18th-Century artifacts unearthed in Caribbean
From Project Avalon Forum Archaeologists working on two small Caribbean islands have found artifacts intentionally buried beneath two 18th-century plantation houses. They appear to have been placed there for their spiritual power, protecting the inhabitants against harm, said John Chenoweth,…
As CEC continues to grow, so does the internship programme
CEC and zone companies invite Cayman’s youth to take internships within Cayman’s tech focused Special Economic Zone. 16th May – George Town, Grand Cayman: Cayman Enterprise City, Cayman’s award-winning Special Economic Zone today launches its ‘2nd Annual Internship Drive’. Following…
ROLI’s radical musical keyboard attracts a $12.8M series a round
By Mike Butcher From Tech Crunch The Seaboard GRAND, is a completely new type of keyboard musical instrument. It has soft rubber keys which can bend and shape a tune, the way you can bend the strings on a guitar….
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,…
Africa leaders declare ‘war’ on Nigeria Boko Haram
From BBC Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Francois Hollande warned of Boko Haram’s links to other terror organisations African leaders meeting in Paris have agreed to wage “war” on Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamic militants. President Hollande of France, who hosted the…
Moonen introduces Caribbean line of yachts
Moonen Shipyards in the Netherlands has introduced the new Caribbean series of motoryachts. The Caribbean range combines classic looks with lots of extras that guarantee a high resale value. There are six models available: the 85’ Mariana, the 100’ Montserrat,…
The Russian Prime Minister’s office is decked out with surprisingly old-school technology
By Hunter Walker From Business Insider Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev gave the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda a tour of his office and showed off some of his stuff including some surprisingly old school electronics, his direct line to President Vladimir…
Ranking Caribbean countries on broadband penetration and cell phones
By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has the highest broadband penetration of any country in the Caribbean, according to a new study from the Inter-American Development Bank. The IDB’s DigiLAC index compared regional countries by using 37 indicators chosen on…
OPINION: Financial crisis crossed out
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean has been through difficult economic times, but some experts suggest that the recession is over and we are emerging on the other side. Does your own bank account balance reflect…
