Sun emits 3 powerful X-Class solar flares in 2 Days
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Starting on June 10, the sun emitted a series of powerful solar flares, known as “X-Class” flares, which were observed in brilliant colors by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The flares erupted from the left side…
First place for Cayman
Last week the Cayman Kids Dressage Team learned that they had won the top spot in the Caribbean Equestrian Association’s 2014 Dressage Competition. In the last few weeks, FEI ‘I’ and USEF ‘S’ judge, Jeanne McDonald, has travelled to Barbados,…
Sorry, taxis: you’re history
By Chris Taylor From Mashable Op-Ed This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication. Dear taxi driver: Am I talking to you? Yes, I’m talking to you. Sorry, I bet you…
ALP wins general election, pledges a ‘new dawn’ for Antigua and Barbuda
By Peter Richards From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday June 13, 2014, CMC – Gaston Browne led his Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ALP) to a crushing victory in the general elections held on Thursday and has pledged to make…
Supreme Court allows false-advertising suit against Coca-Cola
By Brent Kendall From Wall Street Journal Beverage Giant Faces Claims by Pom Wonderful over Pomegranate-Flavored Juice WASHINGTON—During oral arguments this spring, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy led sharp questioning on whether Coca-Cola Co. KO -0.33% ‘s marketing of a…
from Google’s street art project
Strikingly beautiful murals from Google’s street art project By Christina Ascani From Mashable Google unveiled more than 5,000 images and 100 online exhibitions chronicling street art from around the world on Tuesday. The Street Art Project online database was created…
Dirty Guyana Police
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life News In recent years, opposition groups, active media, rights organizations and ordinary Guyanese have watched in awe as the police administration grapples with a growing brigade of rogue cops engaged in open torture of…
Taking action to reduce carbon pollution at the state, local, and tribal level
By David Agnew, Mike Boots From The Whitehouse Blog This morning [June 2 2014], the Obama administration put forward the first-ever plan to reduce carbon pollution from power plants. Cutting carbon emissions will help prevent up to 6,500 premature deaths…
The UK, the Caribbean and a changing relationship
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor From Dominican Today Every two years the British and the Caribbean governments meet with the objective of moving forward a relationship that has become much changed. This time it is the UK’s…
