Let us focus research on what we do best
By Professor Errol Morrison “There are some things which we in the Caribbean will do best…and there are some things which only we in the Caribbean will want to do!” These are the words of Nobel laureate in economics, the…
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FTC Investigating Herbalife By Chris Morran From Consumerist For more than a year, some have accused nutritional supplement company Herbalife of operating a pyramid scheme and called for federal authorities to investigate the business. Today, the company confirmed that it…
PM woos Caribbean nurses to T&T
By Gail Alexander From Guardian Media ST VINCENT: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has invited nurses from the Caricom region to work in T&T in a bid to ease T&T’s nursing shortage. Persad-Bissessar made the offer on Tuesday at the same…
Government spends over $17,000 on Chatham House trip
Government releases cost of Chatham House trip GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Government spent $17,437.70 on travel to London for a Chatham House Conference on Global Corruption and an appearance by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin on BBC’s HardTalk last month….
UWI defends doctor who performed C-section resulting in death of baby
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday March 13, 2014, CMC – The doctor who performed the C-section which led to the death of a baby at the Mt. Hope Maternity Hospital on Carnival Saturday has the backing of the University of…
3 Dead and at least 64 injured in massive Harlem building explosion
By Caroline Moss, Pamela Engel and Harrison Jacob From Business Insider Three people died and at least 64 others were injured in a massive building explosion in Harlem early Wednesday, ABC 7 reports. Nine people are still missing, and rescue…
Famed artist Guy Harvey unveils his signature hull artwork for Norwegian Escape
MIAMI – March 12, 2014 – Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that Guy Harvey, widely recognized as the world’s finest marine wildlife artist and champion of ocean conservation, has been named to design the signature hull artwork of the line’s…
This test can tell if you’re going to get Alzheimer’s Disease
By Ann-Marie Alcántara from Mashable In a breakthrough for Alzheimer’s research, scientists have created a blood test that can accurately predict whether someone will develop the degenerative disease. The blood test can identify 10 types of lipids, or fats, that…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Detained, deported, but not deterred: Egypt stops International Women’s Day Delegation to Gaza
By Cayman Kai From opednews On International Women’s Day, although I woke up in America, my heart was in Gaza. After having been detained for over 22 hours in the Cairo airport without explanation, I had been deported to London…
