LIME, Digicel can’t block forever
By Paul Golding, GUEST COLUMNIST From The Gleaner Gordon Swaby, innovator of web-based teaching tool, EduFocal, has railed against Digicel and LIME for their pushback against VoIP platforms such as Viber. – VoIP, WhatsApp will trigger new business model At…
World record opah fish caught in Caribbean
By Sophia Steele From KpopSrarz Three gigantic moonfish surprise Recreational Fishermen, Not Consumed Due To Mercury Level World record breaking opah fish was caught by recreational fisherman in the Mexican waters. One of the opah fish, also known as moonfish,…
Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicted for abuse of power
From Newsmax Texas Governor Rick Perry was indicted on Friday by a grand jury in Texas on two counts of abuse of power and coercion over a funding veto he made last year that was seen as being intended to…
Coca-Cola takes a 16.7% stake in monster beverage corporation for $2.15 billion
By Sabin Dan Piso From Sabin Piso Blog CokeQuenching its thirst for the energy-drink market, Coca-Cola Company agreed to a 16.7% stake in Monster Beverage Corp. for $2.15 Billion. By the close of the New York stock exchange, Monster rose…
Outgoing Antigua GG accuses government of lying regarding her removal
From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday August 14, 2014, CMC – Outgoing Governor General Dame Louise Lake-Tack Wednesday accused the new Gaston Browne government of lying to the country regarding her removal from office. Dame Louise will be replaced by…
Caribbean Voices
By Tony Martin From Caribbean Beat Issue 56 “Nothing was created in the West Indies”, V.S. Naipaul famously wrote. Yet many of the earliest writers and thinkers in the Americas were Caribbean men and women, creating histories, novels, essays, poems,…
How 3D printing is building a new future
By Lyndsey Gilpin From ZDNet Summary: Perhaps no technology has been overhyped more than 3D printing in recent years, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t delivering real disruption. Here’s how, and what’s still holding it back. 3D printing has recently…
Indonesian boat sinks
From ITV Two Brits rescued but 15 missing as Indonesian boat sinks Two Brits are in hospital after being rescued from a boat which sank while travelling between islands in Indonesia. Fifteen other people remain missing. The Foreign Office said…
Steady imports seen in second-half 2014 [Survey]
From Global Sources Many volume buyers expect level business in the months ahead, results of Global Sources’ latest buyer survey reveal. More than 1,300 importers participated in the survey, which focused on second-half 2014 projections. Over 60 percent of surveyed…
Puerto Rico’s population shrinks as residents move to US
From Caribbean360 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Thursday August 14, 2014 – A new study has found that Puerto Rico has undergone such a dramatic population shift that there are now over a million more Puerto Ricans on the US mainland…
