Call for underwater photographers: new National Gallery exhibition celebrates coral reefs in the Cayman Islands.
2018 is the third International Year of the Coral Reef, a programme of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) which is an informal partnership between Nations and Organisations which strive to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around the world….
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Oxitec hopeful for GM mosquito release this year
BY KATIE ATKINS From FLKEYSNEWS There hasn’t been much talk of releasing genetically modified mosquitoes in the Florida Keys for a while, but a trial could happen in the coming months. British biotech company Oxitec wants to release its genetically…
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Ozuna & Bad Bunny campaign for teen boy’s heart transplant, challenge other stars to donate
By Marjua Estevez From Billboard Thirteen-year-old Andy, a Dominican native currently at the hospital in the Cayman Islands, has undergone four surgeries already but is still in dire need of a heart transplant. Another surgery without a new heart could end his…
St. Lucia expects removal from EU Tax Haven Blacklist
From The St Kitts & Nevis Observer The St Lucia government stated it expects to join fellow Caribbean Community (CARICOM) neighbours, Barbados and Grenada, in being removed from a new list of global tax havens by the European Union. The…
Apple to release software update to resolve iPhone slowdown: CEO
From Newsmax Apple Inc. will release a software update that will allow users to turn off a feature that slows down iPhones when batteries are low on charge, Chief Executive Tim Cook told ABC News. Apple will release a test…
Lumiere lights up London
London lit up by Lumiere festival From BBC Landmarks across central London have been lit up as part of the four-night Lumiere festival of light. British and international artists are displaying more than 50 artworks on some of the capital’s…
US to renew Internet Surveillance Program exposed by Snowden
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to renew a warrantless internet surveillance program, disregarding civil liberties advocates. In a 65-34 vote the United States Senate approved Thursday a bill that renews a warrantless internet surveillance program for six years. The bill will allow the National Security…
Preventing cancer
BY DR. WENDY WILCOX From Caribbean Life If you could prevent cancer in yourself and your children, would you? Several cancers — including cervical cancer, the fifth most common cancer among women — are highly preventable. What these cancers have…
Kabul: Gunmen shot Intercontinental Hotel diners – eyewitness
From BBC An eyewitness has told the BBC of the terrifying moment gunmen burst into Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel restaurant on Saturday. The man, who is not being named for security reasons, said he was spared after saying he was an…
Bolivia’s infant mortality rate significantly reduced by 56%
From teleSUR According to Bolivia’s Health Ministry the sharp decrease is due to social policies and a conditional cash transfer program. Bolivia’s Health Minister Ariana Campero announced a 56 percent reduction in infant mortality rate during an event Thursday in which 180 community doctors…
