IDB and OAS join efforts to promote better cybersecurity policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IDB Almost 600 million individuals were victims of a cybercrime in 2013 Over 100 participants from 35 countries are taking part in a workshop that kicked off today, to improve public policies to better prevent cybercrimes. The event was…
Missing Caribbean sailor Sharon Alleyne feared she would die
From BBC Sailors Arthur and Sharon Alleyne said the yacht got caught up in a ‘vortex’ A yachtswoman left adrift in the Caribbean with her husband for four days has told of her fears they would die. Sharon and Arthur…
EU Gives 20 Million for Disaster Management in the Caribbean
From reliefweb REPORT from Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Bridgetown, Barbados, October 31, 2014 (CDEMA) – Disaster Management in the Caribbean region is getting a boost with a 20 million euro grant from the European Union. The funding has been…
Wales’ £2bn EU structural funding deal formally agreed
From BBC Wales has qualified for the EU funding the third time in a row A deal for Wales to receive £2bn in European aid between 2014 and 2020 has been formally agreed. The next stage will be for a…
HP’s 3D printing invasion strategy: 7 things to know
By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic HP announced this week it will release its 3D printer in late 2016, but an innovative new PC and 3D scanner next month. Here are 7 things to know about its strategy. In a long-anticipated…
Using flexible flatscreens to yield a virtually see-through airplane
By hipstomp / Rain Noe From Core77 You probably remember Richard Branson’s April Fool’s joke about Virgin producing glass-bottomed planes. I figured this next bit of news might be a gag too, but apparently this proposal for a virtually invisible…
Wastewater reuse a hard sell in the Caribbean
From Style With the Caribbean facing water security challenges due in part to climate change, the reuse of treated wastewater has emerged as one possible solution, but getting public buy-in is proving a mammoth task. It has been equally difficult…
A Corner of Wales in the Caribbean
By Abigail King in British Virgin Islands, From Inside the TravelLab Today, we are all so connected. So much so that as the ferry sped across the sparkling, foaming blue, I managed to snap this shot and tweet it to…
Still waiting on his ships to come in
By Patrick Hoyos From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday November 4, 2014 – Refusing to swallow the medicine from the doctor at the central bank, which had done its best to sugar-coat the bad-tasting prescription without success, our resolute minister of…
Jamaica’s finance minister outlines pitfalls to Caribbean economic growth
By Marie Claire Williams From Caribbean360 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica,, CMC – A two-day High Level Caribbean Forum began here on Thursday with Jamaica’s Finance Minister Dr. Peter Phillips warning that sustainable growth and development in the Caribbean will not be…
