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Volunteer Divers prep restored Grand Cayman coral reef for upcoming hot date
By John Liang From Deeper Blue Some restored coral off Grand Cayman is getting primped and beautified for an upcoming hot date. Dive volunteers are carefully combing and brushing a section of restored coral reef in George Town Harbour, trying…
Mars’ veins were created by vanishing ancient lakes
By Jon Fingas From engadget Another sign that Mars once had a lot of water. Scientists just produced stronger evidence that Mars once had water lakes that might have nurtured life. After combing over Curiosity rover data, the researchers determined that…
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3 Possible systems forming in Atlantic From Mike’s Weather Page It appears we are entering a busy couple weeks in the Tropics. Both the GFS/EURO show three possible systems in the Atlantic coming up. Invest 98 images and more…
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Cayman Islands: Oxitec opinion survey results released [69% in favour]
A large majority of Grand Cayman residents support the public health programme known as the Friendly Aedes aegypti Project under way in West Bay. A recent opinion poll has revealed that 69 per cent of residents support this initiative, while…
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Peter Binose: Time to stop Visitors from Venezuela from entering the Caribbean without a treatment certificate
By Peter Binose In 2001 Venezuela was so affected by dengue that it trickled down through the Caribbean and the Americas which reached a crescendo by 2014. Almost every citizen throughout the Caribbean suffered from the disease it proved unstoppable. Dengue…
DNA fingerprinting can boost agriculture in region — Wheatley
From JIS KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Science, Energy and Technology Minister, Dr Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the importance of DNA fingerprinting in ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector in the Caribbean and Latin America. He said the “scientific architecture”…
Missing for a century, Singapore-born manatees re-settle in Caribbean
By Cecile Remusat From Phys.Org Two Singapore-born manatees which were flown halfway around the world this week under a programme to restore Caribbean populations of the endangered sea cows are settling in well in Guadeloupe, their carers said. The giant,…
More than 30,000 bees attack unsuspecting customers at Walmart
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable Three people had to be transported to the hospital in a southeastern Oklahoma City Saturday morning after a swarm of bees broke loose at a Walmart and attacked unsuspecting shoppers. The bees came from the…
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CDC adds Cayman Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice…
National ALS Registry releases updated prevalence estimates
Thursday, August 4, 2016 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the United States for…
