Caribbean and Drugs: Time for some healing?
By Robin Wigglesworth From Pulitzer Center Richard Thomas, a dreadlocked Jamaican sound engineer and musician, is still livid over the last time he was arrested and briefly jailed for smoking marijuana. While his country is plagued by one of the…
Young man’s reaction to college acceptance is beautiful
By Neha Prakash From Mashable Rion Holcombe just got the letter of a lifetime. The 20-year-old, who lives with down syndrome, received his college acceptance letter recently — and his reaction is nothing short of heartwarming. “I got accepted?” They…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Google slapped with $1.2 million fine for breaking privacy laws
By Jacob Siegal From BGR Google is in trouble once again, and this time it’s not for something nearly as subtle as giant, mysterious barges floating in U.S. waters. Reuters reports that Google is being fined €900,000 ($1.23 million USD)…
Splash, dash, and dine
KPMG is supporting Splash, Dash and Dine event with the Olympic Gold Medal winner and World Record holder, Rūta Meilutytė, and her Coach, Jon Rudd. “We are extremely pleased that Rūta and Jon will be our guests for the 2014…
Golden Apple Awards Gala in honour of the teaching profession
From Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Amidst the setting of a Golden Apple themed and sparkling ballroom at The Westin, Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa, the 2013 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching Awards Gala was…
They’re here. They’re investable. Get used to it.
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist This June saw not one but two watershed moments in the struggle for gay rights in America. In separate rulings that month, the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California and…
Love, not licks
By Sheila Rampersad From Trinidad Express How it can be done It is legally and socially acceptable to assault children in their homes throughout the Caribbean. Except it is called “discipline”. But beating children is assault by definition—the act of…
Were these gift cards stolen, or gobbled by the mail-sorting machine?
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist We were very sad to read about a family in St. Louis who opened up a Christmas card from Grandma only to find $350 in Walmart gift cards missing. The victim took his story to…
EU flights now allow mobile devices, BA first out of the gate
By Hilary Bown From EuroCheapo There’s big news out of Europe for frequent air travelers who just can’t fly without their iPhones, iPads, and other mobile gadgets. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced that it would allow passengers to…
