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,…
Jamaica’s security minister defends $4m spent to deport Abu Bakr
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday October 22, 2014, CMC – National Security Minister Peter Bunting has sought to justify the amount of money spent to deport Yasin Abu Bakr, leader of the Jaamat Al Muslimeen in Trinidad and Tobago. In…
Judge Reaffirms Order Striking D.C. Ban on Carrying Guns in Public
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times A judge on Friday denied the District of Columbia’s request to reconsider his ruling striking the city’s ban on carrying firearms in public. U.S. District Senior Judge Frederick Scullin Jr. declared the ban unconstitutional…
Do US presidents carry cash and credit cards?
From BBC President Barack Obama’s credit card was rejected in a restaurant. How often do US heads of state spend their own money, asks Jon Kelly. It’s commonly said the Queen doesn’t carry cash. It seems her American counterpart doesn’t…
PetroCaribe presents spillover risk to beneficiary countries, says IMF
By McPherse Thompson, Assistant Editor Jamaica Gleaner The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Jamaica and other Caribbean member countries of the PetroCaribe oil facility that they remain vulnerable to changes in the financial terms of the accord and should…
St. Lucia trade official calls on Caribbean to set own standards
From CROSQ The countries of the Caribbean region are too small to be followers of world trade. What they must become are creators of standards that will benefit them on the international stage. Trade Advisor with the Ministry of Commerce…
Scientists question 21-day quarantine period for Ebola
By Chukwuma Muanya From allAfrica A NEW study “On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus” published, last week, in the PLOS Currents: Outbreaks suggests that 21 days might not be enough to completely prevent spread of the virus. The study…
A moment for Caribbean reflection
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Four weeks ago, this column urged the Caribbean to begin to think the unthinkable. It suggested that there are some individuals whose values are not those of the vast majority and who…
11 of the world’s most high-tech farms
By Lyndsey Gilpin, From TechRepublic IMAGES: PlantLab PlantLab grows crops without sunlight in buildings under LED lights, using 90% less water than most outdoor farming practices. They control the plant production unit (PPU) by remotely uploading recipes, which specify the…
Orlando Patterson: The Caribbean Zola
From Repeating Islands Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers, Craig A. Lambert argues in this article for The Harvard Magazine. Here are some excerpts, with a link to the full text below. IN THE SPRING…
