UN says 21 Venezuelans missing after boat sinks in Caribbean
By Reuters Over 3 million Venezuelans have fled the South American country since 2014 due to widespread shortages of food and medicine and deteriorating law and order GENEVA, April 26 (Reuters) – At least 21 Venezuelans were missing after their…
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Racism accusations rock esports team Echo Fox
By jessica Conditt From engadget Former NBA star Rick Fox is leaving the esports team he owns, Echo Fox, after accusing a shareholder of an “abhorrent display of pure racism” and making threats to his family, according to an email…
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U.S. House to hold public hearing on Promesa May 2
From Caribbean Business Natural Resources Committee seeks to ensure austerity measures ‘are not worsening the humanitarian crisis’ in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN – The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing for May 2 on the status…
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Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum to focus on education sector resilience
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) — St Vincent and the Grenadines will host the second Caribbean Safe School Ministerial Forum next week that will focus on education sector resilience. The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) said the April 29-30…
NRA Feud: Oliver North quits as President as LaPierre claims extortion attempt
From Newsmax Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said Saturday that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group. In a statement read to members of the…
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Fifth Edition of the Annual Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champions League set to take place in Costa Rica
Miami (Friday, April 26, 2019) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) and Scotiabank today announced that Costa Rica will host the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Under-13 Champions League. The competition is set to take place…
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Sea of plastic discovered in the Caribbean stretches miles and is choking wildlife. THIS IS NOT OK!
from Reddit Whoever is reading this: Take a nice deep breath of fresh air then slowly let it out. Relaxed yet? Good, because you just breathed in minuscule particles of plastic. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2199455-pristine-mountains-are-being-littered-with-microplastics-from-the-air/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains/ https://minds.wisconsin.edu/bitstream/handle/1793/75982/Plastic%20Smog%20Are%20We%20Breathing%20Plastic%20by%20Kristen%20Johnson.pdf?sequence=6&isAllowed=yShareReportSave For more on this story and…
US sanctions Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Venezuelan Judge
From Newsmax The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, saying it would pursue those in President Nicolas Maduro’s government for corruption as well as officials conducting diplomacy on his behalf. Arreaza and a judge…
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A Windrush caution
By George Alleyene From Caribbean Life While uncertainty over the exact level of personal compensation that will eventually be paid to Caribbean persons who suffered discrimination as the ‘Windrush Generation’, activists in Barbados are advising not to trust the British…
Antarctic adventure
National Geographic is bringing an Antarctic adventure to Oculus Quest By Kris Holt From Engadget You’ll get to take a virtual kayak ride search in search of lost penguins. National Geographic is delving deeper into VR with a 30-minute Antarctic…
