Message from the Secretary-General Of The Caribbean Community (Caricom)
Message from the Secretary-General Of The Caribbean Community (Caricom), on the occasion of Caribbean Statistics Day 15 October 2012 Monday, 15 October 2012 marks the fourth observance by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) of Caribbean Statistics Day, which is aimed not…
The most ‘touristy’ things you MUST do [and one is Stingray City]
by: By Larry Olmsted From: Forbes THE word “tourist” has taken on a negative connotation, especially when used to deride an activity or place as a “tourist-trap”, or suggest that a restaurant or sight is only for tourists. It’s true…
Jamaican Lititz farmers battle odds to Beat Army Worm infestation
Mark Titus, The Gleaner Farmers in Lititz, St Elizabeth, are bemoaning the lack of support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and its affiliate, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), as they wage a relentless battle against a myriad…
Coquitlam girl who posted bullying video takes own life
By Andrea Woo Vancouver — The Globe and Mail Like many teenagers, Amanda Todd struggled to fit in. The skinny girl with long brown hair didn’t have many close friends and often ate lunch alone. She was bullied – in person and…
Cruiser collides with nuclear sub off US East Coast
A US cruiser has collided with a nuclear submarine during naval exercises off the Atlantic coast, reportedly damaging sonar equipment. Nobody was hurt during the incident on Saturday afternoon and both vessels were still able to operate under their own…
Taylor Swift lands 1 and 2 on Revised Country Songs Chart.
Taylor Swift lands 1 and 2 on Revised Country Songs Chart. [She is also at 10 and 34] and she breaks down singing “Ronan” The Billboard brand has delivered the world’s most trusted and most widely quoted country music charts…
CRFM and ANCORS, Australia sign 5-year MoU
From CRFM, Belize City, Belize, Fri, Oct 12, 2012 Fourteen (14) Caribbean fisheries professionals from Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, Suriname, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent & the Grenadines today concluded the first Fisheries Law and Management…
O2Micro Introduces SMBus(TM) Level 2 Battery Charger …
O2Micro Introduces SMBus(TM) Level 2 Battery Charger With Hybrid Power Boost Supporting Notebooks, Netbooks and Ultra-Mobile Computers OZ8682 Highly Integrated SMBus Programmable, Multi-Chemistry Battery Charger Controller Provides Complete Battery Charging Control for Single Battery, Portable Computer Systems GEORGE TOWN, Grand…
Skydiver Felix Baumgartner lands highest ever jump
By Jonathan Amos BBC Science correspondent Austrian Felix Baumgartner has broken the record for the highest ever skydive by jumping out of a balloon 128,000ft (24 miles, 39km) above New Mexico. The 43-year-old was hoping also to break the sound…
Granddaughter accused of stealing over $200,000 from Grandma ..
Granddaughter accused of stealing over $200,000 from Grandma [to make trips to Cayman Islands] A Palatine woman has been arrested on charges she stole more than $200,000 from her 98-year-old grandmother. Jennifer Curtis, 43, of the 300 block of Tanglewood in…
