Jamaica: Buggery splits church! – Rift over anal sex law forces Council of Churches to call for special sitting
By Gladstone Taylor From Jamaica Gleaner The 13-member Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) will be holding a special sitting in the coming weeks to hopefully arrive at a uniformed position on the repeal or retention of the buggery law. The…
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David Jessop: Should it matter who pays for Caribbean development?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner By any measure, the Caribbean’s infrastructure requirements are substantial. If the region is to be able to increase its competitiveness and give citizens the quality of life they desire, its transformation has become a…
J’can men not special in bed … survey finds they are no ‘bedroom bullies’
By Akeem Masters From Jamaica Star Much has been said about the prowess of Jamaican men, but a recent survey found that women are not convinced they are special in bed. A recent Gleaner-commissioned Bill Johnson poll found that men…
USVI Governor proclaims Melvin Evans Day
From South Florida Caribbean News ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has proclaimed that August 7, 2017, is to be Melvin H. Evans Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “I am pleased and proud to join…
Safe-cracking robot proves nothing is secure
BY JACK MORSE From Mashable If hackers want what’s on your computer, chances are they can find a way to get it. But what about your non-digital goods? Like, the ones you keep in a safe at home? Turns out…
Cirtek Philippines acquires US antenna solutions firm
From Business World Online CIRTEK HOLDINGS Philippines Corp. (CHPC) is buying US-based antenna solutions firm Quintel for $77 million, allowing it to expand into the growing base station antenna market. Quintel is a developer of spectrum and space-efficient base station…
United Kingdom discovers 2,529 products hit by grocery shrink ray, calls it ‘Shrinkflation’
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist The grocery shrink ray is a phenomenon that you may have noticed, where companies make their packaged products slightly smaller, charge the same price, and hope that no one notices. It’s not a new phenomenon,…
Defending and dismantling the buggery law sloppily?
By Rev Clinton Chisholm From Jamaica Observer Two respected clergy colleagues have gone public in support of decriminalising buggery. These are my former United Theological College of the West Indies lecturer in psychology, Dr Howard Gregory, Anglican lord bishop of…
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Caribbean Development Bank: CDB provides support for young Caribbean STEM scholars
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has once again partnered with the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) for the 2017 edition of the Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE). SPISE is a five-week residential programme for talented students from…
Futuristic flying-taxi service
A German startup is planning to test its futuristic aircraft for a flying-taxi service in 2018 By Danielle Muoio From Business Insider A German startup is making serious moves to make futuristic vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft a reality in a commercial setting….
