Donald Trump may not get the nomination, but he has already won
By Jonathan Chait From New York Mag In his speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, President Obama took care to urge his fellow citizens not to equate the extremism of ISIS with the beliefs of Muslims as a…
Ex-secret service agent gets long sentence for Silk Road crimes
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco has sentenced a former Secret Service agent to nearly six years in prison for stealing about $800,000 in digital currency while investigating the Silk Road…
SoftBank’s cutesy Pepper robot
SoftBank’s cutesy Pepper robot sells out in one minute By Steve Dent From engadget JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-TECHNOLOGY-ROBOTICS-OFFBEAT If you always wanted a robot butler to greet guests, amuse kids or be a live-action version of Cortana, you’re way too late. The Pepper…
CONCACAF Announces Interim Leadership Structure – NO PRESIDENT
The Confederation also confirmed a date for its Ordinary Congress in 2016 to elect a new CONCACAF President Miami (Monday, December 7, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that the Confederation’s…
Saint Lucia showcases its renewable energy transition
From Rob Gourley December 7, 2015 Solar Head of State calls for leaders to go solar Today, in keeping with its promise to transition to 35% renewable energy for electricity generation by 2020 and reduce electricity consumption in the Public…
NASA’s version of ‘Shark Tank’
NASA’s version of ‘Shark Tank’ results in six aviation moonshots By Mona Lalwani From engadget NASA wants to change the way planes fly. As part of a new Convergent Aeronautics Solutions project, the agency’s innovators recently formed teams to pitch…
SLCHSA statement on Cuba – CARICOM Day
From St Lucia Times OUR INTEGRATION HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES Diplomatic relations between Cuba and the four independent Caribbean nations at the time; Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana were established forty three years ago on 8th December 1972. Subsequently,…
IG and the new FRCP rules
By Jason R. Baron, Legaltech News How do the new FRCP amendments affect info gov best practices? As of Dec. 1, 2015 , changes in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are going into effect that not only change…
Cayman Islands Fidelity Bank announces Economic Outlook 2016 Annual Conference
This year’s conference entitled “Think: Inequality. Addressing the Global Imbalance”, will explore the impact of deepening global inequality and once again boasts a dynamic line up of speakers this year including: Dr. Dambisa Moyo, global economist and World Economic Forum…
ECLAC side event at COP21 to advocate Caribbean debt relief
The possibilities for integrating the twin imperatives of pursuing climate resilience and debt reduction with a proposal for debt for climate adaptation swaps, will be considered at a side event to be held during the 21st session of the Conference…