Still determined to force-feed us war
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life When FDR delivered his historic “day that will live in infamy” speech about the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack in 1941, there was no great cajoling effort needed to get the American public on board…
Head of international banking: T&T important in Scotiabank network
By Sean NeroFrom T&T Guardian T&T is an important part of Scotiabank’s Caribbean and international network as the bank aims to remain a credible leader in the global financial services sector, Dieter Jentsch, group head of international banking, said on…
When Grime met Brooklyn’s Caribbean communities
From CLASHMUSIC A different British invasion, in the mid-2000s… These days, it’s not uncommon to come across a grime riddim at a posh Brooklyn club, but this recent notoriety is the result of a very late global recognition for the…
Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum
From BBC People in Scotland are voting on whether the country should stay in the UK or become an independent nation. Voters will answer “Yes” or “No” to the referendum question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?” With 4,285,323 people…
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,…
St. Kitts’ multilevel Brimstone Hill Fortress is second-biggest fortification in the Caribbean
By Bob Downing,McClatchy-Tribune from The Record BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, West Indies — Brimstone Hill is topped by a big fort on a small island discovered in 1493 by Christopher Columbus. Today, Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is one of the…
IATA warns Jamaican airports against doubling tariff
By Janet Silvera, From Jamaica Gleaner St Thomas, US Virgin Islands: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging regulators of the airline industry to act strongly and swiftly against proposed “big increases” in aviation fees by Jamaica’s two main…
10 surprising things you can make with a 3-D printer
By Lisa Eadicicco from Business Insider Kickstarter/M3D The Micro 3D Printer 3-D printers have come a long way since the technology initially debuted in the early 1980s. Like most technologies, today’s 3-D printers have become smaller, cheaper, and more advanced…
Bermuda Police report on the death of RCIPS PC Williams in the Cayman Islands
Following the conclusion of the Coroner’s Court concerning the death of PC Williams the Governor has released a redacted version of the report into the same by the Bermudian Police Service. The following is the transcript of the BPS review…
Trinidad security ministry fires back at claims of extra judicial killings
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday September 17, 2014, CMC – Amid growing concerns that police officers were engaged in extra judicial killings, the Ministry of National Security has said that more than 150 police officers have been shot at since…
