Discovery of a salamander in amber sheds light on evolution of Caribbean islands
From OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, Ore. – More than 20 million years ago, a short struggle took place in what is now the Dominican Republic, resulting in one animal getting its leg bitten off by a predator just before it…
Bangkok bomb: CCTV video shows man leave backpack
From BBC The suspect, in yellow, deposits a backpack on a bench before walking off Bangkok bomb Video CCTV of Bangkok bomb suspect emerges Video footage has emerged of a key suspect police want to question in connection with the…
Scientists are teaching robots to avoid children — because kids can be surprisingly mean
From Dave Mosher, Tech Insider Earlier this month we learned about the tragic murder of hitchBOT, a friendly hitchhiking robot. Now researchers in Japan — always ahead of the curve when it comes to mechanoids — may have documented the…
Guyana government abandons risky hydroelectric project
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tuesday August 11, 2015 – A hydroelectric project that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) once described as “the flagship of Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy” has been scrapped, with government saying that it is too risky…
Bahamas set to comply with international FATCA standards
By Bahamas Ministry of Financial Services Nassau, Bahamas – This past week, a bill to enact The Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) was passed in the Senate to ensure that The Bahamas continues to remain aligned with the most…
DA gets 10 days’ jail time for contempt of court
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer Williamson County District Attorney Jana Duty was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a $500 fine after a judge found that she was in contempt of court for violating a court order and…
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“The cultural capital of the Caribbean”: How Kingston, Jamaica, went from murder capital to creative capital
By Samantha North From City Metric Last week, the LGBT community in the Jamaican capital held Kingston’s first ever gay pride celebration on the city’s streets. This was a notable event in a city often considered one of the most…
Saint Lucia passes citizenship by investment program
From Telesurtv The island is the latest to pursue such a program, which grants wealthy investors citizenship in return for a substantial investment in the country. Saint Lucia’s House of Assembly and Senate have passed a ‘Citizenship by Investment’ bill…
Shakespeare definitely, probably, could have been high while writing plays
By FRANCIS THACKERAY, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND for The Conversation From Mashable State-of-the-art forensic technology from South Africa has been used to try and unravel the mystery of what was smoked in tobacco pipes found in the Stratford-upon-Avon garden of…
