PJ Patterson challenges CARICOM
By Caribbean Export Development Agency MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has challenged the Caribbean to embrace the warming of relations between the United States of America and Cuba as opening up new opportunities for the…
Jamaica’s passport ‘least valuable’ in the Caribbean
By Tyrone Thompson, The Jamaica Gleaner from The Voice It ranks fourth lowest in the CARICOM with only Guyana, Suriname and Haiti’s passports deemed less valuable THE JAMAICAN passport is ranked as one of the least valuable travel documents in…
Memorial for ‘…Paid’ Bahamian singer Kemp
By Vinette K. Pryce from Caribbean Life The final farewell rites for Bahamas-born singer Johnny Kemp will be held May 11 at St. Phillips Church 204 W 134th St. (between Frederick Douglass Blvd. & Adam Clayton Powell). The 1 o’clock…
In 1997, Wired offered 101 ideas for saving Apple – which ones actually came to pass?
By Brad Reed From BGR Apple today is on top of the world. 18 years ago, however, it was on the brink of bankruptcy. At that time, Wired wrote an article that proposed 101 different ideas for rescuing Apple. When…
‘All sorts of strife’: The plan to block piracy websites in Australia
By Ariel Bogle From Mashable A new bill could put a serious dampener on the viewing habits of Australians who are using overseas websites and services to pirate shows and movies. If it passes parliament, the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement)…
Consumerist EIGHT Flickr finds
Here are eight of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last two weeks, picked for usability in a Consumerist post or for just plain neatness. (elnina) (Coyoty) (Matthew Hunt) (John Hanley) (Chris Blakeley)…
Ben E King: R&B legend dies at 76
From BBC R&B and soul singer Ben E King, best known for the classic song Stand By Me, has died at the age of 76. King started his career in the late 1950s with The Drifters, singing hits including There…
Priorities of UK parties in elections offer little for Caribbean
By David Jessop From Stabroek News The View from Europe – On May 7 the people of the United Kingdom will vote in a general election. There was a time when this might have had some bearing on the Caribbean:…
Grooveshark shuts down after major copyright-infringement lawsuits
By Brittany Levine From Mashable Grooveshark is no more. The controversial music streaming service announced Thursday it has ceased operations as part of a settlement with major record companies following a 2011 copyright-infringement lawsuit. In addition to shutting down, the…
Lynn’s bail revoked in clergy sex-abuse case
By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer The first Catholic Church administrative official convicted of endangering the welfare of children abused by other priests has been sent back to prison. Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina revoked…
