U.S. warns that some Bermuda beaches are polluted with sewage
By Gay Nagle Myers From Travel Weekly The U.S. Consulate General in Bermuda issued an advisory on March 31, warning visitors about contaminated beaches along the island’s south coast. The advisory was based on a 2013 study of the waters…
Dear BBC: Don’t cut African Caribbean journalist
From obv A powerful group of individuals including the most senior Black person- Pat Younge- the BBC has ever employed- have written to senior bosses at the BBC urging them not to axe a key journalistic post dedicated to covering…
Caribbean states to take action on regulating energy sector
By Samuel Sukhnandan, SNO reporter – From St Lucia News The fourth Regulatory Forum of the Caribbean Electric Utility Service Corporation (CARILEC) has attempted to influence Caribbean governments to support the role of independent regulators of utilities in their countries….
Bahamas hosts third Caribbean conference on international financial services
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the government of The Bahamas on Monday commenced a three-day high profile summit: The Third Caribbean Conference on the International Financial Services Sector in the Caribbean region…
HBO presents Game of Thrones marathon
Fans can relive all the excitement of the first three seasons in one single weekend Miami, FL – April 3, 2014 – In celebration of the highly anticipated Game of Thrones season four premiere on Sunday, April 6th, HBO will…
Webb hails success of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica
CONCACAF becomes center of women’s game as Canada prepares to host pair of global events SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (Thursday, April 3, 2014) – CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb has praised the Costa Rican Football Federation, the Local Organizing Committee and…
Chile #1 Top 10 most competitive countries: Latin America and the Caribbean
By Beñat Bilbao-Osorio From forumblog.org As a region, Latin America and the Caribbean has proven relatively resistant to the global downturn of recent years, but could boost competitiveness by pushing through overdue reforms. The region should focus on improving its…
It’s been 10 years since Gmail changed email forever
By Ben Zigterman From bgr Ten years ago today on April Fool’s Day 2004, Google launched Gmail, the game-changing email service that was anything but a joke. When Google launched Gmail, it revolutionized the way people use email. It launched…
Crime Prevention Beautification Clean-up
RCIPS’ George Town Neighbourhood officers teamed up with Recreational Parks and Cemetery clean-up crew to beautify the waterfront and to prevent criminal activity in the vicinity of the Fish Market in George Town yesterday. The objective behind the clean-up was…
South Korea Finds Crashed Surveillance Drone Suspected From North Korea
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE From Business Insider South Korea said Tuesday it had recovered an unidentified drone that crashed on one of its border islands the same day that North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire across their disputed maritime boundary….