Barbados: Not so quick with corporal punishment

By Adrian Green From Barbados Nation news The European Union’s representative in Barbados is “disturbed” that the majority of Barbadians still favour beating children as a way of discipline. This was the front page story of the DAILY NATION on…

Saint Lucia showcases its renewable energy transition

From The Virgin Islands Consortium CARIBBEAN — Today, in keeping with its promise to transition to 35% renewable energy for electricity generation by 2020 and reduce electricity consumption in the Public Sector by 20% by 2020, the Government of Saint…

Tingyi Cayman Islands : VOLUNTARY ANNOUNCEMENT

35023000 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited takes no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, makes no representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaims any liability whatsoever for…

Apple’s secrets: How Apple’s legal fight with Samsung revealed a gold mine of top-secret information

By Yoni Heisler Frim BGR Following a contentious patent battle that raged on for nearly five years, Samsung last week finally agreed to pay Apple $548 million in damages for infringing upon a number of iPhone and iPad patents. While Samsung…

From fast-food grunt to triumphant truffler

From Royal Caribbean Cruises Chef John Suley’s resume doesn’t mention where his life in food started. He was 14 and acting up the way teenagers do. His father, a lay missionary who surely knew the proverb about idle hands being…

NASA releases an even closer look at Pluto’s heart

By Mariella Moon From engadget Now that you’re better acquainted with Pluto’s mountains and ice fields, it’s time to examine its heart. We’re talking about the dwarf planet’s heart-shaped region called Tombaugh Regio, of course, which is prominently displayed in many…

UK Holidaymaker stranded in Caribbean after emergency surgery is finally due to head home to Wales

From Wales Online UK Allan Cox from Port Talbot needed £70,000 of medical treatment in the Dominican Republic after falling ill while visiting his wife A Welshman who became stranded in the Caribbean after undergoing expensive emergency surgery is about…

Why the best Caribbean food comes with a side of ‘Bad’ service

BY ANTHONY LORENZO From Munchies My dad was a Caribbean chef so I grew up on a healthy diet of Jamaican food. I remember “helping” him in some of his kitchens, where I rubbed my eyes after handling Scotch bonnet…

Antigua Barbuda Investment Bank ends operations, taken over

From The Montserrat Reporter ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says the operations of the troubled Antigua Barbuda Investment (ABI) Bank “would cease immediately” [Nov 28 2015] after announcing that the financial institution is being taken…

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