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The winter solstice triggers an extraordinarily rare and fascinating event in hundreds of Spanish missions
By Rubén G. Mendoza, The Conversation From Business Insider On Wednesday, Dec. 21, nations in the Northern Hemisphere will mark the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. For thousands of years people have marked…
Former teacher shows love for her students with a literal billboard
BY SOPHIE HIRSH From Mashable Can you imagine loving a group of people so much that you would put it on a billboard? Marian Sims, a former teacher from Lexington, Kentucky, who is nearly 70 years old, did just that….
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Another Guyana offshore university accused of defrauding students
By Andrea Fernandes Guyana Guardian From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The largest selling English language daily newspaper in the world, the Times of India, has reported that another Indian-owned offshore university located in Guyana has been defrauding international…
Firemen candidates ability test
Cayman Islands Fire Service Candidates Complete the Physical Ability Test Firefighting is a physical job, and 44 Caymanians recently put their fitness to the test to see if they have what it takes to enlist in the Cayman Islands Fire Service…
Bahamas and Belize share Caribbean Mediathon win
By University of The Bahamas The Bahamas and Belize have collaboratively made history by winning the Compete Caribbean Mediathon held recently in Barbados, November 22nd-23rd, 2016. It was the Caribbean’s first mediathon. The winning proposal came from a team comprising…
Increased women’s political participation will benefit wider society
Increased Women’s Political Participation will benefit wider society says CPA Caribbean Regional Hot Topic Forum held at 62nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference From Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Delegates and participants at the CPA Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Regional ‘Hot Topic’ Forum have heard…
Cindy Stowell died before her Jeopardy appearance aired, but first won a bunch of money for cancer charities
by Seth Rosentha from SB Nation Jeopardy at this moment is midway into perhaps the most compelling, heartbreaking, inspiring championship run I’ve ever watched as a sports fan. When Cindy Stowell, a 41-year-old science content developer (and pub trivia maven)…
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Queens College alumni’s first woman president moving group into 21st century
By Tangerine Clarke From Caribbean Life Karen Wharton, the first woman to be unanimously voted in as President of the Queen’s College Alumni Association, NY, is focused on mobilizing the talents of former students and friends of the prestigious school,…
Leading Causes of Cancer Mortality — Caribbean Region, 2003–2013
From CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)December 16, 2016 / 65(49);1395–1400 Hilda Razzaghi, PhD1,2; Sarah Quesnel-Crooks, MSc3; Recinda Sherman, PhD4; Rachael Joseph, VMD1,2; Betsy Kohler, MPH4; Glennis Andall-Brereton, PhD3; Marsha A. Ivey, MSc3;…
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Ronco Cayman continues to support youngster’s education in Ghana
Cayman based IT firm, Ronco has announced it will continue work with Children’s Helpers Worldwide (CHW) to help fund the tuition of a young engineering student from Ghana. Ronco confirmed it would cover tuition fees for the Ghanaian student, Isaac,…
