UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks
From BBC Developing countries have accused wealthier nations of failing to take responsibility for climate change United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change. Delegates have approved a framework for setting national pledges to…
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Cayman Islands police ‘Christmas Crackdown’ nets many offenders on first day From RCIPS The first day of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Services (RCIPS) holiday crack down on bad driving saw 39 persons prosecuted Island wide for various traffic offences,…
There’s a mysterious meteor shower happening this weekend
By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider This weekend is your chance to see an amazing, and equally mysterious, meteor shower called the Geminids meteor shower. “The Geminids are my favorite,” said NASA Astronomer Bill Cooke in a release, “because they…
Odds of European heatwaves on par with deadly 2003 event are skyrocketing
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable In July and August 2003, a high pressure area settled in for an extended, unwelcome stay across much of Western Europe. France, Germany, Italy and other countries baked under a stiflingly hot and humid air…
Earth’s water came from asteroids not comets, Rosetta mission probe results suggest
By Alok Jha Science Correspondent From ITV News One of the most important goals of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission at the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is to help planetary scientists work out where the Earth’s oceans came from. When the…
25-year-old woman helped bring apollo astronauts back
This amazing 25-year-old woman helped bring apollo astronauts back from the moon By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider Dec. 24 is the 46th anniversary of Apollo 8’s lunar orbit — the first manned mission to travel to the moon and…
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“Not Guilty of murder” says jury in Cayman Islands trial over killing of Swiss banker Leonard Antonio Ebanks was unanimously found not guilty of murder but guilty of an accessory after the fact by a jury on Monday (8). Ebanks…
Pharmaceutical technology ‘in embryonic stage’
From Tribune 242 The Bahamas is in its “embryonic stage” when it comes to pharmaceutical technology, Philip Gray, pharmacist and chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) revealed. His comments came while speaking to The Tribune at the Atlantis resort…
Heart surgery breakthrough: lifesaver for seniors
By John Bachman and Nick Tate From Newsmax William O’Neill, M.D., knew that his 79-year-old heart patient was running out of options. She desperately needed a new heart valve but was too frail for conventional surgery. In a world-first, Dr….
Researchers fight cancer with immune system boost
From Caribbean360 The American research team is working on safely and effectively firing up the body’s immune system so it will attack cancer. PHILADELPHIA, United States, – Turning the power of the human immune system against cancer is a field…
