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Caribbean gathering focuses on reparations battle From Las Vegas Sun (AP) Politicians, lawyers and academics gathered to advance a united effort by more than a dozen Caribbean nations to seek slavery reparations from three European nations. The regional conference in…
Cayman Islands celebrates January as ‘Support Our Youth’ Month
During Support Our Youth month businesses will be asked to participate in the Cayman Islands Youth Development Consortium’s Employee Campaign whereas staff and customers will be given an opportunity to contribute to the organization’s asset building initiatives and upcoming summer…
The Editor Speaks: Taking a break
IMAGE: mikemesserli.blogspot.com I shall be taking a small break over the next few weeks due to health reasons so this space will taken up by guest columnists who write a lot better than myself so you are in for a…
Let ‘Something Blue’ be the Caribbean Sea With The Divi & Tamarijn All Inclusives Wedding and Honeymoon Packages
ORANJESTAD, Aruba, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Brides- and grooms-to-be who dream of tying the knot on a picturesque white sandy beach or honeymooning with their toes in the sand can make their dream come true with the Divi &…
Rideye is a black box video camera for bikes
By Sara Afzal From Mashable UPDATE: Rideye cameras will now feature twice the video history— 2.5 hours instead of the original 1.25 hours. The campaign is on track to hit quantities much higher than originally anticipated, which allows the purchase…
After chikungunya, welcome to ZIKA!
From Science Daily Zika virus: New threat from tiger mosquito In the group of viruses that includes dengue and chikungunya, a newcomer now has people talking about it. Also originating in Africa, zika was isolated in humans in the 1970s….
Inhabitat’s week in green: Warka Water Tower, self-driving cars and purifying water with sunlight
From engadget Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. High-speed rail projects have been slow to catch on in the United States,…
St Lucia marks the 100th birthday of Sir Arthur Lewis
From Antigua Observer CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony will deliver the feature address at a conference marking the 100th birthday of Sir W Arthur Lewis, the first St Lucian and Caribbean national to be awarded…
A century of human impact on Arctic climate indicated by new models, historic aerosol data
From Phys.org The Arctic is the most rapidly warming region of the globe, but warming has not been uniform and the drivers behind this warming not fully understood even during the 20th century. A new study authored by Canadian and…
Most developing countries will benefit from oil price slump – World Bank Group
From Kaieteur News Gains from low oil prices can be substantial for developing-country importers if supported by stronger global growth, says a World Bank Group analysis of the oil price decline, contained in the latest edition of Global Economic Prospects….