Caribbean leaders agree on 10-point plan to tackle Ebola and Chikunguyna
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday November 4, 2014, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have ended a three-hour special summit here on Tuesday agreeing to a 10-point plan to deal with the outbreak of the Chikunguyna virus and any possible…
The flushing toilet is symbolic of one of the biggest investing opportunities of this generation
By Akin Oyedele From Business Insider Investors should consider multinational companies that are exposed to the booming middle class in emerging markets. US Trust’s Joseph Quinlan wrote in a note to clients that it is “time to buy” into global…
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Recall of Deep Raw Cashew Pieces in Cayman Islands From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is advising the public that an alert has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
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High-tech, high yields: Caribbean farmers reap benefits of ICT
By Jewel Fraser From IPS PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Oct 15 2014 (IPS) – Farmers in the Caribbean are being encouraged to make more use of farm apps and other forms of ICT in an effort to increase the knowledge available for…
Is it truly impossible to break an egg in your hand?
Putting tips to the test in the kitchen – From the kichn When I first heard that it was impossible to break an upright egg in your hand, my boyfriend and I stood over our kitchen sink and tried for…
SpaceX capsule returns to Earth loaded with lab results
From Discovery SpaceX’s unmanned Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday carrying a heavy load of NASA cargo and scientific samples from the International Space Station that experts hope could yield significant results. A boat was ferrying…
China’s Moon orbiter mission sees successful liftoff
By Brian Stallard From Nature World News The third phase of China’s lunar exploration program successfully lifted off on Thursday, marking the beginning of the country’s first partly-privatized mission into the Moon’s orbit. A Chinese Long March-3C rocket shook the…
How to recover from Chikungunya
FromwikiHow Chikungunya is a virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The number one transmission agent for the disease is the yellow fever mosquito, an insect living in tropical areas like South America or Africa. There…
Scientists question 21-day quarantine period for Ebola
By Chukwuma Muanya From allAfrica A NEW study “On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus” published, last week, in the PLOS Currents: Outbreaks suggests that 21 days might not be enough to completely prevent spread of the virus. The study…
Human skin cells reprogrammed directly into brain cells
From Science Daily By Washington University in St. Louis Summary: Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington’s disease, an ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Unlike other techniques…
