Future of Young Nation Builders Scholarship Programme Funding
Government has expressed its unequivocal intention to continue support for the Young Nation Builders Scholarship Programme (YNBSP)scholarships, following recent public concerns raised about the future of funding for the programme. On 27th June 2013, Minister of Finance, the Hon. Marco…
Shazam pulls in $40M from America Movil to take on Latin America
By Mike Butcher From Tech Crunch Shazam, best known for its music recognition app and platform which has become a global success, has raised $40 million in new funding from America Movil, the largest wireless carrier in the Americas. It…
Nielsen: Sales For Digital Tracks Down, But Albums Are Up
From Net News Sales Report For The First Half Of 2013 Digital track sales are declining in the U.S., but digital album sales grew again according to a mid-year report from NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN. For the year to date as of…
“Operation Lionfish” Highlights the Caribbean’s Comparative Advantage
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise In economic textbooks the theory of comparative advantage is regarded as a fundamental cornerstone of how economies are organized. Plainly stated, comparative advantage occurs when one country (or in this case a…
Dart Realty Selects Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to Manage Its First Resort Development
Grand Cayman’s First Boutique-Style Hotel Will Also be the First Kimpton Property in the Caribbean Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd. on Wednesday (10) announced that it has signed Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to manage Dart’s first resort property, a 263-room hotel…
Councillor and DLP Director attend ILO Conference
On July 2nd and 3rd, Councillor for Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Winston Connolly and Director of Labour and Pensions Mario Ebanks attended the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 8th Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour in Trinidad. The meeting focused…
Cayman Islands perfect for families looking for quality vacation time together
Red Sail Sports Grand Cayman offers exciting adventures for families with both divers and non-divers who want to splash into fun this summer! Summer is in full swing and Red Sail Sports is geared up with a variety of watersports…
Nanobots could perform surgeries in the future
From Mashable By Dhiya Kuriakose Putting a robot in your eye could be the next innovation in medical technology. Researchers in Zurich are building nearly microscopic bots to help with delicate surgeries. The bot has a retractable needle for probing…
LIAT responds to Richard Branson
By Alexander Britell From Caribbean Journal LIAT has issued a response to Sir Richard Branson, a week after the Caribbean airline rose to international notoriety when Branson tweeted a complaint letter about the carrier. The company released a pair of…
Someone Bombed The Bodhi Tree, one of the holiest places on Earth
By Michael Kelley Business Insider What Mecca is to Muslims and The Temple Mount is to Jews, the Bodhi tree is to Buddhists. Located in Bodh Gaya, India, it is epicenter of the Buddhist universe – the place where Gautama…
