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Government Offices Close Half-Day for Holidays All non-essential government offices will close at 12.30 p.m. on Christmas Eve (Thursday 24th December 2015) and New Year’s Eve (Thursday 31st December). The first day back to work after the Christmas closure…
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Paris agreement to shape Cayman’s climate change policies
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 21st Conference of the Parties, which took place in Paris this month, resulted in a historic treaty – ‘the Paris Agreement’ – between 195 nations to combat climate change and unleash actions…
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Another petition to stop cruelty at Cayman Islands Turtle Farm
By Chris Wolverton From Care2 Stop the mistreatment and slaughter of sea turtles! Forced to fight for space in cramped and dirty tanks. Picked up out of the water and handled by oblivious tourists every day. Slaughtered for human consumption….
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China is replacing police dogs with these ‘sharp, keen, and brave’ animals
By Tom Phillips From Business Insider “Among all poultry, geese [are known] for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing,” Zhang Quansheng, a police chief in Xinjiang’s Shawan county, told the newspaper. The People’s Daily said the “sharp, keen and brave”…
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Caribbean countries ban styrofoam in 2016
From Irie Jamaica Radio 2 Caribbean countries will lead the region’s ban on Styrofoam beginning the first of the new year. Earlier this month, Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that as of January 1, 2016 his government…
Enel Green Power starts construction of new solar power plant in Brazil
Rome, December 28th, 2015 – Enel Green Power (‘EGP’) has started construction of Ituverava solar power plant in the state of Bahia, in north-eastern Brazil. Once completed, Ituverava will have a total installed capacity of 254 MW, making it EGP’s…
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The miraculous reasons woodpeckers can slam their faces into trees all day and never get brain damage
By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider BI ANSWERS: Do woodpeckers get brain damage? Right now, over 200 species of woodpeckers around the world are slamming their faces into the side of a tree without a second thought about what this…
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Donors to match $10K for new aquarium
From Argus Leader A fundraising effort to come up with the thousands of dollars it’ll take to replace an aging, 600-gallon saltwater aquarium at Sioux Falls’ marine cove is nearing its goal thanks to a $10,000 gift by a team…
CUC statement on CORE programme
The available capacity for the Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme is near to being fully subscribed. As a result, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) are currently reviewing the programme to determine if there…
Johnny Depp tops list of overpaid actors
From Dunya News TV Depp’s films only returned 1.20 dollars (USD) for every one dollar he was paid on them. NEW YORK (Reuters) – It s certainly not the list that any actor wants to top but this year s most overpaid…
