Caribbean – Hurricane Matthew Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
REPORT from US Agency for International Development From reliefweb HIGHLIGHTS Increased road access and logistics capacity enable relief agencies to reach more hurricane-affected populations USAID food and relief commodity distributions continue as GoH and UN estimate 806,000 people in urgent…
Sharks Project places first satellite tag on tiger shark
From The Daily herald St Maarten COLE BAY–The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) “Save Our Sharks Project” started its Shark Research Initiative on St. Maarten two weeks ago, with renowned shark scientists and underwater videographers joining teams from Nature Foundation…
Amy Goodman’s new criminal charges and why you should care
By Jason Reynolds From Inquistr Amy Goodman, a world-respected broadcast journalist, investigative reporter, author, and syndicated columnist, is facing new charges this weekend. A North Dakota State’s Attorney, Ladd R. Erickson, has filed charges against Ms. Goodman for participation in…
Judge involved in cases of Sinaloa cartel and Zetas cartel kingpins gunned down in Mexico
From Reuters From Business Insider MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican federal judge who presided over appeals from high-profile drug kingpins in recent years was fatally shot in the head outside his home on Monday, authorities said. Judge Vicente Bermudez…
Moody Gardens’s ICE LAND returns with a Caribbean theme for the holidays
By Richard Varr From Galveston.com The ice carvers are back, chipping away at more than two million pounds of ice that are already being formed into sculptures for Moody Gardens’ upcoming ICE LAND exhibit, just in time for the holidays….
The smartphone has effectively replaced all the technology offered in this 1991 Radio Shack ad
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Should a time traveler visiting from 1991 show up here in 2014 at Radio Shack clutching this ad showcasing calculators, devices to play music and other electronic gizmos and gadgets, we’re sure they’d be…
Motor vehicle collision Tue morning, 18 October, on South Sound Road
RCIPS: Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 3:23 PM Today, 18 October, just before 7:30AM police and emergency personnel responded to a report of a three-vehicle collision on South Sound Road near The Chimes Condominiums. A Toyota truck, KIA SUV and BMW…
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We’re never going to stop getting excited about flying car news until we’re all flying one By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist This could be it, guys. In 2013. I was supposed to be riding in a flying car. You weree,…
OceanaGold’s Pac Rim subsidiary chided by World Bank
Article – BusinessDesk From Business.Scoop. Oct. 17 (BusinessDesk) – OceanaGold’s Pac Rim Cayman subsidiary has been ordered to pay US$8 million to El Salvador to cover the country’s legal fees and costs in a long-running arbitration after the mining company…
Cayman Islands PFL Weekly Review: Sir John A. Cumber defeat George Town Primary
Sir John A. Cumber Primary continued their undefeated start to the 2016/2017 CUC Primary Football League (PFL) and Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) seasons with Group A wins over George Town Primary this past Saturday at the West Bay Town…