Nobel Prize in literature goes to French novelist
Bookends From Jamaica Observer STOCKHOLM (AP) — Patrick Modiano of France, who has made a lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effect on his country, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature last Thursday. The Swedish Academy gave…
CARIBBEAN DEBT: Lingering debt spectres highlight need for change in the Caribbean
By Oliver West From Emerging Markets Jamaica is getting back on track and could become an unlikely poster child for the IMF. However, elsewhere in the Caribbean the threat of default looms and some countries are not ready to ask…
Cuban athletes face hurdles on road to sporting glory
By Will Grant BBC News, Havana Looming down on Cuba’s young athletes as they train at the Pan American Stadium on the outskirts of Havana is a billboard with an image of Che Guevara and his famous words “Hasta la…
Cuba: Unfinished nuclear power station
By James Gordon From Daily Mail UK Cuba’s Soviet Legacy: Inside the Caribbean island’s unfinished nuclear power station that lays just 180 miles off the Florida coast Cuba is an nation full of 1950s automobiles but at one time the…
Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival 2014 Aruba SEA JAZZED all weekend
From Aruba Daily on October ORANJESTAD – The 8th Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival was held this last weekend with a great line up. The years festival attracted some 8,000 local and international visitors who enjoyed a total of 20 high…
Why isn’t Silicon Valley doing more to fight Ebola?
From The Daily Beast Witnessing arguably the worst public health crisis of the 21st century, the industry that claims to be changing the world is nowhere to be found. Where have all the tech titans gone? The executives of Silicon…
Letter from Britain (Part 3) and from home!
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean 360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday October 12, 2014 – This is my column number 200 for the Sunday Advocate – the second double century in my career – because I’ve written 251 columns for the…
Choice Hotels exec named to Caribbean Travel Association leadership
From eTN Global Travel Industry News MIAMI, FL – Choice Hotels International executive Bill Clegg has been named among the new slate of officers elected to the executive board of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), underscoring the global…
Apple Pay to launch this week with mixed expectations
By Jordan Golson From TechRepublic Apple is expected to launch its Apple Pay mobile payments initiative this week for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus owners, but not everyone is excited. Apple will hold a media event on Thursday at its…
Research explains why you think you see Jesus in a grilled cheese sandwich
By Stephanie Pappas, Senior Writer for LiveScience From Mashable The man in the moon. Jesus in toast. The Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich. Faces are everywhere — even when they’re not, strictly speaking, supposed to be. Now, new…
