12 Apr Weather in Cayman
12 Apr Sun 2020 SYNOPSIS Moderate east to southeasterly winds along with slight seas will continue across the Cayman area over the next 24 hours. This is due to a cold front moving over the Western Atlantic Ocean and the…
Cayman Islands – Continued suspension of postal operations owing to COVID-19 precautions
BY LA POSTE & SWISS POST From ASENDIA The designated operator of the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Islands Postal Service, asks us to inform other Union member countries and their designated operators that, owing to measures taken to reduce the…
The Editor (& Publisher) speaks: The message of Easter means even more this year
It is going to be a very, very different Easter this year. I cannot remember ever not going to church at Easter. It is always special. From the sadness of Good Friday and then the joy of Easter Sunday. The…
Cayman: 2020 COVID-19 Saturday, 11 April Update – 8 new cases
8 positive results announced today Premier reported 20,000 test kits purchased by Barbados at cost Police Commissioner Derek Byrne concerned about the number of people congregating on seven mile beach on Good Friday All beaches will be closed on Easter…
Barbados obtains excess COVID-19 test kits from Cayman Islands
Barbados Government obtains 20,000 PCR test kits for COVID-19 at cost. · Arrangement followed outreach by Prime Minister of Barbados to Premier McLaughlin. · Test kits en route to Barbados as of Friday evening. Grand Cayman (GIS) – The Government of Barbados on Friday, 10…
2019 Nobel-winning chemistry professor shares his views on renewable energy
The pioneer of lithium-ion batteries speaks to BASF about a fossil-fuel-free future. BY ANNA SPIEWAK Chances are—you’re currently reading this article on your mobile phone or your laptop—and you have M. Stanley Whittingham, 78, Ph.D., to thank for that. Whittingham…
Colombia’s Government acts like a doormat for the United States—and its people aren’t going along with it
By Vijay Prashad, Paola Estrada, Ana Maldonado, and Zoe PC From Independent Media Institute Last year, on November 21, the Colombian people took to the streets in massive numbers to reject the policies of the government led by President Iván…
Would you say goodbye to FM in exchange for digital radio?
More channels and more quality, as we can already enjoy in the TV world since the change to digital, is what the DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) promises for sound broadcasting. The idea of the DAB was to replace the traditional…
NIH launches clinical trial of antimalarial drug Trump has called ‘Game-Changer’ in coronavirus fight
By Jeffrey Rubin From Newsmax The U.S. government’s National Institutes of Health launched an official clinical trial of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, or HCQ, a medication President Trump has touted as a possible “game changer” in the fight against the coronavirus…
SKorean officials worry virus may reactivate in those who’ve been cured
By Cathy Burke From Newsmax The coronavirus may be reactivating in people who’ve recovered, Bloomberg reported. About 51 patients classed as having been cured in South Korea have tested positive again, Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday, the news…