Celebrity Apex Construction Hyperlapse Tour
From Celebrity Cruises Take a sneak peek at Celebrity Apex with our latest video, “Celebrity Apex Construction Hyperlapse Tour.” As Celebrity Apex nears completion at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France, the innovative second-in-series ship promises to take modern…
The Pentagon wants to catch rogue drones in nets
By Christine Fisher From engadget It just spent millions on a ‘Drone Hunter’ system. The Pentagon already has permission to shoot drones out of the sky if they’re deemed a threat, but it’s not stopping there. The Department of Defense (DoD) has…
The Editor speaks: Can you read God’s mind?
Whilst I one hundred per cent agree with the motion passed in the Legislative Assembly last Friday “to affirm that expressions of Christian doctrine and scriptures by Christian organisations and individuals is a right protected by the Cayman Islands Constitution…
SpaceX’s Starlink
Max Q: SpaceX’s Starlink constellation grows again By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch This week was the busiest yet for space-related news in 2020, thanks in part to the 23rd Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference that happened last week. The…
There is no better time to enjoy Cayman’s wonderful world of sponges
Divers who jump into any dive site in the Cayman Islands these days will witness sponges at the peak of their life cycle on local reefs. This means sponges are healthier, larger and more picturesque than they have been for…
Cayman: HSA opens temporary flu clinic
With the peak of the flu season and the Public Health Department reporting higher than usual cases of patients presenting with flu like symptoms, the Health Services Authority (HSA) is opening a temporary flu clinic at the George Town General…
Castle Bruce Primary in Dominica enhances early grade reading instruction through innovative student and parent engagement
OECS/USAID Early Learners Program (ELP) By Sisera Simon Head, Education Development Management Unit Thursday, February 6, 2020 — Castle Bruce Primary in the Commonwealth of Dominica received grant funding from the OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme (ELP) to implement an innovative and…
5 February 2020: Novel coronavirus (nCoV) – Epidemiological Update
On 31 December 2019, Wuhan Municipality in Hubei Province, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology. By the 9th of January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as the…
Mary Lou Valdez appointed as PAHO/WHO Deputy Director
Washington, D.C., 4 February 2020(PAHO/WHO) – Ms. Mary Lou Valdez of the United States of America has been appointed as the new Deputy Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health…
CANARI wins NGO Award for Good Governance
Port of Spain, February 6, 2020 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) received the Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) Award for Good Governance at the Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 2020 hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago,…