How Gridmates is crowdsourcing electricity to help eliminate energy poverty
By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic By using a peer-to-peer financing model, this Austin-based startup is providing a way for people to power the homes of those who lack access to electricity. Globally, 1.3 billion people live without power, according to…
A “Caribbean Innovation” for National Spectrum Plan Administration
An important milestone was achieved in Dominica this week; the deployment of the much anticipated “Caribbean Solution” for telecommunications management. This innovative software system was designed and built over the last three years with the assistance of a number of…
An iPhone feature most people never find is doing something amazing for the visually impaired
By Steve Kovach, Tech Insider From Business Insider You wouldn’t expect Luis Perez to be an amateur photographer. Perez, a higher education learning consultant in Florida, has retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that essentially gives him tunnel vision. He only has…
Gadget of the week
Tesla Powerwall: What you need to know By Lyndsey Gilpin From TechRepublic Tesla’s massive Powerwall battery promises to be able to take homes and businesses off the grid. Here’s a sanity check on how realistic it is, and what it…
Jamaica launches new electronic procurement system
From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica — The government of Jamaica has launched the country’s first electronic procurement platform, which will improve the efficiency and quality of public procurement. The system was funded jointly by the government of Jamaica and…
The e-cigarette frenzy is over
By Corey Stern From Business Insider In their most recent survey of tobacco retailers and wholesalers, analysts at RBC Capital Markets found that excitement around the cigarette alternative has dropped significantly. Many retailers reported having too much inventory of e-cigarettes…
1975-1986 Computer reviews
1975-1986 Computer reviews from the dawn of technology By Chris Wild From mashable From the pages of Byte Magazine. RIP 1975 The RGS 008A Microcomputer Kit. “Microcomputers, microcomputers and more microcomputers! BYTE reviews aid you in the choice of equipment…
Bar code on envelope violates (US) Debt-Collection Act
By Ben Seal, From The Legal Intelligencer Following a Third Circuit ruling last year finding a debtor’s account number on the outside of an envelope violates the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled embedding that…
You have no privacy (or security), so get over it
By Matt Asay From Tech Republic As long as people build our software, security may be an illusive dream. Matt Asay explains. Adultery has always been a precarious act, but it became even more so this past week as pro-infidelity…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session are now to report on Monday, 3 August, 2015…
