‘Westworld’ remains easy to admire, harder to like in new season
By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN)”Westworld” remains a hugely ambitious series, painted on a sweeping, star-studded canvas that continues to expand in the second season. Yet the first half of that run repeats the show’s more impenetrable drawbacks — playing three-dimensional…
With Netflix planning to spend $8 billion on content this year, company plans to raise $1.5 billion in debt
By Yoni Heisler From BGR A few years ago, Netflix came to the astute realization that it needed to amass a large library of original content. The brilliance of Netflix’s decision here was two-fold. For starters, original content helps Netflix…
Keble College unveils portrait of Oxford Union’s first Afro-Caribbean president
From Caribbean News Now OXFORD, England — Keble College has unveiled a new oil portrait in its dining hall honouring its alumnus Sir James Cameron Tudor, who in 1942 was the first person of Caribbean descent to be elected president…
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Silver Airways buys Caribbean’s largest regional airline
From The Republic SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Florida-based Silver Airways has bought the Caribbean’s largest regional airline. Officials say Puerto Rico-based Seaborne Airlines will operate as a stand-alone subsidiary until the two airlines merge next year. It will continue…
Gadget of the week
MIT researchers turn water into ‘calm’ software By Aaron Souppouris, From engadget The Tangible Media Group has some bold ideas for the future of computing. Our lives are busy and full of distractions. Modern computing. with its constant notifications and…
Lambeth Council calls for action against Home Office Caribbean discrimination
From Wandsworth Guardian UK Lambeth Councillors have written to the Prime Minister demanding action against discrimination against Caribbean people. This comes after reports people who arrived in the UK as children in the first wave of Commonwealth immigrations are facing deportation….
Caribbean Netherlands education attains basic quality almost in full
By The Daily Herald From SXM TALKS SABA/ST. EUSTATIUS–During the Inspectorate of Education’s last visit to the Caribbean Netherlands in March, the number of schools and educational institutions which achieved basic quality increased again. Now, 20 out of 21 schools…
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The Salvation Army continues long-term hurricane response in the Caribbean
From Relief Web The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst in living memory. Major damage was recorded in Mexico and central America, and across the southern states of the USA but perhaps the most significant devastation was…
Sebastian Woodroffe: Peru orders arrest of two men over lynching
From BBC A judge in Peru has ordered the arrest of two suspects in the lynching of a 41-year-old Canadian man in the remote Amazon region last week. A video uploaded to social media showed Sebastian Woodroffe lying in a…
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UTT launches the Caribbean Centre of Expertise in Aviation Safety (CCEAS)
From The Trinidad Express The importance of aviation safety is paramount to the sustainability of the international aviation industry. With every air traffic accident, persons become more hesitant to fly, which can result in financial losses for the airline industry….
