Barbados government promises to pay Shanique Myrie this week
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday June 17, 2014, CMC – Eight months after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in favour of a Jamaican woman who successfully challenged the Barbados government, Bridgetown says it will this week make…
UCCI and Cayman Education Ministry design teachers training courses
The Cayman Islands will soon be able to have much needed homegrown teachers. The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) and the Education Ministry has worked together to design three quality educational teaching courses. UCCI President Roy Bodden encouraged…
British Minister highlights issues for discussion with Caribbean Foreign Ministers
From ZIZ NBC of St Kitts & Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts (CUOPM) – The British and Caribbean governments are working with real vigour to boost economic growth, tackle the burden of debt and create jobs and opportunities for their citizens….
Obama sends troops to protect Baghdad Embassy, Special Forces considered
From Newsmax Nearly 300 armed American forces are being positioned in and around Iraq to help secure U.S. assets as President Barack Obama nears a decision on an array of options for combating fast-moving Islamic insurgents, including airstrikes or a…
Potential breakthrough in treatment of skin cancer
From Caribbean360 LONDON, England, Monday June 16, 2014 – Exposure to year-round sunshine, in a region where watersports and outdoor activities are the norm, places Caribbean people at risk for potentially deadly skin cancer. Advanced melanoma – skin cancer which…
Caribbean chikungunya cases top 170,000
By Lisa Schnirring Staff Writer From CIDRAP News The number of chikungunya cases in parts of the Caribbean continued to surge last week, pushing past 170,000 cases, with the first cases confirmed in El Salvador, west of the main outbreak…
St Lucia group concerned over Jamaica’s move to decriminalise marijuana
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Tuesday June 17, 2014, CMC – The Cannabis Movement of St Lucia (CMSL) Tuesday expressed concern over a decision by the Jamaica government to implement changes in relation to the possession and smoking of marijuana….
Facebook wins patent trial that targeted Newsfeed, Timeline
By Susan DeckerZoom From Sydney Morning Herald Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, has won a trial in which it was accused of infringing patents for a “web page diary” invented by a Dutch computer scientist in the 1990s. The…
Woman claims that JetBlue flight attendant forced 3-year-old to pee in seat
By Caroline Bankoff From New York Mag Little kids and airplanes are already often a bad mix — throw some urine in there, and you’ve got the nightmare that came true for one mother last Monday. Jennifer Deveraux told CBS…
Aramid Entertainment Fund files for bankruptcy over lawsuits
From Moneynews Aramid Entertainment Fund Ltd., a hedge fund specializing in financing movies, sought bankruptcy court protection from creditors to deal with the costs of suing borrowers who failed to repay loans. Aramid listed assets of $100 million to $500…
