Lessons from the Cayman Islands: Traveling to slow down
By Spencer Spellman Cayman Brac beach in the Cayman Islands I originally drove past the Caribbean-looking restaurant, Star Island, after seeing that the parking lot was empty at lunchtime. Yet the thought of conch fritters in my mouth beckoned me…
Cayman women ready for new rugby season
From CRFU The Women’s National Rugby 7s team has hit the ground running for the new season, literally. The addition of new coaches Henry Warnock-Smith and Cayman Rugby S&C coach Dave Clancy has seen the ladies put through their paces…
MIT’s underwater robot
MIT’s underwater robot can sniff out contraband hidden underneath ships By Mariella Moon From engadget That object above might look like a benign, slightly deformed bowling ball, but it’s actually something far more advanced. It’s an aquatic robot designed by…
Caribbean arrivals increase 4.3% for first half of 2014
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly Increases in overall Caribbean visitor arrivals from January through June are on pace with the world average of 4.7%, thanks to strong numbers posted by 17 island countries. Arrival figures for six other…
Making a suitcase that can weigh itself
By Carly Ayres From Core77 Anyone who has had to empty out the entirety of her suitcase’s contents on the floor of airport check-in knows the plight of overweight luggage. Sure, you can buy suitcase scales and other devices, but…
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The evolving context of family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean
From The Practitioner Thanks to Michael O’Neal for this article extending our understanding of family enterprise and family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean. Background on Caribbean Family Firms The private sector in the Caribbean is comprised of a relatively small…
Everything you always wanted to know about Government (but were afraid to ask)
From Information Commissioner’s Office One of the things we hear people say all the time at the Information Commissioner’s Office is “if only someone would make an FOI request about that…” – whatever “that” may be. Well, why don’t you?…
Woman’s creed cabal of spies provide Caribbean suspense
The Investors Published by Outskirts Press (MENAFN Press) Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated suspense fiction from Placentia CA author Norma I. Bates. Denver CO and Placentia CA – Outskirts Press Inc. has published The Investors by Norma I….
Shamone Fine – A STEM Ambassador
From Caribbean Development Bank At the start of the Caribbean Science Foundation’s 2014 Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE), Shamone Fine introduced herself as, among other things, a student of Decarteret College in Manchester, Jamaica who planned…
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ASU partnership to help resource management in Latin America, Caribbean
Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met in Washington, D.C., to solidify, in a memorandum of understanding, a water resources-focused partnership that began in 2011. The alliance is expected to…
