This ancient sperm has been preserved for 17 million years
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider The world’s oldest and best-preserved sperm, dating back 17 million years, has been unearthed in Australia, scientists said Wednesday. The sperm from an ancient species of tiny shrimp was discovered at the Riversleigh…
CARPHA’s new laboratory promises faster detection and response to control disease outbreaks in the Caribbean
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is now better equipped to perform faster and safer detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks in the Region. Thanks to the Government of Canada’s Global Partnership Programme…
Divetech’s Guardian of the Reef
Divetech’s Guardian of the Reef making himself at home in the Cayman Islands More than 750 divers have visited Cayman’s newest dive attraction since sculpture was sunk with a celebration on April 12 (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) Since his celebrated…
ICS celebrates World Ocean Day June 8th with online Caribbean Seafan Festival and Telethon
May 19th 2014, Washington, DC – The Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS) will launch a Caribbean SeaFan Festival Online on June 8 as part of the celebration of UN World Oceans Day and in commemoration of June as National Caribbean…
OPINION: EC Dollar devaluation may be beginning of the end
By Peter Binose From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – We may all wake up one morning soon and find our EC dollars worth less, or even worthless. Our savings and our buying power reduced. Our local pensions worth so much…
New Third Party Rights legislation in the Cayman Islands
Article by James Eldridge and Luke Stockdale From Maples and Calder The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands has recently passed the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law, 2014 (the “Law”) which is expected to enter in to force shortly….
Cayman Sailors take third place in the J22 World Championships
Brothers, Mike and Simon Farrington have returned from South Africa where they successfully clinched a podium finish in the J22 World Championships. Although they sail against each other on different boats here in Cayman, they teamed up and sailed a…
Death row inmate wants his execution taped
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider A death-row inmate scheduled to be put to death Wednesday in Missouri wants his execution to be videotaped so there is evidence it flouts the US Constitution. Russell Bucklew is set to be executed…
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,…
USDA Cocoa Borlaug Fellowship programme 2014 for Latin American & the Caribbean
From Opportunity Desk Deadline: June 27, 2014 USDA, in cooperation with the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), is now accepting applications from candidates in six Latin American and Caribbean countries for 2014 Cocoa Borlaug Fellowships. The FAS Global Cocoa Initiative, under…
