CARPHA test new App in the fight against mosquitoes
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is exploring the novel use of mobile technology in its fight against mosquito borne diseases. The Agency in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently pilot tested an app…
Angry diving guide punches shark
Angry diving guide repeatedly PUNCHES shark and drags another by its tail in front of horrified tourists in Bahamas BYDAVE BURKE From Mirror UK A witness claimed the guide told onlookers he was demanding ‘f****** respect’ from the gentle sharks…
Offshore medical universities provide economic benefit to Caribbean host countries
A recent ECLAC Caribbean meeting found that the benefits of hosting offshore medical universities could prove especially significant for some of the smaller economies of the subregion. On Tuesday, September 26, 2017, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the…
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation assists with relief efforts in the Caribbean
Following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irma, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand, has pledged $750,000 to the American Red Cross and $250,000 to Americares. This donation will assist with relief efforts in…
Cartoon of the Week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Scientists decode mystery of Pluto’s ‘bladed terrain’
IANS From Times of India WASHINGTON: Shedding light on mysterious formations resembling giant knife blades of ice on Pluto, scientists have found that the “bladed terrain” is made almost entirely of methane ice, and likely formed as a specific kind…
Fund created for Caribbean diaspora relief
By Gregory W. Wright From The Miami Times In an urgently called community forum, a large gathering of South Florida’s Caribbean community came together to send a clear message to the people of their hurricane ravaged homelands: Help is on…
Good News! Conservationists excited to find surviving Barbuda Warblers on devastated island
From Birds Caribbean On Wednesday, September 6, Hurricane Irma engulfed the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda with 185 mph winds, leaving most of the population homeless and a landscape ravaged by wind and surging waves. Since the storm passed, the…
Winding Up order issued for Cayman Islands Company United Cacao Limited SEZC
By Georgina Wilcox On the 25th September 2017 a Winding Up Order was issued by Cayman Islands Justice Segal for United Cacao Limited SEZC. Liquidators appointed are Christopher D. Johnson and Mr Russell Homer of Chris Johnson Associates Ltd., Elizabethan…
Clowns in modern horror
Clowns are a standard in the our pop culture and they are loved by all. From a young age, clowns have alwaysbeen there to entertain us on television and help to sell us Happy Meals. Clowns are a staple of…