Caribbean Export and the Caribbean Development Bank partner to provide greater access to finance for women-owned businesses
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, February 20, 2018. Accessing finance to fund business ventures has long been an issue across the Caribbean, especially for women. Now that the Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have joined forces to tackle…
Caribbean tribe believed extinct is right here among us
By ROBBY BERMAN From Big Think When Columbus arrived, the Caribbean islands were populated by people known now as the “Taino.” Most likely they were descendants of the Arawaks of South America, and Taino was actually just their language —…
Oil talks expected during Mexican Foreign Minister’s visit to Jamaica
From Jamaica Gleaner A trip by Mexico’s foreign minister to Jamaica next month is being positioned by foreign media as the latest development in US-led pressure on the Nicolas Maduro administration in Venezuela. A report by Reuters news agency says Maduro…
Abandoned ski resort 3
Creepy photos show the abandoned ski resort that’s decaying near the border between North and South Korea Part 3 By Lucy Yang, INSIDER From Business Insider South Korea spent more than $1 billion building sleek new facilities for athletes and…
Abandoned ski resort 2
Creepy photos show the abandoned ski resort that’s decaying near the border between North and South Korea Part 2 By Lucy Yang, INSIDER From Business Insider South Korea spent more than $1 billion building sleek new facilities for athletes and…
Celebrate #WomenInScience with these 7 talented girls and women
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Women have long contributed to and transformed scientific knowledge, but they aren’t always widely recognized for their hard, brilliant work.Now that the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#WomenInScience) is upon us, take…
PNW sailors rescued after capsize in Caribbean 600 race
By Andy Cross From Three Sheets NW Just after 8 p.m. on February 19th, the Paul Bieker-designed catamaran Fujin, which hails from Seattle and had an experienced local crew aboard, capsized near the island of Saba during the RORC Caribbean…
Abandoned ski resort 1
Creepy photos show the abandoned ski resort that’s decaying near the border between North and South Korea Part 1 By Lucy Yang, INSIDER From Business Insider South Korea spent more than $1 billion building sleek new facilities for athletes and…
MIT CSAIL’s drone is never quite sure where it is
By Andrew Tarantola From engadget Somehow, that helps it avoid hitting trees. The current generation of autonomous drone navigation and flightpath planning systems are almost too precise, demanding hundreds of measurements be taken so that the UAV knows exactly where…
Puzzles for Feb 22 2018 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #4 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #3 SOLUTION
