Cayman Islands: Paradigm shift: disruption & the fintech effect
By Article by Marco Calleja (EY) and Chris Maiato (EY) Cayman Finance From Mondaq Disruption, innovation and change are rapidly impacting the financial services industry across the globe, and the Cayman Islands will need to adapt to ensure the industry is…
Holder eyes win in historic day/night Caribbean Test
From Jamaica Observer GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC) — The West Indies are just one match away from a historic win over Sri Lanka, and captain Jason Holder says the regional side will be gunning for victory in the final…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Biggest global cybersecurity trends in 2018
With cyber attacks becoming more common and more complex and with new vulnerabilities being regularly exposed, many CSOs and COs around the world have spent billions of dollars preparing themselves for the worst. In fact, a recent report from Cybersecurity…
New laws could make posting memes a punishable offense because nobody has a sense of humor anymore
By Mike Wehner From BGR Memes currently make up about 96% of the entire internet. Okay, that was a mild exaggeration, but it’s pretty obvious how much meme culture has grown in recent years. You can’t visit Facebook, Twitter, Reddit,…
Sorrel Drink
Sorrel Drink: The popular Caribbean festive beverage that originated from Africa From Face2face.com This drink has become a force to reckon with in the Caribbean scene. Visit the homes of many Caribbean families especially during the festive season and be…
UK: Police say there’s no evidence a man who died in the street in London was poisoned
By Rob Price from Business Insider A man died in the street in central London on Thursday, and there were fears he had been poisoned. The street was put on lockdown, and specialist police officers arrived at the scene —…
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Google AI can help doctors predict when patients might die
By Greg Sandoval From Business Insider Google has a new algorithm that can quickly sift through thousands of digital documents in a patient’s health record to find important information, Bloomberg reported. This enables the technology in some cases to help…
IDB launches call for proposals from startups in the Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched a call for proposals that will reward the most disruptive ventures in Latin America and the Caribbean that are using innovation to improve lives. The…
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Caribbean experts discuss energy efficiency at ECLAC meeting
On 21 June 2018, energy experts from Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago came together to discuss their experiences in gathering and analysing energy efficiency (EE) indicators, as well as the challenges and lessons learnt in gathering EE…
