Reducing plastic pollution/small businesses recognized – CA and VT Firms win $5000 award for plastic waste cutting
2 SMALL BUSINESSES RECOGNIZED FOR PLASTIC PRODUCT ALTERNATIVES “No Plastics”: Vermont & California Companies in Business to Reduce Waste Win the People and Planet Award. WASHINGTON, D.C.—June 20, 2019—Green America’s People & Planet Award recognized two small businesses offering innovative plastic-alternative products…
VC Lior Susan has a big idea that seems to be working: building next-generation industrial companies
By Connie Loizos From TechCrunch Many investors in Silicon Valley are waiting for the next big platform. That’s fine with Lior Susan, a former Flex exec who in 2015 co-founded Eclipse Ventures with the legendary venture capitalist Pierre Lamond, long of Sequoia Capital. The…
meeco presents new innovative and flexible renewable energy mounting system
Solar PV rope solution sun2rope to be launched in African Safari camps The Swiss-headquartered renewable energy generation and energy storage company The meeco Group has just launched its latest solar PV mounting solution. The sun2rope system offers a totally flexible and innovative…
Apple is reportedly financing six original movies a year to compete for Academy Awards
By Jacob Siegal From BGR Despite an entire media event being dedicated to its unveiling, Apple TV+ is still something of a mystery. We know the first wave of shows being prepared for Apple’s paid streaming service, and we know that…
CCRIF’s Caribbean members renew coverage
From nbamericas Multi-national risk fund CCRIF SPC said that all of its 19 Caribbean members had re-upped on their coverage for the 2019/20 period, starting June 1, with nine governments increasing their level of coverage and one adding protection for tropical cyclone….
20 Jun Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
20 Jun Thu 2019 Tropical Report ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next…
Cayman Islands Stingray Tourism Awards sees record breaking number of nominees
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) is pleased to announce the final list of nominees for the 16th Annual Cayman Stingray Tourism Awards. 2019 saw the highest number of nominees ever submitted! CITA believes this record-breaking number of nominations is…
Cayman Islands: KPMG runs series of eco-friendly initiatives this Environmental Month
To celebrate Environmental Month in June, KPMG is running a series of initiatives, encouraging employees to become more environmentally conscious. Partnering with local experts and organizations for a series of talks, KPMG is hosting the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF),…
Cayman Islands National Trust announces finalists for 2019 Governor’s Conservation Awards
After reviewing close to 30 applications for the National Trust’s fourth bi-annual Governor’s Conservation Awards, the non-profit organisation is delighted to announce the 2019 award finalists. They are: Bill LaMonte, the Cruise Port Referendum Cayman, Dwayne Frederick and Joseph Avary…
Fisheries Ministers underscore need for urgent response to Sargassum scourge and IUU fishing
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 (CRFM)—Caribbean Fisheries Ministers who met for two days last week in Saint Kitts and Nevis have underscored the need for the region to take urgent action to address the ongoing Sargassum scourge, as…






