Cayman Islands: Zika virus update: Local transmission now at 5 cases
From Cayman Islands Public Health Department Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez, has made public the latest information on the transmission of the Zika virus within the Cayman Islands. “Since the last update of Wednesday, 17 August 2016,…
3D faces based on Facebook photos can fool security systems
Facial recognition tech still has a ways to go. By Mariella Moon From engadget Facial recognition systems aren’t quite perfect yet and can still make mistakes especially when they’re assessing the faces of people of color. Now, a team of…
A relative of Colonel Sanders unwittingly revealed – and possibly confirmed – KFC’s secret recipe
From Caribbean News Service CORBIN, Kentucky, Aug 29 2016 – One of the most closely-guarded food secrets in the world may have accidentally slipped to the public. Executives at Kentucky Fried Chicken insist the company’s signature 11-spice “Original Recipe” is…
Gadget of the week
Tokyo’s solution to rogue drones? Drones with nets By Daniel Cooper From engadget The only thing that stops a bad guy with a drone, is a good guy with a drone. Law enforcement agencies the world over are worried about…
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Has politics become delinquent?
By Oliver Mills From Caribbean News Now Caribbean systems of governance have been undergoing serious critique because of their perceived dysfunctionality in delivering economic and social goods, and protecting the lives and property of citizens who are at the core…
IBM and Gogo join forces to dodge in-flight turbulence
By Andrew Dalton From engadget Now Gogo’s servers can do more than provide WiFi. In what might seem like an unlikely partnership, IBM’s Watson division and Gogo Inc. (the people who bring you in-flight WiFi) have joined up to make…
Feds trying to send man from Arnold back to the Caribbean to face murder, child porn charges
By Robert Patrick From St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST. LOUIS • Federal officials are trying to send a man now living in Arnold back to a tiny Caribbean island to face murder, rape and child pornography charges. Extradition documents filed this month…
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) continues its Caribbean expansion
By Neha Saleem From BidnessEtc Starbucks said on Monday that it is opening its first cafe on the island of Trinidad On Monday, Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) announced to launch its first café on the twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago,…
Jamaican woman cites shoddy treatment by Barbadian officials at airport
From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 29 2016 – There is yet another negative report pointed at Barbados’ immigration officers at the Grantley Adams International Airport. Sonya King recounted what she describes as a horrific ordeal endured by herself…
Motels from bygone era
By VALERIE EDWARDS From DAILYMAIL.COM Pure Americana: Immaculately preserved Doo-Wop motels from a bygone era of summers on the Jersey Shore The island of Wildwood in New Jersey contains highest concentration of hospitality architecture in the US Several cities make…
