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Yo is moving to your wrist By Pete Pachal From Mashable AUSTIN, Texas — Yo is building an Apple Watch app to make notifications easy. Once the poster child for “dumb apps,” Yo will be able to deliver a snippet…
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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…
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Cayman Islands has no confirmed local cases of chikungunya since 2015 began Chikungunya/Dengue Update as of 7 March 2015 There have been no confirmed local cases of chikungunya reported by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) since the beginning of…
Apple’s electric car dreams may bring auto industry nightmares
By David Welch and Dana Hull From Automotive News (Bloomberg) — Before Apple Inc. decides to move ahead with its Project Titan project and build an electric car, the company may want to look at the menu of challenges that…
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Cayman Islands NRA warns “Keep sidewalks clear and keep our pedestrians safe” Cayman islands National Roads Authority (NRA) officials wish to remind property owners and residents of the hazards of obstructing pedestrian areas, and business owners the dangers of placing…
Are people scared of mobile payments?
By Jack Wallen From TechRepublic New data shows that consumers are not adopting forms of mobile payment. That’s not good news for Apple Pay or Google Wallet. Recently some data points came to light that she’d some interesting fact on…
DNA analysis traces African slaves back to their roots
By Michael Casey From CBS NEWS March To better understand the complex history of slavery, it helps to know more about the origins of millions of individuals who were shipped from their homes in Africa to plantations in the Caribbean,…
Millions at risk from ‘Freak’ encryption bug
From BBC Microsoft said it was working on a secure update to close the Freak loophole Microsoft has issued a security warning about a bug that could let attackers spy on supposedly secure communications. Called “Freak”, the bug was found…
$5.7M verdict against pelvic mesh maker in test case
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Johnson & Johnson lost a $5.7 million verdict on Thursday in the first test case over one of its newest pelvic mesh slings, which is among dozens of similar devices named in…
Travel apps that will actually work on your Caribbean vacation
By Chris Owen from Chris Cruises To many travelers, a trip to the Caribbean means disconnecting from the real world, trading work and normal daily tasks for a sandy beach and an umbrella drink. Those people might leave their electronic…