The Editor Speaks: More on Frankenstein mosquitoes, transparency and accommodating
My Editorial at the weekend (4-6 February) headlined “Frankenstein mosquitoes and transparency” prompted an email from Dr. R. Guy Reeves of the Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionsbiologie whom I had quoted. This is what he wrote: “Dear Editor “I am the author…
The Editor Speaks: The good the bad and the ugly
After the good news that shot over yesterday’s (7) Editorial comes the bad. Three masked armed men made off with a small amount of cash and stole a car after terrorising a man and a woman in their home in…
Inexpensive costume jewellery
When I was a little girl I liked to play dress up and my favourite was to be dressed as a princess with what I called fun jewellery. That fun jewellery is known as costume jewellery, and although now being…
Wine and food ideas for your Valentine
Valentine’s Day is almost here and even though it may not be an official holiday it is a very important day for that special woman in your life. So while you have some time plan ahead for the big event…
Valentine’s Day cards
Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on February the 14th. This day is celebrated to express love. For lovers it is the most important day as they can express their deepest feelings to their loved ones. On Valentine’s Day we…
The Editor Speaks: What a packed weekend
It was a packed weekend. For us in Cayman we had the fabulous John Legend Concert at Camana Bay that was packed (as my wife says) “to capacity”. Whether you like Mr. Legend’s music or not you have to admit…
Close Up Magic Tricks
Trick 1: The Disappearing Beaker Show the audience a tray with a small beaker on it. Cover the beaker with a napkin, take hold of the beaker and remove the tray. Suddenly, throw the napkin into the air and the…
THE EDITOR SPEAKS: Frankenstein mosquitoes and transparency
There has been much publicity in the world wide press regarding the release of genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes here in the Cayman Islands by the UK firm Oxitec. On Grand Cayman, where we have the Aedes aegypti, a mosquito that…
The Editor Speaks: A home used to be a castle
The idiom “An Englishman’s home is his castle” was established in common law by English lawyer and politician Sir Edward Coke (pronounced Cook), in “The Institutes of the Laws of England”, in 1628: “For a man’s house is his castle,…
Hydroponics
In the 17th century biologists discovered plants can grow without soil. There have been numerous experimental hydroponics projects initiated since then in an effort to improve the method. The real progress appeared after 1970 when plastics began to be used…
