US Government punishes 11-year-old girl for selling cupcakes without permission
From Information Liberation No freedom is too innocent to be crushed by the police state. TROY, IL — An 11-year-old entrepreneur recently learned a lesson about the economics of living in a police state when her home-based cupcake business was…
American Airlines merger finalized
From Travel Daily US Airways to join oneworld in March American Airlines Group has been formed American Airlines and US Airways have legally completed their merger, with the latter to slowly dissolve during the next few years. The merger has…
FBI: More Target-like malware attacks are coming
By Chris Smith From BGR In a confidential report for retailers that was seen by Reuters, the FBI is warning companies to prepare for Target-like malware attacks in the future, as the agency has discovered about 20 similar hacks that…
Foreign direct investment flows to Caribbean reach new high – UN
From Caribbean360 The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said flows to Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 18 per cent, the fourth consecutive year of growth, to an estimated US$294 billion. NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday January…
Celebrating 30 years of Apple
Celebrating 30 years of Apple – their 1st employees By Jim Edwards From Business Insider “These pictures of Apple’s first employees are absolutely wonderful” PHOTO: Apple Inc. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working in their garage. The year was 1977….
British national pleads guilty to cocaine found in St Vincent Brewery products
From Caribbean360 The police withdrew two other charges against Nathan Smith after discovering the cocaine concealed in three cans bearing carrying the labels “Hairoun Beer”, “Vita Malt” and “Presidente Beer”. (File photo) KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Friday January 31, 2014, CMC…
10 ways alternative energy is about to change the way tech gets powered
By Lyndsey Gilpin From Tech Republic Solar-powered laptops, edible battery power, spray-on solar panels, mini windmills: This may be a game-changing year for clean technology. Apple was just awarded a patent for a possible solar-powered MacBook display. Image: Apple/USPTO Instead…
Caribbean Green Tech Incubator launched
From Caribbean Climate The Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) was launched today (Monday, January 27, 2014) at the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) in Trinidad and Tobago. The World Bank/infoDev initiative, which is being administered by the Jamaica-based Scientific Research…
Welsh couple fulfil their Caribbean holiday dream by building their own boat
From Wales Online Mark and Suze Hicks from Tenby spent five years building the twin-hulled catamaran before braving the Atlantic Tenby couple Mark and Suz Hicks, who are sailing around the world on their home-made catamaran Tenby couple Mark and…
Travel agents “key to rebuilding Carnival’s brands”
From Travel Daily Corporation pledges commitment to helping agents Travel agents have been “critical” in rebuilding the brand perception of the Carnival Corporation in the last year, its president and CEO Arnold Donald has said. Speaking to media on a…
