Caribbean News Editors Choice Events iBusiness iCommunity iCrime iHealth iLocal News iScience iTech iWorld News News
Desperate quest for herpes cure launched rogue clinical trial in Caribbean
By Marisa Taylor, Kaiser Health News From Philly Inquirer As 20 Americans and Brits flew to a Caribbean island for a controversial herpes vaccine trial, many of them knew there were risks. The lead U.S. researcher, William Halford, openly acknowledged…
CNN plans to fly drones over crowds to capture news from above
BY SASHA LEKACH From Mashable CNN will soon be the flying news network. The company announced Wednesday that it had received a waiver form the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a drone over crowds of people. The Part 107…
Events iBusiness iEntertainment iFinance iLocal News iScience iStrange iTech iTravel iWorld News Manager's Choice News
A Las Vegas hotel mogul plans to send an inflatable space hotel into orbit around the moon by 2022
By Hilary Brueck From Business Insider Bigelow Aerospace says its inflatable space hotel could be ready for lunar orbit by 2022. One of the company’s pods is already attached to the International Space Station. Bigelow is touting the future pod as a hub…
A cancer treatment that’s part of ‘a big new field of medicine’ just got approved
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider The FDA just approved another revolutionary cancer treatment. The treatment, called Yescarta, treats a type of blood cancer called aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The highly personalized cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy (CAR is short for chimeric…
Caribbean News Events iCommunity iEnvironment iLocal News iScience iTech iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Weather
WeatherTiger: Calm weather is expected to persist for next week or so
Ryan TruchelutFrom Tallahassee Democrat Unless you’re reading this from Ireland or the western United Kingdom, it’s been a quiet week in the Atlantic. And as we count down the number of weeks, I’m increasingly hopeful that the U.S. can run…
Events iBusiness iCommunity iFinance iHealth iLocal News iScience iWorld News News Publisher's Choice
Drug companies make eyedrops too big for people’s eyes — and it points to why health care costs are so high
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica From Business Insider Eyedrops are larger than needed, and pharmaceutical companies know it. Research has shown it’s possible to waste less — and that smaller eyedrops work just as well. A “micro drop” never made it to market,…
19 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Oct 19 Thu 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Thu Oct 19 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
Caribbean News iCommunity iEnvironment iFinance iLocal News iScience iTech iWorld News News Publisher's Choice Weather
Cuba to support Caribbean nations to tackle natural disasters
From Pakistan Today Cuba will continue to share with the Caribbean nations its experience in disaster management and adaptation to climate change, a senior official said Monday. “Cuban cooperation is unconditional and they can always count on it,” America Santos,…
UK collected social media data as part of its mass surveillance
By Swapna Krishna from engadet There are few safeguards in place to prevent its misuse. It’s no secret that the UK has been engaging in mass surveillance over the past few years. Since Edward Snowden’s leaks revealed the extent of…
18 Oct Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report
Oct 18 Wed 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 AM EDT Wed Oct 18 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the…
