Cayman Islands Crisis Centre opens registrations and sponsorship for annual Jingle Bell Run
Join the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC) as they kick off the festive season with the annual Jingle Bell 5K 10K Walk/Run on Sunday 1 December 2019. The much-anticipated event will begin and end at Holiday Inn, Safe Haven and…
Gadgets of the week (1950)
Mid-Week Design Roast, Special Edition: 1950s Dream Home By Rain Noe From Core77 These days, consumers want–or companies make them believe they want–“smart,” connected homes. But in pre-internet 1950, the magic ingredient being marketed to consumers for their dream homes…
Cayman: Governor gains insight into latest patient care technology at HSA
Governor Martyn Roper was introduced to the breadth of services and advancements in technology available through the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) during his tour of the Cayman Islands Hospital on Wednesday, 28 August 2019. Accompanied by the Minister…
NYC’s W. I. parade
NYC’s West Indian parade brings cultural pride to rainy day From Herald-Whig NEW YORK (AP) — Steel bands and revelers sporting elaborate feathered costumes, Caribbean flags and some rain ponchos marched and danced Monday in a West Indian American Day…
OECS Commission Statement on Devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) monitors with much sadness the unfortunate passage of Hurricane Dorian over the islands of The Bahamas during the past two days. Hurricane Dorian made landfall in…
Brexit: No-deal opponents defeat government
From BBC Tory rebels and opposition MPs have defeated the government in the first stage of their attempt to pass a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The Commons voted 328 to 301 to take control of the agenda,…
Category 2 Hurricane Dorian headed towards the Southeast U.S. after pounding the Bahamas
By Dr. Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Dorian finally made its north-northwestward turn towards the Southeast U.S. late Tuesday morning, after subjecting the northwestern Bahamas to the most extreme pounding of any populated place in the history of Atlantic hurricanes….
Eastern Caribbean embarks on strategy towards a Blue-Green economy
By Jewel Fraser From IPS SAINT AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago, Sep 3 2019 (IPS) – Micro, small and medium enterprises as well as niche markets and experiences such as bee tourism may well hold the key for the Organisation of Eastern…
China in new growth push to fight prolonged US trade war, top policy body indicates
By Frank Tang From South China Morning Post Financial Stability and Development Commission, chaired by Vice-Premier Liu He, says Beijing is ready to step up help for the growth amid escalated trade tensions But there is no indication that it…
Dean Malmgren on how he sees data as a rich design medium
By Alexandra Alexa From Core77 This interview is part of a series featuring the presenters participating in this year’s Core77 Conference, “The Third Wave”, a one-day event that will explore the future of the design industry and the role designers…