Who owns outer space? And what happens when corporations want to extract resources from asteroids or planets?
By David Barnett From The Independent David Barnett examines the next big land grab There was never a territory in human history that someone didn’t think they could own or make money out of. And that goes for outer space…
NASA’s Pluto probe
NASA’s Pluto probe is heading for the Kuiper belt By Mariella Moon From engadget It’s been over a month since the New Horizons spacecraft flew as near as possible to Pluto and took the closest photos of the dwarf planet…
Gadget of the week
Robotic vehicles find the Pacific Ocean’s deepest thermal vents By Jon Fingas From engadget Monterey Bay Aquarium’s autonomous underwater vehicle Robotic underwater vehicles from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Research Institute just helped discover one of the Earth’s more elusive scientific…
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Cayman Islands utility company in talks on hydrothermal systems
The Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) is currently in talks to potentially enter into a power purchase agreement with Cayman OTEC International Ltd, a privately financed developer of hydrothermal systems to provide the country with a sustainable energy source. Using ocean…
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New hope for Caribbean patients with end-stage heart failure
September 14, 2015 – A new alternative to heart transplants could change the outlook for many patients in the advanced stages of congestive heart failure. The procedure is called left ventricular-assist device (LVAD or VAD), and it involves a mechanical…
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Community Events RENT: The Musical Opened Thursday September 10th, 2015 Runs to October 3rd, 2015 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays Doors open at 6:30 PM for Happy Hour try our special Tom Collins cocktail! at The Prospect Playhouse Do not miss…
Cause of food poisoning at Cayman Islands school still not known
Update on Outbreak of Illness- Red Bay Primary School The Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams has confirmed that 23 persons (20 children and three adults) from Red Bay Primary School received treatment on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015….
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Ivan’s 11th Anniversary; remembering the lessons learned
September 11th, 2015 marks the 11th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan. While 11 years seems like a long time, for many, memories of the storm feel like it only happened yesterday. Hurricane Ivan pounded the Cayman Islands, with the eye passing…
How one island found a clever way to solve its environmental crisis
By Robert Osborne From The Huffington Post “It all came down to creating a demand for the flesh” I was being told. Now before you react with horror, this isn’t a story about zombies, vampires or the illegal sex trade….
Global warming is not driving this refugee crisis, but it may drive the next
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Analysis There are many causes of the European refugee crisis, but one thing is certain despite headlines to the contrary: Climate change is not the dominant factor. The refugees fleeing war torn nations like Syria,…
