US-Caribbean Coast Guard make multi-million dollar drugs bust
SAN JUAN Puerto Rico (CMC) — Two days after four Guyanese were arrested, United States Coast Guard officials said that drugs estimated to value US$125 million had been seized during a joint operation involving Caribbean Coast Guard officials in international…
Ancient fossils may hold the oldest known signs of life on Earth
BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable Ancient rocks in northwestern Canada may contain the oldest evidence of life on Earth. Scientists have discovered remains of microorganisms that likely thrived around 3.8 billion years ago near volcanic vents on the seafloor, according…
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We asked trendsetters to design their own emoji BY RACHEL THOMPSON From Mashable When words fail us, emoji are always there to fill in the blanks. But there are times when finding that perfect emoji for a situation or story…
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Former beauty queen denies involvement in international drug ring
ROSEAU, Dominica, Feb 28 2017 – A former Dominica beauty queen Tuesday denied reports circulating on the social media that she had been implicated in an international drug ring in the United Kingdom. In a statement, Tasia Flossiac, the 2016…
Ninety percent of predatory fish gone from Caribbean coral reefs due to overfishing
From Phys.org Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that up to 90 percent of predatory fish are gone from Caribbean coral reefs, straining the ocean ecosystem and coastal economy. The good news? They identified…
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Constellation Brands’ Cerveza Modelo® Joins CONCACAF as Official Partner
Agreement designates Modelo as “Official Beer of the CONCACAF Gold Cup” and CONCACAF Champions League through 2020 Miami (Wednesday, March 1, 2017) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that Constellation Brands’ Modelo…
American Airlines’ “simplified” boarding process now has 9 boarding groups
By Ashlee Kieler from Consumerist In an attempt to better serve passengers and, you know, get things moving, airlines have been revamping their boarding processes in recent years, from Delta Air Lines employees pre-load carry-on bags to Southwest’s changes to…
Astronaut filmed elusive blue lightning aboard the ISS
By Mariella Moon, from engadget And the video is quite mesmerizing Some types of electrical discharge phenomena like blue jets and red sprites occur way above the altitudes where normal lightning occurs. That makes it tough to see them or…
A murder mystery probe grips France after a family of 4 including ‘psychologically disturbed’ son vanishes leaving behind a home ‘frozen in time’.
By Afp and Julian Robinson From MailOnline Murder mystery probe grips France after family of four including ‘psychologically disturbed’ son once charged with making death threats vanish from bloodstained home ‘frozen in time’ The Troadec family, from Nantes, western France,…
China’s latest robot police officer can recognise faces
BY YI SHU NG FROM MASHABLE It’s no RoboCop, but it’ll come when it senses trouble. China’s new robot police officers have started patrolling streets. The E-Patrol Robot Sheriff (E巡机器警长) is able to track and follow potential criminals or suspicious…
