U.S. women’s soccer team still second-class after World Cup win
By Sam Laird From Mashable Five months after they won the World Cup and were feted with a parade down Manhattan’s Canyon of Heroes, the U.S. women’s national team still can’t get a proper pitch to play on. Over the…
St Vincent PM denies financial wrongdoing days before election
By Whithfield Turner From Caribbean News Now KINGSTOWN, St Vincent — The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has issued a forceful denial to claims of financial wrongdoing on his part. The claims began circulating…
A look back at 1930s Limón and the real legacy of Afro-Caribbean immigrants
By Natasha Gordon-Chipembere From The Tico Times On two separate occasions over the last year, I have been asked for information about what life may have been like in Puerto Limón during the 1930s and 1940s. Those asking me were…
The shower of the future will save the planet, but at a high price
By Daniel Cooper From engadget 2,950 euros ($3,190), to be exact. Aside from building a coal-fired power station, the thing that activates your brain’s climate-guilt gland the fastest is taking a luxurious bath. Unfortunately, using a shower isn’t that much…
Jamaican jailed in US for US$3.6 million tax refund fraud
From CARIBBEAN360 FLORIDA, United States, Friday December 4, 2015 – A well-known Jamaican-born community activist in South Florida has been jailed and ordered to pay USUS$3.68 million in restitution for using her tax preparation business to facilitate an income tax…
A creepy plastic hand
A creepy plastic hand will keep you from slouching at your desk By Laura Vitto From Mashable For many office workers, slouching over keyboards is a sad fact of life. There’s a strange desk accessory for that. This cushioned plastic…
Why US investors claim half the treasure found in Colombia’s Caribbean
From Colombia Reports The gold inside the sunken galleon San Jose, found off the Caribbean coast of Colombia on Friday, is worth between a staggering $4B and $17B but is disputed by a US investor group that claims half of…
French police want to ban public WiFi during emergencies
By Steve Dent From engadget The ‘Gendarmes’ also want to ban the Tor network outright. The FBI isn’t the only law enforcement agency that wants to restrict privacy for the sake of national security. Following the Paris attacks of November…
CARPHA receives US$0.8M to address Health and Safety threats to Tourism Product
DECEMBER 7TH, 2015 HEALTH, PRESS RELEASES Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, December 4, 2015: Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr C. James Hospedales, is pleased to announce that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved funding in…
Iglesia ni Cristo exec denies church owns pricey airplane
By Recto Mercene From Business Mirror THE Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) does not have an Airbus airplane, Spokesman Edwil Zabala said on Friday to squelch claims the church has an Airbus 330-202 that reportedly costs between P8.8 billion and P11…
