London myths are falling down
London myths are falling down: 8 popular misconceptions about visiting By Frances Ambler From Eurocheapo Thanks to EuroCheapo correspondents across Europe, we now know that all Parisians aren’t the height of chic, and that Barcelona isn’t full of sangria-guzzling locals….
Bacterial suspects identified in Caribbean coral deaths
By Michael Marshall from New Scientist Three bacteria seem to be responsible for a disease that has killed most of the Caribbean’s reef-building corals. White band disease causes the outer layer of corals to turn white and peel off. First…
6 awesome designs to protect areas hit by Hurricane Sandy
Jill Comoletti From Business Insider Hurricane Sandy wreaked absolute havoc on the east coast, and now several design teams have come up with plans to protect vulnerable cities from future storms. U.S Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan just…
Anslem Douglas wins Black Canadian Award for Best Caribbean Style Artist
By Christine Bode Anslem Douglas, songwriter of the internationally-acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning hit “Who Let The Dogs Out?,” has won the Black Canadian Award over five other nominees AMMOYE, JAHSMIN DALEY, SHALLI, SOCA EMPEROR and MS PAIGE for Best Caribbean…
Trinidad & Tobago has third most inflexible expenditures in the Caribbean
By AleemKhan From Breaking News Trinidad & Tobago T&T has the third highest and most inflexible expenditures in the Caribbean, according to the latest available Inter-American Development Bank Quarterly Bulletin (May 2014). Barbados has the highest, and Jamaica has the…
How a hacker nabbed $600,000 in two months by Googling people’s home networks
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Sometimes a hacker does something so brilliant, we can’t help but marvel at it. In this case, a hacker figured out how to control certain home networks to mine for a computer currency called…
beloved ‘Game of Thrones’ bad boy
How Peter Dinklage became the beloved ‘Game of Thrones’ bad boy By Melia Robinson from Business Insider “A Lannister always pays his debts.” Actor Peter Dinklage, however, has few debts to pay. The Jersey-born actor essentially bootstrapped his career, living…
Harrison Ford breaks ankle on Star Wars film set at Pinewood studios
From BBC The BBC understands that Ford, 71, broke his ankle in an incident involving a door at Pinewood Studios. The Hollywood actor, who starred as Han Solo in the original three Star Wars films and is currently filming the…
Mass production tissue factory opens in TCI
By Vivian Tyson, Senior SUN Editor • From Turks & Caicos Sun Believe it or not, the Turks and Caicos Islands now has a tissue, hand towel and napkins manufacturing plant, and the product seems to match or even surpass some…
Jamaican faces sex-trafficking charges in US
From Caribbean360 A woman in lace stockings and underwear putting money in her stockings.FLORIDA, United States, Wednesday June 18, 2014, CMC – A Jamaican national faces sex-trafficking charges at a trial here for stealing an Ohio man’s identity to run…
