Olympic medals cost a lot less than you think
By Jeff Desjardins, Visual Capitalist From Business Insider The 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games are already 51% over budget, with the total cost expected to be in the $4.6 billion range. With that in mind, the organizers have tried their…
Water Authority Cayman Islands 2016/17 Scholarship recipient announced
Cayman is pleased to announce Kristina Powell as this year’s recipient of the Authority’s Annual Scholarship. Ms. Powell will begin her major in Management Information Systems (MIS) at The University of Tampa this fall. Every year the Authority offers a…
Cayman Islands is Proud of Them: Derricka Neysmith & Giselle Ebanks
Derricka Neysmith Derricka Neysmith fulfills the definition of a well-rounded young lady and a prime example of a young person ‘reaching higher’. At the age of 14, Derricka passed external exams in English, Electronic Document Preparation and Management, and mathematics,…
CDB teams up with IDB for regional dialogue on environment
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently shared some of the lessons learned from its work in promoting environmental sustainability outcomes with participants at a Regional Policy Dialogue on Environmental Compliance and Licensing for countries in the Caribbean Region. It was…
Cayman Islands: Ogier announces 2016 scholarship recipient
Ogier is pleased to announce that Lashonda Powell is the recipient of this year’s scholarship opportunity. The firm reviewed a large number of qualified applicants for the scholarship this year and had the difficult task of narrowing the impressive field…
Meet two more Cayman Islands’ finalists of Proud of Them: Ayanna Davis-Eden & Diarra Hoyte
Ayanna Davis-Eden Twelve-year-old Ayanna Davis-Eden is the youngest PoT recipient ever – and for good reason! Ayanna has always had a natural curiosity for learning, as well as an aptitude that is already enabling her sweet successes. According to family,…
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6 Cuban migrants repatriated from Cayman Islands From Cayman Islands Department of Immigration The Department of Immigration repatriated six Cuban migrants to Havana, Cuba on Monday, 15 August 2016. The group consisted of three males and three females. Currently 83…
Decline In CXC maths regionally, says Examinations Council
From Jamaica Gleaner The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has revealed a significant drop in the performance of students in mathematics at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) level across the region. At a press conference in Anguilla last Fri (12),…
Human brains are structurally the same as non-human primate brains
ByBen Taub From IFL SCIENCE Scientists may have figured out why humans are so much smarter than other primates, after disproving one of the leading theories regarding the evolution of our intelligence. Until now, it had been widely believed that…
Virtual art gallery mimics and defies reality
By Jon Fingas From engadget Artists can showcase outer-worldly work in a realistic space. Digital artists don’t typically have many choices for where they can exhibit their work: they either have to ground their pieces in the real world or…
