Toxic Ash: A Caribbean time bomb Part 3 – Puerto Rico and EPA amend AES contract behind closed doors
By Omar Alfonso From CARIBBEAN360 This is the final part of a three-part investigative series produced by Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, in collaboration with La Perla del Sur newspaper, about the environmental and health threat posed by coal…
The power of consumerism in animal welfare and social justice
By Praveen Varanasi From alligator Animal welfare is an issue often overlooked by a vast majority of people. When consuming animal products, individuals often don’t realize the suffering and pain that results from the industry. As a society, it is…
Gadget of the week
Pepper the robot’s latest job is in a train station By Mat Smith From engadget The robot is speaking French and literally doing ‘The Locomotion’. When it’s not vaguely talking up Nescafe coffee or or telling you about a Japanese…
CONCACAF: Mussenden pledges to recover seized cash
From Antigua OBSERVER HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC) – CONCACAF presidential candidate Larry Mussenden has vowed to recover millions of dollars seized in the FIFA corruption scandal and share it among the region’s football associations, if he is elected president of the…
T-rex killing machine
By Stephen Brusatte, The Conversation From Business Insider A new discovery shows how the T-rex transformed from ordinary creatures to killing machines Tyrannosaurus rex is an icon, a dinosaur known to nearly everyone on the planet. It doesn’t get much…
Emmy®- And Golden Globe-Winning HBO original series “Game Of Thrones” returns for its sixth season on April 24th
The global phenomenon will premiere its new season worldwide, with a simultaneous premiere on Cinemax MIAMI, FL – April 19, 2016 – HBO has broken records with Game of Thrones, the most watched series in the history of the channel, which…
ExoMars
ExoMars is speeding toward the red planet By Timothy J. Seppala From engadget But it’ll be at least seven months before the surface analysis missions begin. In 2013 the European and Russian folks behind ExoMars announced they’d launch a rocket…
SmartLabs comes to Latin America and the Caribbean
Press release from: SmartLabs PR Agency: SoftPressRelease SmartLabs, one of the leading developers of solutions and set-top boxes for interactive TV operators, is delighted to announce an engagement with Poikilon Ltda to provide business development, marketing and sales support across…
Film development: call for submissions
Call for Submissions: Film Development and Production Incubator for Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Producers By CaribbeanTales | Shadow and Act April 18, 2016 at 2:46PM The CaribbeanTales Incubator (CTI) is a year-round film development and production hub for Caribbean and…