American University of The Caribbean School of medicine [St Maarteen] dedicates new academic building
Members of St. Maarten Government Join AUC and DeVry Education Group Leadership for Grand Opening Just 19 months after breaking ground on the first phase of a major campus expansion project, American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC)…
More action needed on cybersecurity
By David Jessop, Senior Dominican Today Op-Ed contributor Two year ago I suggested in this column that few Caribbean Governments or companies were taking seriously the threat posed by cyber attack and cyber crime. This was despite evidence to suggest…
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,…
Fortinet Partner Conference: Security at Sea
By Charlene OHanlon From The VAR Guy Security is the topic of the day at Fortinet’s 2014 Global Partner Conference, held this week aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas cruise ship. What does the security vendor see for…
Danielle’s Lemon-aide
I have committed to running 12 races over the course of the year (2014) to raise money for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. I appreciate any amount you can give to support these efforts–every penny counts! Please feel free to email…
US, Canadian boaters left in limbo in Mexico
By Amy Taxin And Mark Stevenson The Associated Press From Miami Herald Americas Wires MEXICO CITY — When heavily armed marines and government tax agents stormed eight marinas on Mexico’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts, boaters thought they were witnessing a…
Cable & Wireless swaps Rice for Bentley
From The Gleaner Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company for LIME, has hired Phil Bentley as its new chief executive officer, replacing Tony Rice. Bentley took office on January 1, 2014. Bentley, who will be based in Miami,…
The forgotten victims of Haiti’s earthquake
By Chiara Liguori, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Chiara Liguori is Amnesty International’s Caribbean researcher. The views expressed are the writer’s own. Four years ago this Sunday, a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean island of Haiti, leaving an estimated 200,000…
Nice try, Dow Jones, but your “hot news” case is doomed — the news is everywhere now
By Mathew Ingram From GIGAOM Summary: Dow Jones is suing a British news service, alleging that it steals breaking news reports, and that this is illegal under a century-old court ruling. But the U.S. wire service is trying to close…
Cuban ex-leader Fidel Castro in rare public appearance
From BBC Fidel Castro had to walk with a stick and the assistance of aides Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in nine months. Mr Castro, 87, attended the opening of an art…
