Caribbean Coral reefs damaged by hurricanes ‘Natural Experiment’ of recovering from disaster
BY HIMANSHU GOENKA From I B Times While the greatest threat to coral reefs worldwide is from warming waters and ocean acidification, the marine communities are also vulnerable to other disasters that are generally thought to wreak havoc on land…
Marriage equality isn’t quite there yet, so same-sex couples can now get married at sea
BY SHANNON CONNELLAN From Mashable Not living in a country where same-sex marriage is legal? Even though your own government isn’t recognising your civil right to marry whoever the heck you like, the sea will. Cruise ship company Celebrity Cruises…
Cayman Islands police warn of suspicious Instagram and Whatsapp messages soliciting photos from minors
From RCIPS Last Thursday, 21 December, police received a complaint from a parent on island of suspicious Instagram posts and Whatsapp communications with minor children. An Instagram message had been circulated on 16 December purportedly from a prior Miss Universe,…
Tax havens and U.S top list of foreign countries with most investments in Israel
By Hagai Amit From Haaretz Israel has the highest rate of foreign investment relative to gross domestic product, according to a report by the Finance Ministry’s chief economist The United States leads the list of foreign countries with the most…
Gadget of the week
It’s the beginning of the algorithmic blockbuster By Devindra Hardawar From engadget Will Smith’s ‘Bright’ is terrible, but that doesn’t matter to Netflix By most accounts, Netflix’s big-budget Will Smith blockbuster Bright is one of the worst movies of the…
Another cruise line increases daily gratuity fee
By Doug Parker From Cruise Radio Get ready, cruisers, because it looks like 2018 will kick off another round of gratuity increases. This week, Royal Caribbean’s website indicated that as of January 2, 2018, the daily gratuity charge will go…
American publication names hurricanes ‘Person of the Year’
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, USA (CMC) — A prominent Caribbean American publication here has named hurricanes Irma and Maria, described as “the two mega, Category 5 hurricanes of 2017”, as its ‘Person of the Year”. The Brooklyn-based Everybody’s Magazine,…
World’s coolest chip runs at near absolute zero
By Jon Fingas From engadget It should help test physics at the very limit. How do you find out what happens to physics near absolute zero (aka 0 kelvin), the temperature where particle motion virtually stops? Scientists at the University…
End of year message by the Chairman of the Caribbean Community the Hon Dr. Keith Mitchell
There is no doubt that 2017 has been a most eventful year for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). We experienced a scale of multi-country devastation never before seen in the Region as two category five Hurricanes, Irma and Maria, raged through…
Lego is helping physics students stay in school, ‘cos it’s the best
BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Lego is great for kids, but it turns out it could do wonders for adult students too. Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help introductory physics students understand concepts like…