Google signs agreement with Cuba to improve online services
From Caribbean News Now HAVANA, Cuba — Internet search giant Google and Cuba’s national telecom provider ETECSA have signed an agreement to deploy the Google Global Cache service to help improve the online experience for Cubans who are using Google…
Travel tech accessories
10 must-have travel tech accessories By Brandt Ranj, Insider Picks From Business Insider The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we may get a share of the revenue from your…
Baptist Health breaks ground on Hilton Miami/Dadeland
184-Room New Build Hotel to Feature Rooms for Longer Stays and Wellness Center MIAMI, FL – December 14, 2016 – This week, Hilton and Baptist Health South Florida broke ground on Hilton Miami/Dadeland, a full service, 184-room hotel, on the…
Google opens new AI lab and invests $3.4M in Montreal-based AI research
By Darrell Etherington From Techcrunch Google has invested a total of $4.5 million CAD ($3.4M US) in AI research in Montreal’s Institute for Learning Algorithms, with an academic fund covering three years that will help pay for seven faculty members…
Olwomen story of the week
15 Effective Home Remedies For Minor Burns ByJenny Smith From Olwomen Minor burns are although small but they can create a big problem and pain intensely. Minor burns happens mostly in the kitchen when someone unconsciously touch the metal rod…
Cayman Islands new Police Commissioner visits Little Cayman; holds community meeting
Last week, Thursday, 8 December, Commissioner of Police, Derek Byrne, made his first visit to Little Cayman, and met with police officers, the district administration, and the greater community. This visit followed an earlier trip to Cayman Brac in November…
US: WTF was this plane doing circling Manhattan?
BY NICOLE GALLUCCI From Mashable A large military-style plane, which looked remarkably like a C-130, circled Manhattan for at least 30 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, causing quite the commotion online. Despite the concern from New Yorkers, Eric Durr, Director of…
Human Rights Day marks launch of Caribbean alliance
By COLIN STEWART From Erasing 76Crimes A new coalition of human rights and LGBTQI organizations in the eastern Caribbean marked its official launch on Human Rights Day 2016. ECADE, the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality, focuses on Grenada,…
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Obama signs bill to fund ‘Moonshot’ research to cure cancer
By Nicole Lee from engadget Several months after President Obama laid out his plans to cure cancer in his last State of the Union address, he is signing legislation to do just that. Known as the 21st Century Cures Act,…
Rights experts want Caribbean to do more in supporting breastfeeding
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, CMC – United Nations human rights experts are urging Caribbean and other countries to do more to protect, promote and support breastfeeding as a human right. This includes ending the inappropriate marketing of breast-milk substitutes and…
