Directors Accreditation Course
The Cayman Islands Directors Association (CIDA) is pleased to once again facilitate the Directors Accreditation Course (DEAP), being offered this year on 10, 11 and 12 September 2014. DEAP is a sharply focused programme delivering critical content in four areas,…
Red wine health benefits ‘overhyped’
By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Red wine contains resveratrol, but the amount varies with grape variety Red wine may not be as good for you as hoped, say scientists who have studied the drink’s ingredient that is…
Celebrating Caribbean Women:“Children gravitate to me as a nurturer,” says Donna Hadaway Smith
By Nedburn Thaffe From mni alive “I started out wanting to be an air hostess. I wrote one of those essays at school in my primary five years, saying I would like to become an air hostess. My teacher looked…
Haitian activist sent before criminal court on murder charges
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) – Haitian investigating Judge Lamarre Belizaire issued on Wednesday a ruling in the case of the murder, in October 2010, of student Frantzy Duverseau, sending activist André Michel, and…
The spot-tail golden bass: A new fish species from deep reefs of the southern
From Science Codex Smithsonian scientists describe a colorful new species of small coral reef sea bass from depths of 182–241 m off Curaçao, southern Caribbean. With predominantly yellow body and fins, the new species, Liopropoma santi, closely resembles the other…
Here’s the problem with self-driving cars becoming a mainstream reality
By Jay Yarow From Business Insider Google held a press briefing on self-driving cars recently. At the end, it gave journalists rides in a self-driving car. The technology that powers Google’s self-driving car is so impressive, and so magical, that…
Cayman Islands monsters ready to party at the Monster Bash
Z-99.9’s The Monster Bash 2014 will be held at Treasure Island Lobby Bar, West Bay Road on Saturday October 31st from 6PM to ….. very dark!! Residents from all districts are invited to dress up in your scariest of costumes…
Will Caribbean immigrants finally be able to self-identify on U.S. census forms?
Op/Ed by Dr. Linda Marc Cléris From LaVoz After a battle waged since 2008, the United States government may finally be prepared to recognize Caribbean immigrants and Caribbean Americans in the United States as what they are – a district…
United Nations photo competition for Caribbean small island developing states
From Caribbean News Now PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — The United Nations will launch a Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) photography competition. The UN Photo Competition for Caribbean SIDS will seek to raise awareness of the UN values in relation to…
How the digital revolution can fix scientific publishing and speed up discoveries
By Daniel Marovitz From Techcrunch Editor’s note: Daniel Marovitz is CEO of Faculty of 1000. Prior to that, he was the CEO and co-founder of buzzumi, a cloud, enterprise software company. Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) publishing is big business….
