New program will test air traffic control for drones
By Tom Simonite for MIT Technology Review From Mashable How do you keep small drone aircraft safe in the world’s busiest national airspace? One idea is to have them use cellphone networks to feed data back to an air traffic…
Oracle founder Larry Ellison gave away this Japanese Supercar as a gift
By Benjamin Zhang The adventures of former Oracle CEO Larry Ellison are well chronicled. His possessions including everything from luxury mega-yachts to fighter jets to his own Hawaiian Island. However, what’s even more interesting are things the Silicon Valley titan…
Caribbean infrastructure needs more investment
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) would like regional countries to invest annually 6.2 percent of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – some US$320 billion dollars – to satisfy…
ExxonMobil blasts divestment advocates who are happy to strike a nerve
By Katie Sola From Mashable ExxonMobil blasted fossil fuel divestment advocates as “out of step with reality,” in a recent blog post. Activists, who want nonprofit institutions such as universities and churches to dump their stock in fossil fuel companies,…
10 amazing chair designs
From Designer Daily When we talk about creativity of a designer or artist, then there are several areas where they can show their talents. Today in this blog, we are introducing you to 10 amazing chair designs designed by different…
OECS ministers call Chikungunya, Ebola the “most urgent” public health priorities
From Caribbean360 Bed CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Monday October 20, 2014, CMC – Health ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the Chikunguyna and Ebola viruses are the “most urgent” public health priorities facing the region at this…
Cayman Islands air arrivals through August of 2014 are up almost 12%
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (Oct 21 2014) The Cayman Islands has once again recorded stellar numbers of air arrivals, demonstrating the strength of the tourism sector for the country. Data for the month of August shows that the Cayman Islands…
Facebook’s ‘egg freezing’ perk rekindles debate on role of women at the company
By Fabienne Faur, AFP From Business Insider Washington (AFP) – Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook’s latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the company. The move aims…
Wrongfully jailed, man freed after 30 years
From Caribbean Life Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 announced that he will move to vacate murder and other charges against David McCallum and the late Willie Stuckey, who were convicted in the 1985 kidnapping and…
Find the fish with iFishEarth fishing reports
By John Emmert From tuaw As the seasons change and we move away from the hot summer days into cooler autumn days and nights we change our habits. The same thing happens with fish and iFishEarth Fishing Reports can help…
