The PRISM Lesson: Beware the IT Guy
By Kevin Roose New York Mag Of all the amazing, Le Carréan details surrounding the case of NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the one that seems to shock the most people is that all of this troubling, top-secret information was available…
Bike ride for charity
The Family Resource Centre (FRC) is hosting a Bike Ride & Lunch event on Sunday, 23 June at 11:30 a.m. at Camana Bay. The event will promote the important role that fathers play. Proceeds will benefit FRC’s Be A Dad…
“The Cayman” car to take on rival
New Alpine sports car to take on the Cayman – then the reincarnated French brand will take on the 911 By Nick Jaynes From Digital Trends We reported back in April that the forthcoming Alfa Romeo 4C, which will reintroduce…
Dept. of Planning trains staff in new Building Code standards
2009 International Code Training The Department of Planning is training staff in advance of the transition from the 1999 Standard Building Code to the 2009 International Code Council (ICC) family of international codes. Training will be facilitated by England Training…
Sino-Caribbean relations: Priorities and tradeoffs
From Stabroek News The visit to the Caribbean earlier this month by Chinese Leader Xi Jinping and the simultaneous announcement that the region would be the beneficiary of yet another huge tranche of financial aid from the People’s Republic of…
BT Coalition claims victory; Government finally says “no” to Dart
The Coordinating Committee of the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free had reason to celebrate following the new Cabinet’s first press briefing, and the statement by Minister Osbourne Bodden that there will be no dump in Bodden Town. After a…
Europe alarmed by US surveillance
From BBC The EU is demanding assurances that Europeans are not having their rights infringed by a massive US surveillance programme. Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding plans to raise the concerns with US Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday. Last week…
A quiet week in the Tropics is expected – disturbance possible next week
by Rob Lightbown, Crown Weather All is quiet across the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with no areas of concern. In fact, this entire week looks quiet with nothing expected to develop. As we get into this coming weekend…
Chinese group loads up with debt to pay for US foodmaker
By Paul J Davies in Hong Kong and Simon Rabinovitch in Beijing From Financial Times Former factory worker Wan Long is no stranger to complexity when it comes to owning a business. The chairman of Shuanghui International, which is paying…
