The whole point of this wearable is to put you to sleep
By Mat Smith From engadget 2breathe’s sleep inducer combines a Bluetooth sensor, a smartphone app and soothing panpipe melodies. 2breathe’s sleep inducer is a companion app, wearable and lovely panpipe melody maker. While the company comes from a background in…
The Editor speaks: I saw three butterflies come flying in
The three butterflies were flying on three separate days the week before Christmas taking pollen from flowers in our front garden in Newlands. The first butterfly was huge, one of the largest I have ever witnessed. Joan, my wife, thought…
Destinations of the week
Best overseas destinations for 2017 IMAGE: Bermuda is Zika-free and welcoming to tourists. Steve Bly Where should you travel in 2017? Maybe you want to witness the US solar eclipse, take advantage of great exchange rates abroad or get in…
Total value of imports to the Cayman Islands grew by 8.6 percent
Overview For the third quarter 2016, the total value of imports to the Cayman Islands grew by 8.6 percent to reach $194.0 million compared to $178.7 million a year ago (see Chart 1). The increase this quarter maintained the trends…
Japan Watchdog adds Cayman Islands company to Warning list
Japan’s Kanto Bureau Adds FXGlobe and Tradeview Markets to its Warning List By Rosemary Barnes | Regulation (Institutional FX) | From Finance Magnates The watchdog has added a further two forex brokerages to its warning list for contravening its rules…
OECD raises outlook for global growth on expected Trump stimulus
From Newsmax The OECD lifted its global growth forecasts for 2017 and predicted expansion in 2018 will reach its fastest pace in half a decade as Donald Trump’s planned fiscal stimulus provides a boost to major economies. World gross domestic…
Japan’s minimalism
Photos that show how obsessed Japan is with minimalism By Jacob Shamsian From Business Insider Minimalism is taking over. Figures like Marie Kondo are becoming famous by spreading the gospel of throwing everything out and keeping just what you need….
Singapore wants a self-driving wheelchair by 2017
By Daniel Cooper From engadget The idea is to free up nurses to do more important work in hospitals. Singapore is pushing for businesses to develop an autonomous wheelchair that’ll convey people around without instruction. The announcement came from Mark Lim,…
How much of America do foreigners really own?
By Joseph Adinolfi From Marketwatch The Commerce Department released its latest data on foreign ownership of U.S. assets on Tuesday. And its findings may be surprising to some. According to the data, the value of foreign-owned American assets climbed to…
North Korea is on its ‘way to an arsenal of perhaps dozens’ of nuclear warheads
By Amanda Macias From Business Insider WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of North Korea’s latest nuclear test, a panel of experts discussed the possible implications of a nuclear weapons “no-first-use” policy on global security at the Heritage Foundation on Thursday….
