US: 5-hour climate change lesson will be first for federal court
BY MARK KAUFMAN From Mashable San Francisco and Oakland are battling the world’s oil giants in federal court for knowingly producing fossil fuels whose emissions have triggered sea level rise. The two coastal cities argue that oil companies — including…
Update: Bird has raised $100 million to become the Uber of electric scooters
By Jonathan Shieber From TechCrunch Update: Bird confirmed our reporting with an announcement of the close of the round. Index Ventures and Valor Ventures led the funding. “It feels like investing in Uber when it first launched.” That’s what one…
Kingston, Jamaica: This Caribbean city is the 16th most violent in the world
From NAN News Americas, MIAMI, Fl, Fri. Mar. 9, 2018: One Caribbean city has earned the gloomy distinction of being among the 16 most violent cities in the world. Kingston, Jamaica has been ranked as the 16th Most Violent City…
My friend paid with his life for standing up to the Kremlin
That is why I know we HAVE to hit Putin where it hurts – in his wallet. By BILL BROWDER, former British financier in Russia From Mail On Sunday When I got the call about Sergei Skripal’s poisoning, it confirmed…
MIT embarks on ambitious plan to build nuclear fusion plant by 2033
By Mallory Locklear From engadget It just received $50 million worth of funding to do so. MIT announced yesterday that it and Commonwealth Fusion Systems — an MIT spinoff — are working on a project that aims to make harvesting…
Statement from the Acting Cayman Islands Governor re increase in gun crime
From His Excellency the Acting Governor, Mr. Franz Manderson – Governor’s Office “I have been following the unfolding security situation closely and remain in frequent contact with the Commissioner of Police and his team as they continue to manage the…
The View From Europe: The EU27, common values and the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Dominican Today At the start of February, Stefano Manservisi, the Director General of the European Commission’s Development Directorate, delivered a lecture at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). It was a…
UK: Zizzi diners told to wash clothing after nerve agent traces found
By Owen Bowcott and Haroon Siddique From The Guardian UK The announcement from Public Health England is aimed at as many as 500 customers who ate at Zizzi restaurant or were in the Mill pub last Sunday and Monday. The…
OECS Member States collaborating to eliminate HIV and Tuberculosis
OECS Media release Friday, March 9, 2018 — The OECS Commission has partnered with the Pan American Health Organization and the Global Fund to implement a program aiming at eliminating tuberculosis and HIV in the Eastern Caribbean. The US $5…
Gender-based violence workshops
Cayman Islands: Making the case that gender-based violence is not a women’s issue GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Gender violence prevention leadership training workshops challenged attendees to examine ways in which they can advance gender equality. The sessions, held on Thursday,…
