Bathroom tiles repurposed
Bathroom tiles repurposed in a creative way From Designer Daily Innovation and creativity come straight out of our brains, not from huge budgets or financial conditions. Actually, a constraint can even force designers and other creatives to innovate in order…
Caribbean hurricane season under review
By Brigitte Leoni From Relief Web REPORT from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction GENEVA, 22 March, 2018 – A comprehensive review on how early warning systems performed in the Caribbean during the record-breaking 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season will highlight…
Cricket: Players gave their all for Caribbean fans, says Windies coach
From Jamaica Observer HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC) — Head coach Stuart Law has dedicated West Indies’ successful World Cup qualification to Caribbean fans, and said they had been had the forefront of the players minds throughout the tournament. The Caribbean side…
Facebook plans to brief Congress on the Cambridge Analytica scandal
Company representatives are meeting with committee staffers. By Mallory Locklear From engadget IMAGE: rrodrickbeiler Facebook is obviously in some very hot water in regards to Cambridge Analytica’s use of its users’ data. US Congress, the UK Parliament and even the…
Glasgow fire
Scotland: Pavilion Theatre saved after ‘inferno’ in Glasgow nightclub block From BBC Fire crews say the blaze, in Victoria’s nightclub in Sauchiehall Street, is now contained after a “really complicated” operation. The fire has been described as “an inferno” by…
IFC launches a DigiLab for Latin America to drive digital transformation for financial institutions
Bogota, Colombia, March 21, 2018—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced the launch of IFC DigiLab for Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal of the Lab is to help drive the digital transformation across the region by…
Yello Media, CPL sweep Caribbean cricket into the digital age
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the Yello Media are set to take cricket in the Caribbean into the digital age. Yello Media, a digital and print advertiser, signed a new three year partnership designed to create community support, commerce,…
Bad blood: The rise and fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
By Jamie Robertson From BBC News Elizabeth Holmes, aged 19, came up with an idea that she believed could change the world. There was just one problem: it didn’t work. However, that didn’t stop her creating a multi-billion dollar company,…
Everest Re to act as anchor investor in HSCM’s insurance technology strategy
From IBR Reinsurance Everest Re Group has agreed to invest across various of Hudson Structured Capital Management’s (HSCM) investment funds, including as the anchor investor in newly-created insurance technology strategy that is due to be launched in early 2018. The…
Jamaica named Best Destination in the Caribbean
Jamaica is celebrating its #1 ranking on the TripAdvisor® Travelers’ Choice™ awards’ Best Destinations in the Caribbean list. The well respected planning and booking website highlighted the Caribbean’s best islands based on the quantity and quality of reviews and ratings…