False tsunami warning sent to the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
By KALHAN ROSENBLATT From NBC News Some residents along the East Coast received a false tsunami warning on Tuesday morning after a private company sent out an alert following a monthly test by the National Weather Service. A tweet from…
US: Louisville wants a fleet of drones to survey areas after shootings
By David Lumb From engadget Kentucky’s biggest city pitched this idea to a UAV-funding federal program. Earlier this week, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky told reporters that he wants the city to field a fleet of drones that automatically survey…
Recipe of the week
Next Week’s Meal Plan: 5 Cozy Vegan Pasta Recipes for Chilly Nights By Jessie Snyder From The Kitchn (Image credit: The Kitchn) Whenever we are having a cold spell, I make a comforting bowl of pasta to warm us from…
Venezuela must respect Guyana’s sovereign, territorial integrity
By Albert Baldeo From Caribbean Life “We are a peaceful people…Struggle as we struggle…And we don’t look for trouble…Just ask around, But when outside faces…From foreign places…Talk about taking over…We ain’t backing down, We ain’t giving up no mountains…We ain’t…
Outrage in South Africa as principal is caught on video having sex with schoolgirls
BY ISMAIL AKWEI From FACE2FACE Africa A South African school principal has resigned after videos and pictures of him engaging in sexual acts with high school pupils were leaked on social media. Gregory Fisch, the principal of Reiger Park NR…
China offers better model for LatAm
From Ecns.cn Attack on nation’s policy by U.S. official ‘baseless’ China is taking a mutually beneficial approach to economic cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean, while the U.S. is seeking to preserve its dominant position in the region under…
UK doctors plan country’s first three-person fertilization procedure
By Mallory Locklear From engadget Two women with MERRF syndrome will undergo the treatment. UK officials have approved two women for mitochondrial replacement therapy, the fertilization procedure that results in a baby technically parented by three people, the Guardian reports….
Cayman Islands: NRA completes work on Bobby Thompson traffic signal Tue (6)
The National Roads Authority (NRA) will complete a reinforcement measure on the Bobby Thompson Way Traffic signal arm that experienced structural failure a few weeks ago. The crew will be at work between the hours of 9:00 PM and 2:00…
Cayman Islands: Water-related death off Seven Mile Beach, 5 February
From RCIPS Shortly after 12:15PM yesterday, 5 February, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched police and emergency personnel to a report of a man who had experienced difficulties while snorkeling off Seven Mile Public Beach. He was brought to shore by…
What happened to Donald Crowhurst’s boat Teignmouth Electron and where is she now? [Ans: Cayman Brac]
By Guy Henderson From Devon Live Souvenir hunters have stripped her of her name plates and a vandal has spray-painted the words ‘Dream Boat’ across the transom The sun-bleached wreckage on a beach at Cayman Brac in the Caribbean doesn’t…






