After Harvey, Texas’ massive piles of trash will take months to remove
By Ala’a Ibrahim, The Texas Tribune From Business Insider In Houston and dozens of other Gulf Coast towns, piles of once-cherished belongings and flood-soaked sheetrock and furniture are everywhere, in isolated pockets outside apartment complexes and behind bricked subdivision walls…
The NFL can’t keep TV afloat anymore
By Joel Espelien, Fortune From Business Insider Eli Manning of the New York Giants calls a play against the Detroit Lions during their game at MetLife Stadium on September 18, 2017 Abbie Parr/Getty Images The NFL has long been the…
The Equifax breach is a stark reminder of our larger cybersecurity problems
By Richard Forno, The Conversation From Business Insider The Equifax data breach was yet another cybersecurity incident involving the theft of significant personal data from a large company. Moreover, it is another reminder that the modern world depends on critical systems, networks…
Guyana’s prez calls for peace at the 72nd United Nations
By Tangerine Clarke from Caribbean Life In his address to the 72nd United Nations General Assembly, David A. Granger, president of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, called for peace in the world. The head of state told the General Assembly…
Hammock Camping Infographic Part 3
Tired of the same old camping routine? Or maybe you’ve started to see some flaws in your regular camping set up that might be solved by changing things up a little bit? Sounds like you might need to give hammock…
There might finally be a driverless car with some common sense
By Will Knight, MIT Technology Review From Business Insider Boston’s notoriously unfriendly drivers and chaotic roads may be the perfect testing ground for a fundamentally different kind of self-driving car. An MIT spin-off callediSee is developing and testing the autonomous…
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Jamaica: Horace Clarke High and Bull Bay All-Age win SRC science competition
From JIS Story Highlights Two rural schools took the top spots in the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Improving Innovation Capacities in the Caribbean (INVOCAB) Science and Technology Innovation competition. Horace Clarke High in St. Mary won in the secondary category,…
The ‘Hurricane Graveyard’: why mountainous terrain weakens these powerful storms
By Jamie Kagol From NBC 25 News The Greater Antilles; the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, is referred to as the ‘Hurricane Graveyard’ as their mountainous terrain wreak havoc on the wind field of…
Music tribute to Kathy
Cayman Islands: John Gray Memorial Church celebrates 50 years of Katherine Jackson’s Music Ministry By Georgina Wilcox Last Sunday (17) at 5:30pm church members and friends packed West Bay’s John Gray Memorial Church to celebrate a music tribute to Katherine…
RMS St Helena goes up for sale
From Saint Helena Local It has been made official by St Helena Line that from July 2016, the passenger and cargo Royal mail Ship St Helena will be removed from service. The RMS St Helena is intended for sale and…
