PC swaps Ceredigion for Cayman
Policeman swaps Ceredigion for Caribbean [Cayman Islands] in ‘career break’ By Ceri Coleman-Phillips From BBC News The idea of swapping a beat in Ceredigion for one on a Caribbean island may sound like a dream for most police officers. But…
Stop blaming the Sun for global warming
By Mike Wehner From BGR The Earth is getting warmer and warmer, and scientists are now essentially unanimous in their opinion that humans are to blame, but could other factors also be contributing? A new study looked closely at whether…
Gadget of the week
Ariel’s electric supercar promises 1180 horsepower By Rachel England From engadget And it’ll be on the road by 2020. No sooner had rumors started circulating that car manufacturer Ariel had something special in the works than the company came out…
JAMAICA – Pastor on sex charges granted bail
From Caribbean News Service A pastor, who has been accused of getting a 12-year-old girl pregnant, will return to court on October 5 after he was offered J$1.5 million bail on Wednesday. Pastor Kenneth Blake, 52, of the Harvest Temple…
Bahamas to host regional disaster conference
CMC, From Nation News THE BAHAMAS WILL the host the Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CCCDM) in December, according to a statement issued by the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). The December 4 to 9 conference is…
Saint Lucia ‘2nd least Corrupt Country’ in the Caribbean, 8th in the Americas – Trading Economics
By Rehani Isidore From HTS St Lucia TradingEconomics.com released new data indexing the level of corruption in more than 190 countries. According to TradingEconomics.com, the ‘Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is…
Cayman Islands’ first LEED certified community development, Periwinkle, groundbreaking Wed (30)
The ground breaking ceremony takes place Wednesday. 30 August 2017 at 9.30am to introduce Cayman’s first LEED certified community development, Periwinkle. Taking part: Hon. Roy McTaggart, Minister of Finance and Economic Development Heber G. Arch, Chairman, Periwinkle Ryan Ostendorf, Projects…
Rescued baby tiger is the cuteness the internet needs right now
BY BRIAN KOERBER From Mashable A baby tiger that was smuggled into the United States from Mexico by a teenager is now safe and doing well at the San Diego Zoo. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized a small…
These hovering gyro-busses could be the future of transportation
From BGR It’s become pretty clear that flying cars aren’t going to be a thing for a long, long time, so how exactly are modern cities going to solve the problem of public transportation as populations continue to boom? Engineering…
Houston: Before & After Harvey
Tracking Harvey: Before-and-after images show the catastrophic flooding in Houston By Rebecca Harrington From Business Insider Hurricane Harvey, which has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, has dumped over 2 feet of rain on Houston, Texas, and two more…