Additional capacity for consumer owned renewable energy announced by Cayman Islands regulatory authority
From Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. and The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands March 31st 2015 The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands Provides Additional Capacity for Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme Following an interim decision made…
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Belize beat Caymans Islands but only on away goal Belize needed a goal from Elroy Kuylen on a free kick to defeat the Cayman Islands, which came into the series ranked 205th out of 209 teams in the world. First…
Our plan to combat and prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria
By Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary Ash Carter From The White House Blog Antibiotics save millions of lives every year. Today, however, the emergence of drug resistance in bacteria is undermining the effectiveness of current antibiotics and…
The Arctic was missing an ice patch the size of Texas and California this winter
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable? The Arctic climate sent yet another in a long series of alarm bells on Thursday as scientists announced that the sea ice cover in the region hit a record low maximum for the year. The…
Fixing the ‘Leaky Pipeline’ of women in science and math
By Suzanne Bouffard From Social Science Space Think the glass ceiling in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers has been shattered? Think again, say researchers Nilanjana Dasgupta and Jane Stout. Even though women outnumber men on college campuses, STEM…
Cayman Islands Forensic Lab is most accredited facility in the Caribbean
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) held an event at Grand Old House to officially celebrate its latest achievement – accreditation of the Pathology Laboratory by the Joint Commission International (JCI), the leading international healthcare accrediting body. The accreditation…
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Mold closes Cayman Islands Children/Family District Office DCFS West Bay Office Closes The West Bay office of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) was closed yesterday (19 March, 2015) due to concerns about mold in the building and,…
Friday (20) features a total solar eclipse, a supermoon and the spring equinox
By Lance Ulanoff From Mashable The moon is about to block our view of the sun. It’s known as a total solar eclipse and on Friday millions of people in Europe, Northern Africa and Asia will have a rare opportunity…
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Cayman Islands cartoon causes backlash A cartoon published by the Cayman Compass has caused a backlash of complaints from the public and government officials. The cartoon, by George Novak under the pen name ‘Caymanman’ (a.k.a. the Barefoot Man), showed a…
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Cayman Islands Chamber boss offers to help government with workforce training Barry Bodden, the new president of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce said the country has to address the issue of unemployment with youth unemployment being the priority. Bodden…