How a 61-year-old granddad got life in prison for selling pot a few times
By Corey Adwar From Business Insider A new Indiegogo campaign is trying to raise money for a “media blitz” urging Missouri’s governor to release the state’s only inmate serving life without parole for nonviolent marijuana offenses, the Riverfront Times reports….
UTC Aerospace growing PR operation; $24M investment, 200 jobs created
By Kevin Mead From Caribbean Business UTC Aerospace Systems is expanding its operation in Puerto Rico through a nearly $25 million investment that is credited with creating 200 jobs over the past year. Gov. Alejandro García Padilla visited the company’s…
Sensor-powered seatbelt could save the lives of sleepy drivers
By Adario Strange From Mashable “when people go into a state of fatigue or drowsiness, modifications appear in their breathing and heart rate; Harken can monitor those variables..” Wearable tech has done a lot to foster the rise of the…
May and June were the hottest months ever as global warming heats
From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday July 25, 2014 – The planet appears to be turning up the jets, setting a global heat record last month hot on the heels of breaking the same record in May. According to the…
5K Raises funds for Children & Family Services
Following a successful 2nd annual 5K run held earlier this month, Flashy Nation donated CI$760 to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) yesterday (Wednesday 23 July 2014). The funds are earmarked to be used for children in care…
Historical surgical milestone achieved in the Cayman Islands
A key milestone in the history of medicine in the Cayman Islands was achieved last week with the country’s first ever coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) performed. The patient, a 65 year old woman with diabetes and high blood…
How Caribbean media content is being disrupted by digital
By Marcia Forbes, PhD From Caribbean Journal What is Content? The much maligned but highly useful Wikipedia defines content creation as: “the contribution of information to any media and most especially to digital media for an end-user/audience….” Today, content comes…
Introducing Caribbean Curry
With Stephanie Bullen From Savoury Spice Shop Curry is one of the oldest foods known to man, with roots dating to pre-historic times. The practice of using spices to prepare meats has long been common throughout the Indian subcontinent but…
Resist urge to control e-cigarettes’, WHO told
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Some doctors argue it is too early to know whether benefits outweigh potential risks, as Jane Dreaper reports A letter signed by more than 50 researchers and public health specialists is urging the…
Gaza conflict: Israel rejects truce ‘as it stands’
From BBC Israel launched its offensive on 8 July, saying its aim was to stop Hamas firing rockets across the border Israel’s security cabinet has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry “as…
