 9-26The 11th Annual CubaCaribe Festival of Dance and Music, In Search of Soul, April 9-26, will feature three exuberant weeks of Caribbean dance and music performances, master classes, film screenings, lectures…
