Caribbean, ALBA nations defeat anti-Venezuela motion at OAS
From telesur Caracas has repeatedly accused the OAS and its chief Luis Almagro of promoting intervention and destabilization in Venezuela. The OAS has suspended its meeting called to discuss the political and economic situation in Venezuela, with the interventionist motion…
Movie studios are blaming Rotten Tomatoes for killing movies no one wants to see
BY Ashley Rodriguez From Quartz Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baywatch were never going to be critical darlings. The former is the fifth film in a franchise that should have been retired years ago, if…
Caribbean Sugar Association wants to produce 406,000 tonnes sugar for 2016/2017
166th Meeting of the Board of Directors – 25/26th May, 2017, Barbados Members of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC) met on 25th and 26th May 2017 in Barbados, for their 166thBoard of Directors Meeting. SAC Sugar Production 2016/2017…
Caribbean literary heritage: recovering the lost past and safeguarding the future Ref: 2637
About the award Applications are invited for 2 fully-funded PhD studentships to work on a project on Caribbean Literary Heritage funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The studentships are for 39 months starting 1 October 2017 and provide full tuition fees…
Bitcoin is taking off after China’s biggest exchanges allow withdrawals
By Jonathan Garber From Business Insider Bitcoin is back to its old ways after a few quiet sessions. The cryptocurrency trades up 4.1% at $2,407 a coin following news that China’s three largest bitcoin exchanges are allowing customers to withdraw…
Judge recalls Noriega’s ouster
By JACKIE STARKEY From Carolina Coast Online ATLANTIC BEACH — Despite his role in the 1989 military ouster of former Panamanian dictator Manuel A. Noriega, local resident Judge Doug McCullough says he hadn’t thought of the former leader recently. That…
UN report shows hundreds of Central African Republic abuses
From AJC AP- DAKAR, Senegal A sweeping new United Nations report identifies hundreds of human rights violations in Central African Republic since 2003 that may amount to war crimes, including massacres, gang rapes and entire villages burned to the ground….
1 of Hadid’s last buildings
Inside 2 multimillion-dollar apartments at one of the last buildings starchitect Zaha Hadid designed before she died By Leanna Garfield From Business Insider Residents will soon be able to move into a new luxury condo complex that overlooks Manhattan’s famed…
Clia Conference: Royal Caribbean boss admits cruise lines bank on trade to communicate
By Natasha Salmon From Travel Weekly UK More than 600 agents and suppliers attended the 11th annual cruise event last week. Natasha Salmon reports from Southampton Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Gavin Smith admitted cruise lines could do better at communicating with…
Apple’s $5 billion campus
Apple’s $5 billion campus opens — here’s what it looked like [1 month before opening] By Kif Leswing Apple’s biggest launch in 2017 isn’t a new iPhone or iPad. It’s a new campus in Cupertino, California, that looks like a…
