As cost of importing food soars, Jamaica turns to the earth
By Damien Cave From New York Times KINGSTON, Jamaica — The scent of coconut oil and fiery jerk spice blows through kitchens across this green island, but as the country’s food imports have become a billion-dollar threat to finances and…
Spotlight on sustainable development, entrepreneurship
By PR From Nation News Scotiabank has partnered with the Barbados-headquartered Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Livelihoods (CoESL) to enhance sustainable development through entrepreneurship in the Caribbean. The two entities’ Bridging the Gap Project will kick off during the…
Blueberry almond tart
By Lindsay From Love & Olive Oil “Welcome to Love and Olive Oil, the culinary adventures of Lindsay and Taylor. We’re not chefs, in fact we’ve had our fair share of flames and failures. But like any good relationship, cooking…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Working towards an AIDS-Free Caribbean at the 13th Annual General Meeting of PANCAP
Guadeloupe—This week, leaders and key decision-makers gathered to strategise and to identify the actions needed to achieve the goals set out by the recently adopted Caribbean Regional Strategic Framework (CRSF) 2014-2018. A recurring theme of the discussions at the meeting…
Argentina strikes out in bid to undo $185M BG Group award [Cayman Islands based companies involved]
By David Bario, from The Litigation Daily Argentina’s showdown with bond investors wasn’t the country’s only high-stakes legal battle to wind up at U.S. Supreme Court this year. And thanks to an order on Monday (3) denying cert in Republic…
corpses of failed tablets
Recent tech history is littered with the corpses of failed tablets By Brad Reed From BGR Whom the gods wish to destroy, first they have enter the tablet market. After Microsoft announced yesterday that it was writing off $900 million…
9 Amazing Superfoods With Excellent Healing Powers
By Karyn Holmes From olwomen We know that some foods are better than the others and they are important for maintaining health and also help our body to fight against diseases. But that’s not all, new researches reveal that some…
US veteran travels to North Korea after 60 years to keep promise to fallen friend
By Jean H. Lee, Associated Press From Business Insider PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Two years after he made history by becoming the Navy’s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown lay trapped in his downed fighter plane in subfreezing North…
Beware of this food label SCAM
From Josh & Joel BioTrust Nutrition When it comes to food labels, manufacturers are very good at finding the loopholes in labeling laws and requirements, and subsequently very good at pulling the wool over YOUR eyes. One such loophole is…
