Dominican Film featured in Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival
Friday, September 21, 2018 — A film by Dominican filmmaker Dr. Alwin Bully will form part of the 13th Annual Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) which runs from Tuesday, September 18th – Tuesday, September 25th 2018. The Short Film…
Non dual citizen countries
10 countries where it’s nearly impossible to become a dual citizen By Brianna Moné From Business Insider Some countries won’t allow you to be a citizen of two places. Associated Press/Mark Lennihan Being born in a specific country gives you…
Peter Dinklage says Game of Thrones’ final season is so epic that ‘you are in for it. Truly.’
By Andy Meek From BGR Another day, another bit of hype from a Game of Thrones actor for the final season of HBO’s celebrated series that we still have to wait another year for. This time, the tantalizing hints are…
ITU finalises coordination for Caribbean and Central American digital switchover
By DTVE Reporter From DigitalTVEurope The ITU has finalised the coordination process that will enable digital switchover to go ahead in Central America and the Caribbean region. The global telecom body worked with regional regulators the Comisión Técnica Regional de Telecomunicaciones (COMTELCA), the Caribbean Telecommunications…
The Escazú Agreement: An environmental milestone for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary of ECLAC Our societies increasingly demand more and better access to adequate and reliable information, along with more and better opportunities to participate in a meaningful way in the decisions that affect them. To support…
More bad news about vaping
By Dr. Oz and Michael Roizen, M.D. From Newsmax Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And then after wildfires often come the rains and all-too-lethal mudslides. Well, the same is true for vaping. It turns out that mudslides of information are…
Caribbean region to benefit from increased humanitarian assistance
By CDEMA (PRESS RELEASE) – The Caribbean region is poised to benefit from increased humanitarian assistance following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and humanitarian service provider, Rescue Global (RG)….
iPhone XS, XR, XS Max: Apple’s three new iPhones replace the iPhone X
BY JESSICA DOLCOURT From CNET They start at $749, $999 and $1,099. Yesterday, Apple announced the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. These three new iPhones for 2018 officially replace the iPhone X, which Apple pulled from its…
Destinations of the week
4 places all ‘Game of Thrones’ fans need to visit By Rowan Kaiser, ‘100 Things Game of Thrones Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die’ From Business Insider Croatia_Dubrovnik_Medieval walls of Dubrovnik Old City on the Adriatic Sea Dubrovnik,…
Caribbean sugar producers want protection from white sugar imports
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News With the region no longer enjoying fixed quotas and guaranteed access to the European raw sugar market, the region’s four remaining sugar producers have asked governments to clamp down on refined, or white, sugar…