Ebola vaccine will do little for current crisis
From Daily Beast The National Institute of Health announced today that human trials of the Ebola vaccine will begin next week. But it won’t be ready in time for the West Africa’s crisis. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…
Here’s what scientists discovered when they conducted a rigorous study of pizza cheese
By Lauren F Friedman From Business Insider Nobody can ever seem to agree on which pizza is the best, so a team of scientists decided to call in an unbiased pizza-evaluation algorithm to determine how to compose a winning pie….
Cultural Dance Troupe of the West Indies [in Hartford Connecticut] looking for new location
By Alex Putterman, From The Courant HARTFORD — After 19 years on Main Street, the Cultural Dance Troupe of the West Indies needs a new home. The program, which caters to low-income children in Hartford’s North End, must leave its…
In tourism, Barbados is left at the starting gate for first half of 2014
Patrick Hoyos From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Saturday August 30, 2014 – New tourism long stay arrivals numbers from the Caribbean Tourism Organisation show big percentage gains for the Dominican Republic, Cuba, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Maarten for the first…
Zombies are alive and are kicking in Cayman – but for how long?
Zombie funds are alive in the Cayman Islands and with the pressure firmly on the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) to clamp down and investigate a lot harder on the companies they licence to do business here in Cayman, perhaps…
Red Sail Sports strives to make a difference
Red Sail Sports strives to make a difference in the Cayman Community by staying involved When Red Sail Sports opened its doors for business in Grand Cayman more than 25 years ago, management made community involvement one of its core…
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,…
Simpson Miller describes former Jamaica agriculture minister as “one of a kind”
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday August 29, 2014, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller led the tribute to her former agriculture minister, Roger Clarke, who died in the United States on Thursday, describing him as “one of a kind”….
US survey highlights mistrust of police
From Business Insider Washington (AFP) – A survey laid bare the distrust the public harbors toward police in the United States, the same day a funeral was held for a black teenager shot dead by a white policeman. The fatal…
Antigua seeking Chinese funds to establish local university
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday August 26, 2014, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda is hoping that China will provide US$18 million towards the expansion of the Five Islands Secondary School to the University College Antigua. Prime Minister Gaston Browne,…
