Workshop paves the way for HIV operational plans
A two-day HIV/AIDS workshop brought together local medical professionals, government staff, NGO’s, and private sector groups on Wednesday, 4 June and Thursday, 5 June. Health Minister, Hon. Osbourne Bodden opened the workshop at the Hibiscus Conference Room located at the…
Rare monastery seal from Crusades-Era found in Jerusalem
By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable An 800-year-old lead seal that dates back to the Crusades was found in a Byzantine-era farmstead in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Tuesday. The governmental body, which aims to preserve the integrity of historical…
Grid-tied solar project In Turks & Caicos a testbed for Caribbean renewable energy development
By Michael Puttre From Solar Industry Turks and Caicos-based Fortis TCI Ltd., owner of the islands’ electric utility, recently installed a 35.25 kW solar photovoltaic system on the company’s headquarters in Providenciales. The pilot project could serve as a model…
EU concerned about challenges to small island states
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The European Union is has expressed concern about challenges and threats facing the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). In a message to mark World Environment Day last Thursday (5), Head…
Termites and fungi are ‘more important’ than climate change
By Tim Sandle From Digital Journal Tallahassee – A new research report argues that the activities of termites and fungi are more important than climate change in relation to the breakdown and decomposition of matter. A widely held scientific view…
Dads have their day
The “Be a Dad Daily” campaign saw several fathers, and their children, come out to the Family Resource Centre (FRC) last Saturday (7 June 2014) As a pre-Father’s Day event, participants of the FRC’s “Fathers First” programme were treated to…
NCAA settles suit over likenesses as trial opens in related case
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The National Collegiate Athletic Association has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former student athletes who claim they were depicted in NCAA-licensed video games without their consent. The NCAA…
CONCACAF Focuses on Reform during its 29th Ordinary Congress and 20th Extraordinary Congress
Bonaire Officially Welcomed As Full CONCACAF Member SAO PAULO, Brazil (Tuesday, June 10, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) held today its 29th Ordinary and 20th Extraordinary Congresses in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The…
Hospitals in the future will look totally different
By Lauren F Friedman From Business Insider The text on the cornerstone of Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation’s first hospital, can still be viewed under its plexiglass cover. “This building,” Benjamin Franklin wrote in the inscription, “was piously founded for the…
Taste of the Caribbean: Goat Water – It mek yoh daughter walk and talk
By PATRICK From Uncommon Caribbean It’s 2am and I’m down at Gemma’s near English Harbour in Antigua. Ms. Gemma and her team of ladies are slinging local favorites like grilled chicken, cockles, rice and peas, macaroni pie, fried fish, and…
