Instagram will let users report ‘false information’
By Karissa Bell From Mashable Instagram is, very slowly, ramping up its tools to fight misinformation. The photo-sharing app will now let its users report posts that contain “false information.” Reported posts may be sent to one of Instagram’s fact-checkers…
Today, people pay for everything from games to music to movies
By Giles Cross From Reuters Community Evidence suggests paid subscriptions must offer unique value and quality to thrive. How will tomorrow’s publishing payment models play out? In Part Three of Reuters’ monetization exploration, we examine how media is learning from…
UK: Parliament suspension: Queen approves PM’s plan
From BBC Parliament will be suspended just days after MPs return to work in September – and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline. Boris Johnson said a Queen’s Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October,…
Caribbean real-estate company launches $75 million STO
By Nicholas Marinoff From Decrypt La Estancia is offering tokenized stakes in real-estate properties in paradise, promising tax incentives and “easy citizenship” in the Dominican Republic. Might real-estate investors and fans of tokenized, digital assets have found a match made in paradise?…
Sing like we believe it
By Jeff Mathena From Worshipfuel by CCU I recently read an article that presented two Biblical reasons why we should choose to sing at church, even on mornings when we don’t particularly feel like it. I agreed whole-heartedly with the…
Rare Caribbean gecko given highest level of protection under CITES
By Rebecca Drury From Fauna-Flora The Union Island gecko, found only in St Vincent & the Grenadines, is to be listed under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Fauna & Flora International…
Puzzles for Aug 29 2019 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #4 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE # 3 SOLUTION
CITN-CAYMAN 27 to close
We have just heard that the local free over the air broadcast station CITN/Cayman 27 will permanently close. We understand all employees were called to a staff meeting today where the announcement was made. The company, now owned by Randy…
28 Aug 2019 Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 TS
28 Aug Wed 2019 Tropical Report ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Aug 28 2019 DORIAN NEARING THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO ERIN…
Honduras, Cayman Islands, Belize and Guyana qualify for 2020 CUW17
MIAMI, Florida – Honduras, Cayman Islands, Belize and Guyana have all punched tickets to the 2020 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship after finishing atop their respective groups in last week’s 2019 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship Qualifying. Matched with Saint Lucia, Bonaire and Anguilla…