F.lux gets updated to work around your personal sleep schedule
By Greg Kumparak From Tech Crunch F.lux! If you haven’t heard of it, be warned: once you get used to f.lux, you’ll probably find yourself annoyed whenever you use a computer that doesn’t have it. The theory behind f.lux: your…
More than one million people in the Americas have been infected by a strange, painful African virus – Chikunguny
From TheBlaze After less than a year in the Americas, an African disease is ravaging Latin America and, as sun-resistant mosquitoes spread the virus to more than one million people, the U.S. remains threatened by the alien affliction. The disease:…
California senators float post-2020 climate change bill
By Rory Carroll From Business Insider SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two California state senators released a bill hat would give regulators the authority to design a plan to meet the state’s long-term greenhouse gas reduction goals and improve air quality…
AMEC awarded contract for solid waste management consultancy for Cayman Islands
Multi-national engineering company AMEC has been awarded a consultancy contract to prepare a national strategy to determine the direction of solid waste management in the Cayman Islands for the next 50 years. AMEC will also prepare an outline business case…
Cayman Islands Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar
For many local residents, the holiday festive season starts with the Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Tea and Bazaar and this year will be no exception as the popular family event is scheduled for Saturday 29th November 2-5pm at ARC Camana…
Learning by leaning: The Dreisch tricycle rides like a bike
By Ray From Core77 I can’t for the life of me recall where or when, but I once heard that you turn a bicycle (“cornering,” as we call it) not by steering with the handlebars but by ‘pointing your belly…
The working mom dilemma
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States – A tough dilemma is the choice of knowing whether you should stay at home and look after and raise a young child or find suitable employment while your children go…
Missing Caribbean sailor Sharon Alleyne feared she would die
From BBC Sailors Arthur and Sharon Alleyne said the yacht got caught up in a ‘vortex’ A yachtswoman left adrift in the Caribbean with her husband for four days has told of her fears they would die. Sharon and Arthur…
IDB and OAS join efforts to promote better cybersecurity policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IDB Almost 600 million individuals were victims of a cybercrime in 2013 Over 100 participants from 35 countries are taking part in a workshop that kicked off today, to improve public policies to better prevent cybercrimes. The event was…
HP’s 3D printing invasion strategy: 7 things to know
By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic HP announced this week it will release its 3D printer in late 2016, but an innovative new PC and 3D scanner next month. Here are 7 things to know about its strategy. In a long-anticipated…