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…
Does the solution to climate change lie in a giant SPONGE? Scientists create plastic mop that absorbs CO2
By Sarah Griffiths From Daily Mail UK Absorbent material could bridge the gap between the use of fossil fuels and new energy sources such as hydrogen It’s a brown, sand-like powder, made by linking together many small carbon-based molecules into…
You can carry a privacy-minded wireless hotspot in your pocket
By Jon Fingas From engadget Devices like the Safeplug can deter companies and governments from snooping on your devices at home, but they’re not much good when you’re on the road. That’s where the PORTAL (Personal Onion Router To Assure…
The Brazilian bus magnate who’s buying up all the World’s vinyl records
By Monte Ree From The New York Times Paul Mawhinney, a former music-store owner in Pittsburgh, spent more than 40 years amassing a collection of some three million LPs and 45s, many of them bargain-bin rejects that had been thoroughly…
The [US] Marines want to build a laser weapon to shoot down enemy aircraft
By David M Brooks From Business Insider The Marine Corps has begun field testing a laser weapon that can be mounted on a Humvee to shoot down low-flying aircraft such as enemy drones, Raytheon announced Wednesday. “Raytheon is paving the…
Barbuda sets a new standard for marine protection in the Caribbean
From Huffington Post Imagine an aqua-blue ocean vista and a salty breeze blowing as you arrive in Barbuda. Barbuda is an incredible island, strung in a larger chain of the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean. Although it may be…
Speaking out against the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean
By Matthew Hunte From Global Voices A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used…
These are the 10 most popular music streaming services
By Jacob Siegal From BGR Listening to unlimited music within the confines of the law is now possible thanks to the advent of music streaming services, but deciding which service to use is becomingly increasingly complicated. Writing for Time, FindTheBest…
Cayman Islands hospital to partner with Digicel
Digicel Business announced as proud communications partner of Health City Cayman Islands George Town, Cayman Islands — Health City Cayman Islands (HCCI) is the first Caribbean venture of the Narayana Health Group, a network of 26 hospitals across India overseen…
Cayman Islands introduces new property valuation programme
By Alex Summers From NuWire Investor A new compulsory valuer registration programme for real estate in the Cayman Islands has been introduced with the aim of providing more confidence in the property market. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)…
