Lorde speaks about how synesthesia helped her write ‘Melodrama’
BY JERICO MANDYBUR From Mashable Who knew “Green Light” was so literal? Unless you’re a loyal fan, you might not realise that New Zealand musician and young genius Lorde has synesthesia. But she does. And it informs her songwriting more…
Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Philippines
AFP From Yahoo News Manila (AFP) – An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time….
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Congress is trying to fight a $289 billion preventable epidemic that’s killing Americans
By Robert Donachie, Daily Caller News Foundation From Business Insider Non-adherence to prescription drugs poses a greater and more costly threat to our health than any of the most common diseases currently plaguing millions of Americans. The phenomenon currently takes…
Losing our religion: Your guide to a godless future
By Graham Lawton From New Scientist The human mind is primed to believe in god, so why are so many people abandoning religion – and should we be worried about living in an atheist world? ON AN unseasonably warm Sunday…
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Haitians make pilgrimage, pray for a better future
From Caribbean News Service GANTHIER, Haiti, Apr 19 2017 — Arms raised to the heavens, tens of thousands of Haitians flocked to a craggy hillside to pray and seek renewal in one of the spiritually steeped country’s biggest annual pilgrimages…
Crime ‘threatens nearly half the world’s natural heritage sites’
By Matt McGrath From BBC News Poaching, illegal logging and fishing are threatening endangered species in some of the world’s most iconic natural sites, according to a report. Conservation charity WWF says almost half of the world’s 200 designated natural…
Cayman DG’s 5K Challenge
Franz Manderson Invites All to Take Part in DG’s 5K Challenge With only a few days remaining until the 2017 DG’s 5K Challenge, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson is inviting everybody in the Cayman Islands to take part in the event,…
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New leadership at Divetech; Same commitment to customer service and Tech Diving
New Divetech owner and managing partner Jo Mikutowicz has been at the helm of one of Cayman’s leading dive operators for more than a year, and she is making her mark. Mikutowicz has big fins to fill. Cayman dive pioneer…
Cayman Islands: PSPB Pensioners’ Appreciation Event a rousing success
More than 400 people attended the Public Service Pensions Board Pensioners’ (PSPB) Appreciation event at Pedro St. James from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 12 April 2017. A light, refreshing breeze greeted visitors from across the length and breadth…
The Editor Speaks: Steve Foster
It was with a great deal of sadness I learned of the death of Steve Foster. In his last few years here on Grand Cayman before he became very ill I would have a drink with Steve Foster in Fidel…
