Unhappy customer: Comcast told my employer about complaint, got me Fired
By Chris Morran From Consumerist UPDATE #2: Comcast has apologized for the horrible service and billing that Conal experienced during his year-plus as a customer, but says that “nobody at Comcast asked for him to be fired.” UPDATE: Conal’s former…
NEMA hosts successful 2014 Bahamas Knowledge Exchange
From Bahama Islands Info NASSAU, The Bahamas — The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was pleased to host the 2014 National Bahamas Knowledge Exchange, which turned out to be a success. Captain Stephen Russell, Director of NEMA thanked partners —…
Lionfish Sliders From Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Travel Editor From Caribbean Journal What’s our preferred way to control the population of lionfish invading Caribbean waters? By eating them, of course! So today we’re sharing this recipe for bite-size fish burgers that not only taste…
Israel teaches Dominican Republic how to turn trash into cooking gas
From The Jerusalem Post Umm Batin residents recently received machines that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into usable cooking gas and liquid fertilizer. Beduin residents of Umm Batin, a village just northeast of Beersheba, are transforming their trash into…
This cat got a life-saving blood transfusion — from a dog
By Chelsea Harvey From Business Insider Meet Buttercup. A Florida cat managed to hang onto one of his nine lives after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from an unlikely donor — a dog. Buttercup was admitted to Marathon Veterinary Hospital…
Customer Service excellence recognised in the Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (8 October 2014) It’s time to celebrate the exceptional quality of customer service provided throughout the Cayman Islands! Customer Service Week 2014 is celebrated 6 through 10 October and the Department of Tourism will recognise people…
Cayman Islands Postal Service celebrates World Post Day
The Cayman Islands Postal Service (CIPS) will be celebrating World Post Day on 9 October by launching two campaigns intended to continue during the weeks ahead. The first campaign is a ‘Write to Santa’ initiative and the second is a…
Synthetic biology could open a whole new can of worms
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 PYEONGCHANG, Republic of Korea, Wednesday October 8, 2014, IPS – Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, is the world’s leading producer of vetiver. In the southwest of the country, vetiver production is hard…
Clams’ iridescent shells could inspire new type of solar power
By Laura Geggel, Staff Writer for LiveScience From Mashable Brilliant shades of blue and aqua coat the iridescent lips of giant clams, but these shiny cells aren’t just for show, new research finds. The iridescent sheen directs beams of sunlight…
Improving Cayman Islands lives through music therapy
The Cayman Islands’ first ever music therapy practice has been changing the lives of patients in the Cayman Islands since 2010, and more recently, at the Cayman Islands Hospital note by note since July 2014. Funded by the Ministry of…