San Antonio’s NuStar reportedly stops Venezuela’s oil company from using Caribbean terminal
By Rye Druzin From My San Antonio NuStar Energy, which operates storage terminals like this one in Corpus Christi, is stopping Venezuela’s state-owned oil company PDVSA from using its terminals, according to a Reuters report. Missed payments are forcing San…
DRONES: The new Caribbean lifestyle
From Curacao Chronicle Revolutionizing the medical, economic, and logistic sectors. Drones are becoming an inescapable reality in the Caribbean. They have already taken the world by storm and are now infiltrating every area of business and of our collective social…
CARICOM Project Director, Dr Harrison speaks at Cayman Islands Statistics Meeting
Opening remarks by Dr. Philomen Harrison at the FORTY-SECOND Meeting of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians (42nd SCCS) (23-25 October 2017) Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee (27th RCCC) (26 October 2017) and Tenth Regional Statistical Seminar…
University of Miami launches Cuba and the Caribbean Special Report
SOURCE University of Miami Comprehensive digital report showcases research and study of faculty, staff, students and alumni in the Caribbean Basin. CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In its newly published Cuba and the Caribbean Special Report, the…
Ancient Mars was wet! Why?
NASA really isn’t sure why ancient Mars was wet By Derrick Rossignol From engadget Curiosity rover data leaves scientists uncertain of how Martian lakes could have existed. The scientific community accepts that once upon a time, Mars was partially covered…
Water-based electrolytes promise safer phone batteries
By Jon Fingas From engadget Your phone would be less likely to catch fire after a bad bump. It’s hard to completely escape safety issues with lithium-ion batteries, in part due to the nature of the electrolytes that charge and…
Opening speech and programme of CARICOM Statistics Conference held in Cayman Islands
Caribbean statisticians began deliberations yesterday morning (Monday, 23 October 2017) following the formal opening of their week-long conference at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. The attendees, representing regional countries as well as international organisations, are being hosted by the…
HMRC shuts down ‘Liberty’ tax avoidance scheme
By Jason Gorringe, From Tax-news.com, London HM Revenue and Customs, the UK tax authority, has welcomed a ruling in its favor against a contrived tax avoidance scheme involving an entity in Jersey and the Cayman Islands. HMRC says it expects…
Robot can cling to shark
Researchers create a robot that can cling to shark skin underwater By Mallory Locklear, From engadget It could help scientists study marine animals like sharks and dolphins. Tracking sharks and dolphins in order to study their habits is tough. Doing…
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