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Month: July 2014

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Thailand airport scam

From Clean Internet Charity This is a confidence trick where one is falsely accused of shoplifting, and then held by police or those claiming to be authorities until they pay a large ‘bail’ for the alleged theft. At times those…

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Further erosion of foreign reserves puts Barbados dollar in danger – Moody’s

From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, July 23, 2014, CMC – With Barbados’ foreign reserves standing below the 2013 level, International credit rating agency, Moody’s has warned that strain could be put on the dollar. “Any further erosion in reserves would likely…

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Scouts gather in Curaçao for the 15th Caribbean Jamboree

From International Scouting Try to contain your jealousy. While you and I are at the office this week, a few Scouts and Scouters from the BSA are on an island in the Caribbean. The contingent is representing the Boy Scouts…

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How a 61-year-old granddad got life in prison for selling pot a few times

By Corey Adwar From Business Insider A new Indiegogo campaign is trying to raise money for a “media blitz” urging Missouri’s governor to release the state’s only inmate serving life without parole for nonviolent marijuana offenses, the Riverfront Times reports….

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2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League – Match Report 10 / 3 arrests / Cozier on hot potato

By: CPL, Press Release Barbados Tridents (186-2) beat St. Lucia Zouks (157-4) by 29 runs Wednesday 23rd July 2014, Bridgetown, Barbados   — The Barbados Tridents made the most of home advantage against the St. Lucia Zouks as they scored the…

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UTC Aerospace growing PR operation; $24M investment, 200 jobs created

By Kevin Mead From Caribbean Business UTC Aerospace Systems is expanding its operation in Puerto Rico through a nearly $25 million investment that is credited with creating 200 jobs over the past year. Gov. Alejandro García Padilla visited the company’s…

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Sensor-powered seatbelt could save the lives of sleepy drivers

By Adario Strange From Mashable “when people go into a state of fatigue or drowsiness, modifications appear in their breathing and heart rate; Harken can monitor those variables..” Wearable tech has done a lot to foster the rise of the…

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May and June were the hottest months ever as global warming heats

From Caribbean360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday July 25, 2014 – The planet appears to be turning up the jets, setting a global heat record last month hot on the heels of breaking the same record in May. According to the…

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Mental health legislation training begins

The Mental Health Commission (MHC) was established in legislation under the Mental Health Law, 2013. One of the roles of the MHC is to “oversee and deliver mental health training and sensitization sessions for prison officers, constables and any other…