Cayman: Stolen KIA Sportage from Spott’s Beach
From RCIPS Feb 4 2020 Just after 4PM yesterday, 3 February, police responded to a report at the Spott’s Beach, along Shamrock Road, where it was reported that a gold KIA Sportage, registration number 181-756 was stolen from the parking…
Destinations of the week
5 New Standout Resorts in the Caribbean By Christian L. Wright From New York Times In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, many hoteliers in the Caribbean have regrouped and rebuilt — and are ushering in a new age of…
Strengthening capacities to address marine debris and sargassum in the Eastern Caribbean
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 — The President of the World Maritime University (WMU) Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, accompanied by the Director of WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, and Nippon Foundation Professorial Chair, Professor Ronan Long, paid a courtesy call on the Director General…
Alcohol and the brain: Scientists quantify how much a gram ages the mind
From Inverse Over time, drinking and smoking make the brain look significantly older than it should Every drop counts. The good news is that these changes are relatively modest. Arthur Toga, the study’s senior author and professor at University of…
Eating disorders, exercise addiction linked
From Newsmax People with an eating disorder are much more likely to have exercise addiction than those with normal eating habits, British researchers say. They analyzed data from more than 2,100 people who took part in nine studies in the…
Study: Losing sense of smell puts health at risk
From Newsmax Could you imagine not being able to smell bacon frying, or freshly cut grass, or the presence of smoke? People who lose their sense of smell face difficulties that can affect their daily lives and put their health…
New Study: Meat increases risk of premature death
From Newsmax After a weekend of football-shaped pigs-in-a-blanket, you probably don’t want to hear that the latest study on red and processed meat found that these foods boost your risk of heart and blood vessel disease. The study also found…
Porsche Ventures invests in software start-up Nitrobox
Hamburg-based company concludes financing round in the single-digit million range Stuttgart/Hamburg. The software start-up Nitrobox GmbH has concluded a financing round in the single-digit million euro range: The “NeueCapital Partners” fund from Silicon Valley and Porsche Ventures, the venture capital unit…
The Nevis Tourism Authority has a new CEO
From Maria Fowell Tourism Specialist, Economic Development Policy Unit, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS Article Courtesy Caribbean Journal Tuesday, February 4, 2020 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States extends heartiest congratulations to the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nevis…
Cayman: Truman Bodden Law School publishes new book
Truman Bodden Law School’s Academic Press has recently published the third edition of Equity & Trusts, a textbook explaining the English law of trusts. Written by Law School Deputy Director Scott Atkins, this is the third edition of his work, which…