Key emerging markets attract record $126 billion in clean energy investment
From Montserrat Reporter WASHINGTON, Nov 24, CMC – A new study has shown that Latin America and the Caribbean boasts higher clean energy penetration than any other region assessed. “As of year-end 2014, 11 per cent of the 352 GW…
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Natalie Cole Passes From All Access Music Group Multiple media reports have confirmed the passing of singer/songwriter NATALIE COLE in a LOS ANGELES hospital. TMZ reports that the 65-year-old died from congestive heart failure, but also had complications from…
Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation
Agreement includes a global cross license for patented standard-essential technologies and grants certain other patent rights. The settlement ends all ongoing patent-infringement claims between the parties. The terms of the agreement are confidential. Companies will collaborate in multiple technology areas,…
51 percent of smartphone users say sharing online has increased influence over companies
69 percent of smartphone users share and view more personal content than two years ago As people share more than ever before, 1 in 2 say protecting personal information should be a priority on the political agenda 37 percent of…
KitchenAid reinvents the blender with Caribbean launch of the magnetic drive blender
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN – September 28, 2015 – With the arrival of the Magnetic Drive Blender to the Caribbean, KitchenAid®, the leading manufacturer of kitchen products, is reinventing the blender category, transforming not only the way people blend, but…
OUR CARIBBEAN: Support pope’s challenge
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados Nation News POPE FRANCIS, who concluded on Sunday a most memorable, people-focused six-day visit to the United States – preceded by a historic first-time ecumenical open-air mass at Cuba’s Revolutionary Square in Havana – has…
Ericsson invites industry players to join its licensing effort for Internet of Things (IoT)
Enhance predictability for patent licensing on Internet of Things (IoT) devices Create clear, industry-wide royalty structure for IoT devices with a primary function other than wireless connectivity Efficient access to wireless connectivity to promote faster adoption of connected low-cost IoT…
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Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs
By Marianela Jarroud From CARIBBEAN360 SANTIAGO, Chile, Thursday September 24, 2015, IPS – In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty,…
The Caribbean energy bloc led by Venezuela is holding a key meeting on energy in the region.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in the island nation, after flying directly from Qatar. In Jamaica, he’ll be meeting with Caribbean leader Saturday for a summit of the oil bloc PetroCaribe. “We are constructing a multicentric and multipolar world,” said…
The Caribbean received $6.027 billion dollars in foreign direct investment in 2014, down nearly 5% from 2013
In its latest annual report, ECLAC proposes that Caribbean countries revise the utility of the incentives used to attract FDI and advance towards a coordinated policy of promotion on a subregional level. (27 May 2015) The flows of Foreign Direct…
