Costa Rica’s new leader says he’s a “moderate” leftist
By Andres Oppenheimer From Miami Herald Seeking to calm anxiety in business circles about his election as his country’s first left-of-center leader in recent history, Costa Rica’s President-elect Luis Guillermo Solis says he won’t join the Venezuelan-led ALBA bloc of…
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,…
Status quo for Caribbean Airlines – chaos surrounds the would-be flag carrier of the region
From CAPA –Centre For Aviation The board of beleaguered carrier Caribbean Airlines, the national airline of Trinidad and Tobago, has reportedly undertaken an evaluation of the airline’s routes as its long-haul operation to London continues to underperform. The analysis occurs…
Declining catch rates in Caribbean green turtle fishery may be result of overfishing
From Science Codex A 20-year assessment of Nicaragua’s legal, artisanal green sea turtle fishery has uncovered a stark reality: greatly reduced overall catch rates of turtles in what may have become an unsustainable take, according to conservation scientists from the…
Futuristic technology a cause for concern
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday April 24, 2014 – A recent report released by the Pew Research Center, which sought to gauge public opinion about our rapidly changing world, found that while people are generally upbeat about anticipated…
iNews Briefs
New Cayman Islands customs enforcement head already shows he is up to the job Former senior police officer Marlon Bodden has wasted little time in settling down into his new job as head of enforcement at customs. With the paint…
wind-powered cargo ship
The world’s only wind-powered cargo ship arrives in Falmouth By WB Craig From West Briton With her hold full to the brim with rum, cocoa and coffee from the Caribbean, a unique ship arrived in Falmouth. The Tres Hombres is…
Four convicted for drug smuggling using US Postal Service from Puerto Rico
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says the leader and four members of a sophisticated criminal organization that trafficked large quantities of drugs using the US Postal Service from…
Protecting the environment is everyone’s business
Taking steps to reduce carbon footprints with awareness, action and education Earth: (noun) the planet on which we live; the world. Through the years it has been just that, a planet, a place to call home, yet it is the…
Salt and stress wreaking havoc in post-slavery Caribbean
By Clive Bacchus From WINN FM St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): The inhumane , horrific treatment meted out to enslaved people in the past, and the present overindulgence of empowered Caribbean people, have led to the same result: high incidents…
