Dengue fever outbreak stopped by special mosquitoes
From BBC Australian researchers say for the first time an entire city has been protected from viral disease dengue. Captive-bred mosquitoes with a naturally occurring bacteria were released in the city of Townsville, where they mated with local mosquitoes. By…
Cayman Islands utility company announces increase in customers and profits
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd announces unaudited results for the three and six months ended June 30 2018 Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. is listed for trading in United States dollars on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “CUP.U”. Grand…
YouTube Music is about to get a lot better
By Edgar Alvarez From engadget The streaming service will add improvements every two weeks. YouTube Music launched in May to mixed reviews. Even though its song catalog matches Apple Music and Spotify’s (in addition to millions of videos pulled from…
Study suggests potential adverse effect on brain during mobile phone use
A Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents’ Memory Performance and Individual Brain Dose of Microwave Radiation from Wireless Communication By Milena Foerster, Arno Thielens, Wout Joseph, Marloes Eeftens, and Martin Röösli BACKGROUND: The potential impact of microwave radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF)…
Match schedule set for 2018 Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champions League
The forty matches of the competition will be broadcast live via Concacaf.com Miami (Wednesday, August 1, 2018) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced today the match schedule for the fourth edition of the…
Soccer-Former Caribbean boss Derrick’s ban cut to four years
From Reuters ZURICH, July 31 (Reuters) – Former Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick’s ban from football for ethics violations has been cut from six years to four following an appeal, global soccer body FIFA said on Tuesday. Derrick,…
Cable Co 23rd Summer against hunger and special offers
From The Cable Company What if your audio purchase could also make a positive change in the world? For the month of August up to 100% of very dollar you spend at The Cable Company will be donated to CARE….
Dr. Oz: The treatable condition that’s often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer’s
By Drs. Oz and Roizen From Newsmax A little while ago we mentioned iNPH, or idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus, as a form of dementia that often masquerades as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease — but isn’t. The reason it’s so…
London’s most exclusive clubs 2
25 of London’s most exclusive private members’ clubs, ranked by price Part 2 By Rosie Fitzmaurice From Business Insider Behind a 20-tonne, two-metre wide vault door lies The Ned Club’s Vault bar & lounge, an all-hours cocktail bar lined with…
Caribbean Life’s Caribbean Roundup
BY AZAD ALI From Caribbean Life Antigua The Antigua government is moving to source equipment to help in the fight against the sargassum seaweed. This follows a request made to Martinique at the recently concluded Organization of Eastern Caribbean States…