Former Cayman Islands Governor pays visit
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Former Cayman Islands Governor Mr. John Owen, left, visited Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 August, 2014, for a meet and greet. Mr. Owen served as Governor here from 16 October,…
Mood-predicting baby ankle monitor brings “house arrest” couture to your crib
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Babies are unpredictable; they cry for every reason under the sun: dirty diapers, cutting teeth, just because they want to mess with your psyche. A new high-tech baby monitor that collects vital signs and purports…
Swiss train derailed in landslide
From BBC The accident occurred on a mountainous train line near Tiefencastel A train has derailed at the top of a gulley after running into a landslide near the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. Eleven people are reported to…
No new cases of chikungunya reported in Cayman Islands
“Total confirmed cases of chikungunya remain at five as reported on 28 July 2014. Since then there have been no new confirmed cases,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar. “The date of onset of the last confirmed case…
US actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89
By David Sillito From BBC US film and stage actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. Her Hollywood career spanned seven decades, with a memorable debut aged 19 opposite her future husband, Humphrey Bogart, in To Have…
Six Jamaica police officers interdicted, suspended following death of prisoner
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday August 13, 2014, CMC – Six police officers have been interdicted and suspended with immediate effect following a probe by the Inspectorate of Constabulary (IOC) into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mario Deane last…
US Ebola vaccine ready for testing on humans – reports
From en.ria.ru MOSCOW (August 11) RIA Novosti – An Ebola vaccine co-developed by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US scientists has shown promising results on animals and is to enter the first stage of testing on humans if approved by US Food…
Widely used surveillance software can’t access iPhone without jailbreaking
By Leif Johnson From MacLife Apple’s iOS has a reputation for being a more secure operating system than Google’s Android, and as the Washington Post reports, it deserves it. Earlier this week reports from surveillance firm Gamma Group leaked that…
Tourism and civil aviation – a symbiotic relationship
From eTN Global Travel industry News The importance of “accessibility” particularly air access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for…
Rescuing educational quality in Latin America & the Caribbean
By Jorge Familiar Calderón From DaVibes If it hadn’t been for my sixth grade teacher, I probably would have never spelled correctly in Spanish. But when I quietly confessed to her one afternoon that I had never learned the rules…
