New York’s JFK airport starts Ebola checks
From BBC New York’s JFK airport has started screening to try to stem the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people. Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – the worst-hit countries – will have their temperatures taken…
Cayman Islands Solar Power
Cayman Islands Solar Power – A division of Precision Industries (Cayman) Ltd. This item introduces you to the solar power installations we have performed in Cayman Islands, and work members of our team did in Canada as well. If you would…
Caribbean experts to focus on family farming, technology for agri
By Denis Scott Chabrol From CND PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Oct 6 (CND).-Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2014 (CWA2014) kicks off here on Monday with a heavy focus on family farming and the use of technology in agriculture, according to top officials. Executive…
Doctor treating Trinidad environmentalist on hunger strike withdraws support with immediate effect
From Caribbean 360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Friday October 10, 2014, CMC – The doctor attending to environmental activist, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who is on an indefinite hunger strike, has withdrawn her services with immediate effect. In a letter on Thursday, Dr….
Full Fifth Circuit won’t hear Texas abortion case
By Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided Thursday that it won’t give full court review to an appeals panel’s decision last week that allowed restrictions on Texas abortion clinics to…
17 vintage photos
17 vintage photos that will take you back to the good old days By Dasha Battelle From Mashable There’s nothing quite like the gentle crackle of a vinyl record, or the soft threads of a worn in T-shirt. Classic cars,…
CaribBEING celebrates fall
By Kevin Bollers From Caribbean Life iViva Brooklyn! caribBEING held its fourth partnership event with leading cultural institution, Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 from 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The organization was excited about kicking off the fall,…
The lionfish hunters
By Lindsay Fendt From The Tico Times MANZANILLO, Limón — Swimming in their tiny aquarium on Manzanillo beach, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast, the group of four lionfish were the most beautiful sea creatures I had ever seen. Their vibrant…
Lighter regulations at DIFC attract three new funds
By John Everington From The National Dubai’s financial hub is set to attract at least three new funds by the end of the year as a new, lighter-touch policy starts to reap rewards. It will come as a boost to…
Why nursing homes are the worst places for our elderly
By Erin Brodwin From Business Insider If you’re thinking about sending your parent to a nursing home, it’s time to seriously reconsider. Facilities for the elderly, originally created as a by-product of an effort to free up hospital beds, haven’t…
