Cayman’s Singing Christmas Tree
“A King Is Coming To Town” was the theme for the 9th year of the Singing Christmas Tree”. For the second time the annual event was held at The Lions Centre in George Town at was staged last Sat and…
BarberWind Turbines makes wind technology soar [selling 6 to Cayman company]
By John Jeter From UBJ Winds of change are blowing through the energy market, where one Greenville company is about to harness the economic gust in a wind-turbine market expected to grow nearly 40% in the next half-dozen years. “The BarberWind turbine…
5 questions with Jared McGill, candidate for Global Jamaica Diaspora Council – Canada Region [educated in Cayman Islands]
By Xavier Murphy From Jamaicans.com Jared McGill holds an Associate Degree in Business Administration, and is pursuing his Bachelor’s in Business Administration, with a specialization in Leadership and Management. He is the founder and past president of the Afro-Caribbean Club…
Cayman: Civil Service leads way in CIG gift-giving initiative
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – Civil Servants across Government will spread festive cheer during the holiday season, by taking part in an exciting new Christmas gift-giving drive that benefits the islands children, young parents and older persons. Launched on Monday, 9…
Curacao iGuide launched: A “One Stop Shop” for investment information
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, December 6, 2019. Curacao is the newest country to launch an iGuide, or online investment guide, with the support of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), the Caribbean Association…
Cayman: Second RCIPS helicopter arrives on Island
The new RCIPS Helicopter arrives on Island today (Friday 6 December). This second helicopter, another Airbus H145 model, will sit alongside the RCIPS Air Operations Unit’s existing H145, which arrived on island last March and was purchased as part of…
2,000-year-old earth drawings
Japanese Researchers Discover 143 “New” 2,000-Year-Old Earth Drawings in Peru By Rain Noe From Core77 Here’s our suggestions for what they should be named Geoglyphs are the rocky cousins of crop circles. Ancient civilizations drew large pictures–some of them a…
VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics
By Veanne Cao, Natasha Lomas From TechCrunch After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria. The system turns organic matter, such as food waste, into…
Adidas abandons robot Speedfactories in Germany and the US
By Nick Summers From engadget Adidas is abandoning its robot-staffed Speedfactories in Ansbach, Germany, and Atlanta, USA. Both facilities, which are run in partnership with German plastics specialist Oechsler, will be closed “by April 2020 at the latest,” the company…
Study: Drug curbs dementia’s delusions
From Newsmax A drug that curbs delusions in Parkinson’s patients did the same for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in a study that was stopped early because the benefit seemed clear. If regulators agree, the drug…