Caribbean turtle found in Outer Hebrides
From The Scotsman A rare leatherback turtle has been spotted in Scottish waters after travelling thousands of miles from the Caribbean. Ironically the turtle was recorded between St Kilda and the Isle of Harris by anglers fishing for tuna! They…
Polynumial teaches you to count in over 50 languages
By Regina Lizik From TUAW Polynumial, free with ads in the App Store for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, is a bare bones language app that focuses only on learning numbers. While the app itself doesn’t do a lot,…
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South Florida’s Jamaica Independence 2014 Essay Competition winner
From South Florida Caribbean News SOUTH FLORIDA – The winner of the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition 2014, Miss Ashleigh Chin received her award winning plaque from Consul General Franz Hall recently, at the office of the Consulate General of…
Biscuit maker Jiashili opens orders for HK$370m IPO
By Benjamin Robertson Hong Kong investors will soon have something new to bite into as one of China’s largest biscuit manufacturers opens its order book ahead of a planned initial public offering. Cayman Islands-registered Jiashili Group hopes to raise HK$370…
With no flames, but plenty of sparks [electric car race]
By Adario Strange From Mashable Mixing perilous motorsports and environmental awareness sounds cool, but in the end, no amount of earth-loving eco-tech can defy the realities of racing — namely crashing. The FIA Formula E Championship in Beijing, which only…
St Lucia opposition party leader faces new challenge
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Allen Chastanet, the embattled political leader of the opposition United Workers party (UWP) in Saint Lucia, may be facing a new challenge at the party’s convention next month. Local economist Dr Claudius…
Obama’s golf rarely idled by world events
From Newsmax At this month’s NATO meeting in Wales, President Barack Obama spent two days tantalizingly close to one of the planet’s great golf courses. The president could only gaze through the windows of conference rooms, limousines and helicopters at…
Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal rules against the Appellants [Michael Misick and others] in their appeal against Trial Without Jury
From TCI Affairs The TCI Affairs have been reliably informed that the Turks and Caicos Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of the Defendants (former Premier Michael Misick and others) in the Courruption cases and affirmed the decision of…
Haiti gets help for mosquito-borne virus outbreak
From Charlotte Observer (AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti. Haiti has received a large shipment of treatment packets to help it deal with an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya amid a rainy season expected to result in a surge of…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. Declares Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — (Marketwired) — 09/15/14 — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO), which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water…
