The ultimate guide to accessible bathrooms
From AccessAble Homes Many homeowners are finding the need to modify their homes for possible mobility issues for many reasons. They may be coming of a certain age when mobility is harder, and they may need aids such as walkers…
Supporting safety in the Caribbean: IAEA helps member states establish regulatory infrastructures
By K. Glenn, IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation From IAEA The IAEA’s safety standards provide requirements and recommendations for ensuring nuclear safety, and act as a global reference for protecting people and the environment. Through an ongoing regional technical cooperation…
NASA hopes to send a probe to Alpha Centauri in 2069
By Jon Fingas From engadget Even your grandkids might not be around to see the results. If you thought NASA was playing the long game with its plan to put people on Mars in the 2030s, you haven’t seen anything…
What to eat during breastfeeding?
From WN Breastfeeding is one of the periods of the greatest nutritional requirement in a woman’s life. Through it is feeding another human being, and this implies that the mother should not neglect what she eats. Although the recommendations are…
27 Dec Weather In Cayman
27 Dec Wed 2017 Weather In Cayman Synopsis Moderate northeasterly winds and rough seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours in association with the high pressure system lingers over the western Atlantic Ocean. Radar images…
The Apple throttling scandal, explained
By Paulo Santos From Seeking Alpha Recent reports indicate Apple is throttling old devices. There is a reasonable reason for Apple doing this. However, Apple will still have a large liability from it. This idea was discussed in more depth…
After dark in the Cayman Islands, the fairies come out
From Marriott Traveler Get Lit: Where to See the Sparkle of the Caribbean’s Bioluminescent Bays After dark in the Cayman Islands, the fairies come out. They converge on a place called Bio Bay, floating serenely in the water and only…
Quick guide to large polyp Caribbean corals
By NICOLE HELGASON From Reef Divers Large Polyps When most people images corals, they think of hundreds of tiny polyps creating a larger colony of coral. And while this is true for most corals there is a second category of corals which…
Discussing the measurement of poverty and inequality in the OECS region
Thursday, December 21, 2017 — The Tenth Living Standard Measurement Committee (LSMC), Joint Technical and General Virtual Meeting was held on 22 November 2017.The meeting was convened by the OECS Commission. Members States were informed of the activities undertaken since…
People still exposed to Chlordecone in the Caribbean
From Repeating Islands Cécile Thibert (Le Figaro) writes that, for decades, people in the Caribbean have been exposed to chlordecone (also known as kepone). This pesticide, banned since 1993 in the Caribbean, is present in food grown in contaminated areas…







