CUC president empowers Cayman Islands international college
Richard Hew, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) was the guest speaker at ICCI on October 25. 2018. The Utilities boss spoke before a diverse audience of new and returning students pursuing Associates, Bachelors, and Master’s…
Irish scientists work on therapy to halt progress of Parkinson’s disease
By Gareth Morgan From Independent.ie Irish and Australian scientists combined to develop a new therapy which has the potential to stop the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A small molecule known as MCC950 worked to effectively cool the brain of a…
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Report says the world’s wilderness is vanishing
From WN New research from scientists at the University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society is calling for urgent international action after their report released on Wednesday revealed just five nations were responsible for 70% of the world’s remaining,…
1 Nov Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
1 Nov Thu 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Nov 1 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not…
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Cayman Islands conch/whelk seasons open 1 November
The Cayman Islands’ conch and whelk seasons open on Thursday, 1 November. Each year, the open seasons for conch and whelk serve as a way for residents to sustainably harvest the marine delicacies, leaving enough of both species for future…
5 creepy creatures that are actually quite cute
By Emily Zak From Care2 1. VAMPIRE SQUID For those weary of looking at terrifying, totally cliche pictures of the goblin shark, the vampire squid is another deep-sea beauty. When attacked, the creature turns inside out, exposing an underside of…
Police trial of Amazon facial recognition tech doesn’t seem to be going very well
BY MATT BINDER From Mashable Amazon’s facial recognition technology, Rekognition, continues to cause controversy. In documents recently obtained by BuzzFeed News, we now have a behind-the-scenes look at how Orlando police have been using the technology. After the city let…
31 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 H/cane
31 Oct Wed 2018 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Wed Oct 31 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is…
Cayman Islands hospital offers free hair loss reduction technology for chemo patients
CAYMAN ISLANDS (October 30, 2018) – As the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health City Cayman Islands is offering breast cancer and other solid tumor cancer patients an opportunity to reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss through the use of a…
Experimental vaccine prevents strokes
From Newsmax New Japanese research has developed a vaccine that could prevent strokes. The experimental vaccine may even prevent heart attacks, said study co-author Dr. Hironori Nakagami, a professor at Osaka University. The vaccine was part of research conducted on…
