Cayman: CUC’s newest technology building and control centre to improve customer service and system reliability
Control Centre Operators at Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) are now operating from a new technology building, which includes a new Control Centre. The new Control Centre is the central point for supervision and control of CUC’s electricity generation, transmission…
Automechanika Shanghai 2020 reveals online tools to navigate current trends and post−pandemic opportunities
With many Asian countries and regions showing strong signs of early market recovery from COVID-19, Automechanika Shanghai is stepping up its online resources to reconnect players in the automotive ecosystem. These channels will facilitate communication between exhibitors and visitors prior to the…
The UWI partners with UN and DEF on SDG Youth Awareness Programme
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Thursday, 27 August 2020—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has partnered with the United Nations (UN) and Decibel Arts and Entertainment Festival (DEF) on a youth programme aimed at increasing awareness of the…
UWI Global giving thanks CCRIF SPC for contributing over US$100,000 in scholarships
The UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Thursday, August 27, 2020. CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) has committed over US$100,000 to The University of the West Indies (The UWI), towards student scholarships for the upcoming academic year. CCRIF…
Why U.S. political scientists are arguing that Evo Morales should be the President of Bolivia
By Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi / Independent Media Institute Three political scientists from the United States closely studied allegations of fraud in the Bolivian election of 2019 and found that there was no fraud. These scholars—from the University of Pennsylvania and…
Jeff Bezos is the first person in history to be worth more than $200 billion. Here’s how the world’s richest man makes and spends his fortune
By Andy Kiersz and Taylor Nicole Rogers From Business Insider Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest person alive, is now richer than he’s ever been. Bezos made his fortune from online retail giant Amazon, but has drawn increasing criticism over the company’s size. Bezos pledged to spend…
28 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TD, 2 Dist.
28 Aug Fri 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Fri Aug 28 2020 Tropical Depression Laura: The NHC has issued its final advisory on this…
Cayman: Support Kids Lunch – RCIPS Community Car Wash
Date: Saturday, 29th August Time: 9 am to 4 pm Location: Prospect Primary School Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/777953103017722
From space projects to factories – how GoatThroat Pumps makes workplaces safer and more sustainable
For the past twenty years, a company based in Milford in Connecticut with a highly distinctive name, has been manufacturing and supplying products that help make workplaces around the world safer, more hygienic, more sustainable and more cost-effective for their…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 27 August 2020
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 239 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday 26 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…