Is the World Bank funding forced labor?
From Freedom United The World Bank is an institution that provides loans for developing countries. Right now it is providing almost $500 million to Uzbek agriculture projects. Yet Uzbekistan’s cotton industry has historically relied upon state-sanctioned forced labor. Urge the…
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Jamaica: Alleged fraud against NCB could pass $100m; another arrest likely
BY TANESHA MUNDLE From Jamaica Observer THE multimillion-dollar bank fraud committed at the National Commercial Bank, for which three St Ann residents are charged, is now said to have gone beyond $100 million, with a fourth St Ann resident to…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
US court blocks census question for Caribbean immigrants
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, Jamaica (CMC) – Caribbean American New York City Council Member Jumaane D Williams has welcomed a ruling by a US federal judge blocking the Trump administration from including a question on citizenship status for Caribbean…
Apple CEO Tim Cook to Congress: It’s time to stand up for the right to privacy
By Matt Binder From Mashable Apple CEO Tim Cook is on a crusade to make tech companies care more about their users’ privacy. In an op-ed for Time Magazine, Cook once again called for a sweeping change within the tech industry…
Facebook makes its image compression tech available to all
By Mariella Moon From engadget Most applications need to compress the photos you upload, because better cameras also mean bigger image files. The larger the file is, the more data you use and the longer the upload takes. Facebook is helping smaller…
Puzzles for w/e Jan 18-20 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
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17 Jan Weather in Cayman
17 Jan Thu 2019 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Moderate northeasterly winds and seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours in association with a tight pressure gradient across the Northwest Caribbean. Not Available. See weather forecast top…
