Advantages of using RFID Attendance system in school
From WN The advent of technology has simplified many operations in many organizations. The Radio Frequency Identification, simply known as RFID was developed to replace the barcode technology. This system, however, has more advantages as compared to the barcode reader….
London double-decker bus crashes into building, 10 people injured
Reuters From Yahoo News LONDON (Reuters) – A double-decker bus crashed into a building on a busy south London street on Thursday, injuring 10 people and briefly trapping two passengers inside. The bus drove into a kitchen shop on Lavender…
Cuba denies ‘acoustic attack’ on US diplomats in Havana
From Caribbean News Now By Caribbean News Now contributor HAVANA, Cuba — In a press statement on Wednesday, Cuba’s ministry of foreign affairs said that Cuba has never, nor would it ever, allow Cuban territory be used for any action…
Japan’s Takata files another Bankruptcy Petition to delay U.S. airbag lawsuits
From WN Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protectionon Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators – more than a month after its U.S. unit filed for bankruptcy in…
Caribbean ups reparations pressure on Europe
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Caribbean governments are stepping up the pressure on Europe to pay reparations for the brutal transatlantic slave trade, adding Norway and Sweden to the list of countries they have identified as culpable players. The…
The View from Europe: Has rail a future in the Caribbean?
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Historically Caribbean railways existed to carry cane to factories, or raw sugar and molasses to ports. Later they were used to transport other agricultural crops, minerals, and, as urban populations grew, provided passenger…
More companies looking for oil and gas off Guyana
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Its offshore concession just a few miles from where ExxonMobil found large deposits of oil and gas two years ago, so Tullow Oil of the UK and Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas of Canada…
Fidelity lets clients view their bitcoin balance on its site
By David Lumb From engadget So long as they store their cryptocurrencies on Coinbase. Fidelity Investments announced in May that it would soon let its clients view their bitcoin and other cryptocurrency balances on its website, provided it was stored…
Boko Haram favors women, children as suicide bombers, study reveals
By Robyn Kriel, CNN From Northwest Georgia News The majority of suicide bombers used by terror group Boko Haram to kill innocent victims are women and children, a US study reveals. Researchers at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point…
Puzzles for Aug 14 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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