Restaurant finds its service is slower because you’re spending too much time staring at your phone
By Brad Reed From BGR If you find that service at your favorite restaurant isn’t as speedy as it once was, don’t blame your waiter — instead, blame all the people who spend tons of time messing around on their…
The sad case of Debbie Ebanks
One can only find sympathy for Debbie Ebanks and the judge who sentenced her to 12 months in prison. The real culprits are us for not being able to convince our government there is a mental health problem here in…
James Garner, Rockford Files star, dies aged 86
From BBC James Garner, the US star of hit TV series The Rockford Files and Maverick and films including The Great Escape, has died aged 86. Garner had suffered ill health since a severe stroke in 2008. “Mr Garner died…
Jamaica youth declaration
MY WORLD, MY SIDS – Youth Empowerment Sustainability We, the delegates to the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Regional Youth Consultation, meeting in Kingston, Jamaica from June 27th-July 1st, 2013, having discussed sustainable development challenges affecting each of our…
Double tragedy: Family loses relatives on MH17 and MH370
By Jenni Ryall From Mashable SYDNEY — An Australian family is in mourning again after losing relatives on MH17, just months after grieving the loss of loved ones on MH370. Irene and George Burrows from northern Queensland lost their son…
2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League – Match Report 9
By: CPL Press Release Jamaica Tallawahs (148-6) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors (144-2) by 4 runs Sunday 20th July 2014, Providence, Guyana — A sell out crowd at the Providence Stadium was treated to a fantastic match between the Guyana Amazon…
UPDATE: Dutch experts inspect Ukraine crash bodies
Dutch experts inspect Ukraine crash bodies By Marion Thibaut with Stephane Orjollet in Donetsk AFP From Yahoo Nws Dutch forensic experts on Monday began examining bodies from the MH17 plane disaster that have been held up at a east Ukraine…
iNews Briefs
Suriname man hacks parents to death, torches home, SUV From Caribbean360 PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Friday July 18, 2014, CMC – A 55-year old Suriname man killed his elderly parents on Wednesday and subsequently torched their home and an SUV. The police…
Celebrating the International Day of the Seafarer
“Tales from the High Seas” National Trust Speaker Series In celebration of the International Day of the Seafarer on Wednesday, 25 June, the National Trust in partnership with the Seafarers’ Association hosted “Tales from the High Seas” talk as a…