Lionfish characteristics make them more ‘terminator’ than predator
From Science Daily New research on the predatory nature of red lionfish, the invasive species that is decimating native fish populations in parts of the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, seems to indicate that lionfish are not just a predator,…
Could a new vaccine offer protection against chikungunya virus?
By Marie Ellis From medical News Today Chikungunya is a virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitos. Though it mainly affects people living in Africa and Asia, it has been identified in Europe and even the US recently. Though there…
Outgoing Antigua GG accuses government of lying regarding her removal
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday August 14, 2014, CMC – Outgoing Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack Wednesday accused the new Gaston Browne government of lying to the country regarding her removal from office. Dame Louise will be replaced by…
How 3D printing is building a new future
By Lyndsey Gilpin From ZDNet Summary: Perhaps no technology has been overhyped more than 3D printing in recent years, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t delivering real disruption. Here’s how, and what’s still holding it back. 3D printing has recently…
Caribbean Voices
By Tony Martin From Caribbean Beat Issue 56 “Nothing was created in the West Indies”, V.S. Naipaul famously wrote. Yet many of the earliest writers and thinkers in the Americas were Caribbean men and women, creating histories, novels, essays, poems,…
Indonesian boat sinks
From ITV Two Brits rescued but 15 missing as Indonesian boat sinks Two Brits are in hospital after being rescued from a boat which sank while travelling between islands in Indonesia. Fifteen other people remain missing. The Foreign Office said…
Puerto Rico’s population shrinks as residents move to US
From Caribbean360 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Thursday August 14, 2014 – A new study has found that Puerto Rico has undergone such a dramatic population shift that there are now over a million more Puerto Ricans on the US mainland…
Daily Buzz reports “Real mermaid infant washes ashore in the Caribbean”
No its not April Fools Day but according to the website Daily Buzz Live a “Real Mermaid Infant Washes Ashore In The Caribbean” and “According to NOAA they are growing in massive numbers”. I leave you without comment the whole…
In the Cayman Islands expect to live until 82
Actually, the Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development have just released statistics revealing that, based on 2013 figures, the Cayman Islands life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years! Bad news for males…
PAWS FOR WINE 2014
From CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts Presenting a fundraiser with a taste! The 4th annual ‘paws for wine’ event will be held at Ristorante Pappagallo’s on Saturday, 20th September, from 7pm. Blackbeard’s will be show casing a variety of…
