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Day: August 28, 2014

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This Is What Tech Was Like In 1984

No Internet. No Microsoft Windows. No iPods. This Is What Tech Was Like In 1984 By Julie Bort From Business Insider Steve Jobs and Mac YouTube 1984. It’s a year synonymous with George Orwell’s novel about a dystopian society ruled…

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Barbados, UNIDO to sign five-year partnership declaration

From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 28, CMC – Barbados will sign a five-year partnership declaration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) early next month. The agreement will be signed by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on the side-lines…

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US Congress passed a cell-phone unlocking bill. But it won’t do much. It’s a popular cause, but the legislation is mostly symbolic

By Brendan Sasso Legislation to allow people to “unlock” their cell phones won unanimous support on Capitol Hill and is about to become law. But the bill won’t have much practical effect for most people. Cell-phone carriers already agreed to…

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IMF says Grenada still facing ‘significant challenges’

From Caribbean360 IMF-740ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Thursday August 28, 2014, CMC – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation Wednesday ended a 10-day visit to Grenada warning that the local economy continues to face significant challenges from high unemployment, a large debt…

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After exposing sexism in the video game industry, this woman received rape threats on Twitter

By Julie Bort From Business Insider Anita Sarkeesian was forced to leave her home and stay with friends after she recieved an outpouring of violent threats over Twitter. Sarkeesian is a a media critic and the creator of Feminist Frequency,…

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Hundreds of Westerners have joined ISIS — here’s where they came from

By Ben Winsor From Business Insider In the aftermath of the sadistic murder of American journalist James Foley by a suspected London-born ISIS recruit, increasing attention is being paid to the radicalization of Muslims from the West who are joining…

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Cartoon of the Day

By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…

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Living in a Massy Barbados paradise

By Patrick Hoyos from Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday August 26, 2014 – As I drive around this beloved country of ours I find myself rapping to myself. Luckily for my fellow Barbadians, it is a silent rap, and it’s the…

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Caribbean Hall of Fame returns

By Balford Henry Observer From Jamaica Observer THE Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture last staged its Caribbean Hall of Fame for Excellence Awards 2012. This year, founder/executive director, Garnett Reid, is reviving the event. “UNESCO has credited…

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Yuanta Financial Holdings announces on behalf of its subsidiary, Polaris Holdings (Cayman) regarding the funds lending to Yuanta Securities Asia Financial Services

ENP Newswire – 27 August 2014 Release date- 25082014 – Yuanta Financial Holdings announces on behalf of its subsidiary, Polaris Holdings (Cayman) regarding the funds lending to Yuanta Securities Asia Financial Services. Date of occurrence of the event: 2014/08/25 Name…