Cayman Enterprise City partners with UCCI to host STEM camp
For the second year in a row, Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), through its Enterprise Cayman initiative, has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the University College of the Cayman Islands’ (UCCI) STEM Summer Camp slated for August 20-24, 2018….
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Blindness and visual impairment in the Americas and the Caribbean
From British Journal of Ophalmology By B Muñoz, and S K West Abstract Aim: To summarise available data on the prevalence and causes of visual impairment and blindness in the Americas and the Caribbean. Methods: The published literature was searched…
Antigua considers asking for WTO mediator in long-running online gambling dispute with United States
From Flush Draw The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is again considering how to make the United States comply with a World Trade Organization ruling over online gambling that went in Antigua’s favor a decade ago. The latest…
Trinidadians protest crime-wave
BY AZAD ALI From Caribbean Life Hundreds of families of crime and other citizens gathered outside the Parliament building calling for the resignation of Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Edmund Dillion over the heinous and spiraling murders across the…
Aerial photos of China 1
26 breathtaking aerial photos show just how enormous China is Part 1 By Tom Murray From Business Insider Have you heard of Quanzhou? The odds are, probably not. And yet, Quanzhou, China is home to 800,000 more people than Madrid,…
GE will spin off its healthcare business and split from oil giant Baker Hughes in a massive reorganization
By Joe Ciolli From Business Insider General Electric will spin off its healthcare business and divest its stake in oil-services company Baker Hughes, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The moves come as part of a broad corporate reorganization…
Gadget of the week
The BBC has a new app to counter Spotify and Apple Music By Nick Summers, From engadget BBC Sounds will replace the iPlayer Radio app later this year. The BBC has a problem. For almost a century, the British broadcaster…
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Jamaica to host 7th Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction 2020
From Devdiscourse An Americas and Caribbean conference on disaster risk reduction closed with ministers reiterating support for a regional plan to accelerate action against natural and man-made hazards that take a heavy toll each year. An Americas and Caribbean conference…
Barbie’s robotics engineering
Barbie’s latest career path is robotics engineering By Mallory Locklear from engadget Mattel also released a handful of coding lessons for kids. Earlier this year, Mattel announced that it was partnering with Tynker to bring Barbie-themed coding lessons to young…
Caribbean acts perform at BET Experience
From RJR News The Caribbean presence was felt all over Los Angeles at last weekend’s BET Experience. Soca stars Bunji Garlin and Fay Ann Lyons as well as dancehall stars Konshens and Shenseea were among those who performed last Friday…
