Amazon to replace workers?
Amazon tweets article warning robots will replace workers if John Oliver isn’t nicer By Jack Morse From Mashable Can’t John Oliver pick on a corporate behemoth his own size? If a late Wednesday afternoon tweet from Amazon is any indication, the HBO…
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Cayman: Zero customs duties for electric vehicles
Importing certain electric vehicles now attract zero customs duties Hybrid vehicles and bicycles will have their associated import tariffs reduced Grand Cayman (GIS) – The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure has announced incentives to encourage more environmentally friendly vehicle…
Gadget of the week
The best eco-friendly air conditioners, according to online reviews By Dylan Haas From Mashable BEST OVERALL LG Art Cool Mirror Packed with plenty of high-end features and energy-savings functions, it’s a hard one to beat. BEST WINDOW UNIT LG LW1817IVSM…
SpaceX engines flare
SpaceX untethered StarHopper ‘hop’ test flight aborted after engines briefly flare By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch SpaceX encountered a snag in an attempted test key to the development of its next-generation Starship spacecraft. Specifically, the StarHopper sub-scale demonstration and testing craft…
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10,000 steps daily? How many do you really need to boost health?
Taking 10,000 steps a day for optimal health has become a widely held belief. But walking that much may not be necessary for improved health or weight management. A new study finds that even 4,400 steps a day can lower…
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Lamborghini Avventura 2019: A Huracán EVO expedition above the Arctic Circle to explore Norway’s Lofoten Islands
Sant’Agata Bolognese, 30 July 2019 – Norway has become the latest destination for Lamborghini Avventura, the series of Lamborghini expeditions organized to discover the most spectacular places and roads in the world. After Andalusia, Transylvania, the Norwegian fjords and Iceland, Lamborghini…
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Caribbean warned of recurrent episodes of heat stress
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) is warning about “recurrent episodes of heat stress” as the drought affecting the region continues. In its latest Caribbean Climate Outlook Newsletter, the CIMH said…
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Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of plastic waste
By Andrea Vance & Iain McGregor for Stuff From The Guardian Rubbish has been washing up on its isolated beaches in the Pitcairn chain at a rate of several thousand bits of plastic a day Henderson Island, uninhabited and a…
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Sargassum seaweed clean-up costs Caribbean US$120 million
From South Florida Caribbean News KINGSTON, Jamaica – The unprecedented levels of sargassum seaweed that washed up on Caribbean beaches in 2018 resulted in estimated clean-up costs of US$120 million, according to Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism…
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WHO urges Caribbean countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
From Jamaica Observer GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging Caribbean countries to take advantage of recent reductions in the costs of diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis, and scale up investments in disease elimination. A new…
