Caribbean tourism prepares for major change
CTO State of the Industry Conference in USVI from 17-19 September to examine issues that impact Caribbean’s primary revenue earner. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CTO) — Caribbean and global tourism thought leaders gather in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands next month to…
Barry Silbert’s latest investment is more evidence Bitcoin’s biggest opportunities may lie outside the US
By Rob Wile From Business Insider A gas station attendant looks at an Indian rupee. American venture capital in Bitcoin continues to cross the ocean. On Monday, Barry Silbert’s Bitcoin Opportunity Corp. announced it had invested $250,000 in Bangalore-based Unocoin….
Reality bursts the dream in a paradise lost
By Yvette Aubusson-Foley Add From Dubbo Photo News Don’t you hate it when your expectations of a place are surpassed beyond imagination on one hand yet buried alive on the other? Travelling is never all rainbows and butterflies but the…
No decision as Caribbean ministers, service providers discuss VoIP
From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) –Caribbean telecommunication ministers and service providers Tuesday failed to agree on how best to deal with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) platforms such as Viber, with the providers complaining that they were losing a…
Haiti gang leader, Clifford Brandt, recaptured
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) – Haiti’s most feared gang leader, Clifford Brandt, has been recaptured by Haitian police on Tuesday, after having escaped from a prison outside the capital, Port-au-Prince, on Sunday. Brandt…
Former Cayman Islands Governor pays visit
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Former Cayman Islands Governor Mr. John Owen, left, visited Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin on the afternoon of Tuesday, 12 August, 2014, for a meet and greet. Mr. Owen served as Governor here from 16 October,…
Mood-predicting baby ankle monitor brings “house arrest” couture to your crib
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Babies are unpredictable; they cry for every reason under the sun: dirty diapers, cutting teeth, just because they want to mess with your psyche. A new high-tech baby monitor that collects vital signs and purports…
Swiss train derailed in landslide
From BBC The accident occurred on a mountainous train line near Tiefencastel A train has derailed at the top of a gulley after running into a landslide near the Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. Eleven people are reported to…
No new cases of chikungunya reported in Cayman Islands
“Total confirmed cases of chikungunya remain at five as reported on 28 July 2014. Since then there have been no new confirmed cases,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kiran Kumar. “The date of onset of the last confirmed case…
US actress Lauren Bacall dies at 89
By David Sillito From BBC US film and stage actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. Her Hollywood career spanned seven decades, with a memorable debut aged 19 opposite her future husband, Humphrey Bogart, in To Have…
