First regional capacity-building workshop held in the Caribbean
Bonn, 5 September 2016– The CMS Secretariat, in co-operation with the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and the UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), organized the first Caribbean regional accession workshop from 31 August to 2 September 2016 in…
Canadian woman charged with ordering ‘hit’ on husband
BY HORACE HINES From Jamaica Observer FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Detectives attached and to the Falmouth Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have charged a Canadian woman for allegedly ordering the contract killing of her estranged 25-year-old husband, Jamari Reid, who was gunned down…
Physical activity promoted as part of 2016 Caribbean Wellness Day commemoration
Basseterre, St. Kitts, September 05, 2016 (SKNIS): An important event that has been incorporated into the Independence 33 Celebrations is a physical activity that is slated for Saturday, September 10, as part of the commemoration of Caribbean Wellness Day 2016….
Zika virus’ effects are broader than first thought
By Jon Fingas from engadget Babies may have to deal with far more than small heads. The Zika virus is primarily known to cause microcephaly (small heads) in the babies of infected mothers, but its effects may be wider-ranging than…
Irish government HQ bombarded with apples protesting Apple tax break
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable The offices of Ireland’s ruling government party, Fine Gael, were littered with apples Wednesday, as members of Sinn Fein’s youth wing staged a vibrant protest against Apple’s recent tax furor. Red and green apples of…
Airlines are charging a hidden fee that’s increasing your plane ticket — and they won’t say what it’s for
By Danielle Muoio From Business Insider Few spend time analyzing the breakdown of a plane ticket. Our modus operandi is to compare ticket prices, usually through a website like Expedia or Kayak, pick whichever deal we can manage to glean,…
Gadget of the week-wearables
The weird world of offbeat wearables By Jon Turi From engadget While most of us have yet to morph into a gadget-laden “gargoyle” (like the one in Snow Crash) the wearable market has still lavished an endless assortment of devices…
Not a single county in the US has enough affordable housing to go around
By Tanvi Misra, CityLab How widespread is the affordable housing crisis? Well, not a single county in the U.S. has enough affordable units to go around. Constructing more housing is important (albeit not easy), but we can’t just build our way…
Costa Rica National Parks
National Parks of Limón and the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica By Caribe Sur Real Estate With all this talk of investment and development into the Limón province of Costa Rica, we need to remember also, the natural beauty of…
Carbon nanotube transistors promise faster, leaner processors
By Jon Fingas From engadget Researchers have finally overcome the limitations that prevent carbon nanotubes from outrunning their old-school counterparts. The computing industry sees carbon nanotube transistors as something of a Holy Grail. They promise not just faster performance and…
