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Teaching the Youth: How ethnic marginalisation hinders social and political development in the Caribbean
By Kala Ramnath From Stabroek News One of the perennial ‘hot potato’ issues in the Caribbean Region is the idea of marginalisation. Ethnic marginalisation, to be precise. Mention the term ‘ethnic marginalisation’ in the Caribbean and the reaction you get…
Faraday abandons its proposed $1 billion Nevada factory
By Timothy J. Seppala From engadget The beleaguered automaker faces another setback. It’s starting to seem like Faraday Future is capable of just about anything that isn’t related to the business side of being an automaker. The company’s plans for…
Samsung scion Lee fights back tears as prosecutors seek 12 years’ jail
Reuters From DNA Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee fought back tears and denied wrongdoing on Monday as prosecutors sought a 12-year jail term on charges that include bribing the former president to help cement control of the South…
Marijuana company plans to turn a small California town into a stoner’s paradise
BY SHISHIRA SREENIVAS From Mashable Looks like there’ll soon be a Vegas-like destination in a remote part of California, designed just for pot lovers. American Green Inc., a marijuana tech-based firm and self proclaimed “seed to sale” innovator from Arizona…
US preps for nuke on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Declassified photos show the US’s final preparations for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Military & Defense Team atomic bomb National Archives On August 6, 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, following up…
Tesla wants to raise $1.5 billion as it gears up for ‘manufacturing hell’
By Narottam Medhora and Laharee Chatterjee, Reuters From Business Insider (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Monday it would raise about $1.5 billion through its first-ever high-yield junk bond offering, as the U.S. luxury electric car maker seeks fresh sources…
Forget spouses or children — many millennials are buying homes for their dogs
By Jennifer Liu, LearnVest From Business Insider I have a few specific occasions earmarked in my savings account: moving in with my boyfriend, a round-trip plane ticket to send my mom to Hong Kong, a wedding and/or a house maybe, and —…
Chinese tourists get arrested for posing with Nazi salutes in Germany
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable Two Chinese tourists have been arrested in Germany, after they were seen making Nazi salutes outside the country’s parliament. According to police officers in Berlin, the two men, aged 36 and 49, were seen striking…
Someone spent all their time on this perfect circle of shopping trolleys
BY JOHNNY LIE From Mashable Beauty is in the world around us, even at your local parking lot. As examined in this perfect circle of shopping trolleys (or carts), which appeared suddenly at the Armidale Central Shopping Centre in Australia…
Climate scientists use forecasting tools to protect Caribbean ways of life
By Zadie Neufville From Caribbean News Service KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 7 2017 (IPS) – Since 2013, Jamaica’s Met Office has been using its Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) to forecast ‘below average’ rainfall or drought across the island. The tool has…
