Cayman: Regiment Officer Recruitment launched
The Governor’s Office has issued a call for expressions of interest from potential officer recruits for the new Cayman Regiment. The National Security Council has given the green light to seek the formation of an initial force of seven officers…
Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end
From NOAA Stretch of consecutive above-normal seasons continues November 26, 2019The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August through October. The season produced 18 named storms, including six…
Cayman: DEH Bulk Waste Campaign concludes
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) wishes to advise the public that its annual bulk waste removal activity will conclude in West Bay this Friday, 20 December 2019. DEH thanks the public for utilising this service which it is pleased…
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OECS agriculture experts visit Kingdom of Morocco on technical cooperation mission
Tuesday, December 17, 2019 — Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco — In an effort to strengthen capacities in the critical areas of agronomy, soil fertility mapping, diagnostic laboratory testing, irrigation, and export market development; a delegation of agriculture experts from the OECS visited the Kingdom of Morocco…
This burnt Christmas tree is a stark symbol of Australia’s devastating bushfires
By Amanda Yeo From Mashable Bushfires continue to devastate Australia, destroying homes, smothering cities in smoke, and killing people and wildlife alike. Temperatures in some parts of the country have exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) this week and are expected to climb above 50 (122…
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Astronomers are spotting so many exoplanets that there’s no time to study them all
By Mike Wehner From BGR Today, astronomers have more tools at their disposal than ever before. Technology has reached a point that scientists can finally spot planets outside of our own solar system. That’s an incredible achievement, of course, but…
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Very good dogs discover 65 million-year-old fossil skeleton while out for a walk
By Mike Wehner From BGR When 54-year-old Jon Gopsill took his two dogs out for a stroll on a beach in Stolford, Somerset in the UK, he never could have anticipated what they’d stumble across. Gopsill is an amateur archaeologist…
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World Bank approves US$20 million credit for Grenada’s transition to a resilient blue economy
By Hannah McDonald-Moniz External Affairs Officer, The World Bank Courtesy The World Bank Tuesday, December 17, 2019 — WASHINGTON —The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$20 million credit to support Grenada’s transition to a resilient blue economy. The…
Periwinkle homes
Cayman: The community benefits you want From Periwinkle Grand Harbour When you buy a Grand Cayman home, you buy into the surrounding community. That community should have everything you need to support your family’s thriving, active lifestyle. At Periwinkle, our…
MRIs of dense breasts find more cancer but also false alarms
AP From Newsmax Giving women with very dense breasts an MRI scan in addition to a mammogram led to fewer missed cancers but also to a lot of false alarms and treatments that might not have been needed, a large…
