World Day of Social Justice: Social justice for migrant workers is in everyone’s interest
Statement | 20 February 2018 From the Secretary General of the ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder. On this World Day of Social Justice, we are focusing on the world’s 150 million migrant workers, many of whom face exploitation, discrimination and violence…
Ancient city’s LiDAR scans reveal as many buildings as Manhattan
By Mariella Moon,From engadget LiDAR has become an invaluable archaeologist’s tool. When researchers surveyed the ruins of a Purépecha Empire city in Mexico the old-fashioned way a decade ago, it took them two seasons to explore two square kilometres. Good…
Colorado residents can buy Girl Scout cookies in front of weed dispensaries now
BY MORGAN SUNG From Mashable There’s good news for Colorado residents prone to munchies: as of Friday, you only need to make one stop to get both Girl Scout Cookies and weed. Girl Scouts of Colorado updated its cookie sales…
Princess Cays makeover
Princess Cruises completes makeover to Princess Cays The 40-acre retreat, in the Bahamas, is used exclusively by Princess guests By Caroline KayAssistant From Burton Mail UK Princess Cruises has given a new look to Princess Cays, a 40-acre retreat, in…
JSE Partners with the 3rd Caribbean Finance & Investment Forum
From Jamaica Stock Exchange Courtesy of LatinFinance website: After years of executing on major reforms to strengthen the private investment landscape and shore up fiscal accounts, Caribbean economies are back in the game. Regional governments are now stepping up their…
‘Black Panther’: All the box office records it broke (and almost broke) in its $235m debut
By Scott Mendelson, Forbes Contributor, From Forbes I cover the film industry. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. The numbers are in and Black Panther is a monster hit. More than that, it has already earned a place…
Latin America advances in female participation, but inequalities persist in
By Radio Cadena Agramonte United Nations, Feb 16.- Latin America and the Caribbean experienced the highest increase in terms of employment and participation of women in the labor force reported in the developing regions over the last decade. He explained…
Experts agree: There’s no real threat of a robot uprising anytime soon
By Andy Meek From BGR The Twitterati have been freaked out for several days now over a video showcasing the creepy door-opening ability of the SpotMini, a dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics. The robot is so creepily life-like, it quickly…
Puzzles for Feb 20 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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Cayman Islands: Vehicle set on fire in Bodden Town, 17 February
From RCIPS Shortly before 2:00AM on Saturday, 17 February, officers responded to a report of a vehicle on fire at an address on Nashe Street, Bodden Town. The fire was discovered at about 1:45AM. Officers from the Cayman Islands Fire…
