Grupo Therrestra to build part of new Club Med project in Miches, Dominican Republic
From NAN SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/: Grupo Therrestra, led by Engineer Hugo Pérez Ovalles, has inserted its characteristic identity stamp, based on: talent, adaptation and trust in the service of the prestigious Club Med Hotel Chain, to…
The etiology of white pox, a lethal disease of the Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
By Kathryn L. Patterson, James W. Porter, Kim B. Ritchie, Shawn W. Polson, Erich Mueller,Esther C. Peters, Deborah L. Santavy, and Garriet W. SmithPNAS June 25, 2002 99 (13) 8725-8730; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.092260099 Communicated by Eugene P. Odum, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (received for review December 12, 2001) Abstract Populations of the…
Curacao to become second Inter-Caribbean Airline hub
From The Daily Herald St Maarten AIRPORT–Curaçao is set to become a second hub for Turks and Caicos-based Inter-Caribbean Airline as it assumes operations of Curaçao-based InselAir International in the coming weeks. InselAir will continue to exist, but under a…
Lift Aircraft’s passenger drone is all about fun flights
By Saqib Shah From engadget The 18-rotor aircraft can be manned without a pilot’s license. While the likes of Uber, Airbus and Porsche tinker away on their respective passenger and transportation drones, a lesser-known startup is taking an altogether different approach. Instead of getting mired in…
Apple announces plan to build $1 billion campus in Texas
From Newsmax Apple will build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, and establish smaller new locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, the company said Thursday. The tech giant based in Cupertino, California, says the new campus…
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‘A huge mess’: Failure at COP24 climate talks would be ‘suicidal’
By John D. Sutter From CNN Katowice, Poland (CNN)The heads of state for some of the main countries causing climate change — the United States, the UK, Germany, China, Canada and India among them — are not present here in…
How Native American tribes are bringing back the bison from brink of extinction
By Jeremy Hance From The Guardian UK The continent’s largest land mammal plays crucial role in spiritual lives of the tribes On 5,000 hectares of unploughed prairie in north-eastern Montana, hundreds of wild bison roam once again. But this herd…
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The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week, and it’ll be a special one
By Miriam Kramer From Mashable Get ready for what might be the best meteor shower of 2018. The Geminid meteor shower, which peaks late at night on Thursday into the wee hours of the morning Friday, could bring more than…
EEI and Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation announce strategic partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 12, 2018) – The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) have signed a strategic partnership agreement that establishes a mutually beneficial collaboration between the CARILEC Secretariat, CARILEC members, and EEI. As part…
7 big health myths that were debunked in 2018
By Julia Naftulin From Business Insider In 2018, new research debunked longstanding health myths related to diet, exercise, and more. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidelines on the sale of e-cigarettes to young people and research revealed the benefits of…
