Royal Caribbean ship cancels Haiti visit amid protests
By Jane Wooldridge From Miami Herald Royal Caribbean’s 3,634-passenger Freedom of the Seas canceled its scheduled visit Tuesday at the Haitian port of Labadee after the ship encountered a number of locals in small boats staging a protest, according to…
Ericsson announces intention to acquire FYI Television
FYI Television is a global TV metadata and entertainment image content provider based in Grand Prairie, Texas, with approximately 150 employees Combining FYI Television’s US-market expertise and reach with Ericsson’s leading position in content discovery in Europe will create a…
Casino sues cybersecurity firm for ‘woefully inadequate’ investigation
By Erin E. Harrison, From Editor in Chief, Legaltech News Affinity Gaming filed a lawsuit against Trustwave alleging the firm’s work was ‘grossly negligent’ data breach investigation involving 300,000 customers. A Las Vegas casino operator that filed a lawsuit against…
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International tourism hits record 1.2 billion in 2015, UN reports
From Caribbean News Now MADRID, Spain — International tourism grew by 4.4 percent last year to a record 1.184 billion as calculated by overnight visitors to international destinations, 50 million more than in 2014, and the sixth consecutive year of…
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OUR CARIBBEAN: Sovereignty and burden of women
By Rickey Singh, From Nation News Barbados It is to be expected that academics and students of the Cave Hill Campus would be involved in the programme of activities being finalised for Barbados’ celebration of its first half-century of political…
Lola the dog tests old precedents at State High Court
By Catheryn Hayes Tucker, From Daily Report Lawyers at the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday debated whether the law should value a family dog more like a mule or an heirloom painting. The dog in question was Lola, a small…
Caribbean Maritime Institute accused of employing unqualified and inexperienced educators
From Jamaica Gleaner The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) is being accused of employing unqualified and inexperienced people to teach its students and breaching international guidelines. Auditor General Pamela Munroe Ellis made the disclosure in a report on an activity-based audit,…
Celltick partners with Cable & Wireless to bring Startscreen to Android devices
San Francisco, Calif. – Celltick, a global leader in mobile marketing announces a partnership with leading Caribbean and Latin American network provider, Cable & Wireless Communications (C&W). C&W will provide a branded, localized and customized version of Celltick’s Start on…
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Peter Binose: Stamping out political protest or demonstration in SVG
By Peter Binose According to Ralph Gonsalves all singing all dancing [the Comrade Skank] the leader of the Unity Labor Party, an unacceptable political protest is any party other than his marching, sitting or standing outside a building, standing or…
F3 Capital raises concerns on Vantage’s tactics to keep secrets in US bankruptcy proceedings
HONG KONG, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Chapter 11 reorganization plan of Offshore Group Investment Limited (“OGIL”), its parent being Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”), was confirmed on January 14, 2016 at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. Hours…
