Shipwreck in Caribbean found by Archaeologists: Why is it important?
By Alex Lemieux From Liberty Voice Guardian TV Archaeologists have just found a shipwreck in the Caribbean just off the coast of Panama. The shipwreck could possibly reveal information about merchant ship traffic and trading in the areas around the…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 13 Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year Honours 2016 Members of the public have until Wednesday 13 May 2015 to recommend persons who have made outstanding contributions to Caymanian society for Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year…
Cayman Islands MLA to speak on waste management at Facility Management Association Meet
Mr. Winston Connolly, MLA, will be the keynote speaker on the subject of the future of waste management in the Cayman Islands at the next meeting (May 28) of the Cayman Islands Facility Management Association (CIFMA). Also assisting in this…
Covington sues Seaworld over orca claims
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers with Covington & Burling are part of the latest attack on SeaWorld over allegations that the park mistreats orca whales used in its shows. A complaint filed Monday in San…
NASA probe snaps first color image of Pluto while promising more to come
By Nola Taylor Redd for Space.com NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto has returned its first color image of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. The new photo, taken on April 9 from a distance of about 71…
aftermath of Nepal quake
#NepalPhotoProject uses Instagram to capture aftermath of Nepal quake BY LUKE LEONARD From Mashable Nepal-photo-project It is not always cheers of victories for the people involved in the rescue operations. Here, a day before famously rescuing Pema Lama, L.B. Basnet,…
Obama, Biden, Kerry: Energy security is needed in the Caribbean
From Energy Trends Insider For two decades, the United States has virtually ignored the geopolitics of the islands of the Caribbean: since the end of the Cold War, the region had changed from a playground of superpowers in America’s backyard…
Challenging the power of the one percent
By Lydia Alpízar Durán From Caribbean Life SAO PAULO (IPS) – When you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask…
‘Substantial’ El Nino event predicted
By Helen Briggs BBC Environment Correspondent From BBC The El Nino effect, which can drive droughts and flooding, is under way in the tropical Pacific, say scientists. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology predicted that it could become a “substantial” event later…
Nepal earthquake: Dozens die in new tremor near Everest
From BBC A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 people died in a devastating quake. At least 37 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. At least…