Different strokes in race for Commonwealth secretary general
By Rickey Singh From Jamaica Observer SCOTLAND… Dominica’s nominee for secretary general. SANDERS…exited the race. TEWARIE…has Trinidad and Tobago’s support. MASIRE-MWAMBE… new likely successor to the outgoing THE Caribbean Community’s failure to reach a consensus on a candidate for the…
Saving our beaches – It’s not too late for the Caribbean
By Voice Correspondent For more on this story go to: IN 1999 I was a member of the St. Lucia delegation which was attending the first Summit of Latin American and Caribbean countries and the European Union, which was held…
A simple guide to look good when you wake up
By Alissa Ward From Olwomen Looking in the mirror is the usual thing in the morning. It becomes challenging when you see messy hair, dark circles, puffy face. There are many days when you wake up in the morning and…
Target suffers new blow in data breach case
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily Just weeks after Target Corp. failed to escape claims that it’s liable for a massive data breach that cost banks billions of dollars, a judge refused to dismiss most of a proposed consumer…
Cisco escalates patent case against Arista
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Cisco Systems Inc. expanded its intellectual property litigation against competitor Arista Networks Inc. to the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday, while Arista slammed Cisco’s “armies of lawyers and P.R. agents”…
Bahamian Immigration Officer under investigations for allegedly raping Jamaican woman
From Irie FM news An immigration official in the Bahamas has been sent on administrative leave pending an investigation into allegations that he raped a Jamaican woman. Reports have emerged, that the woman was allegedly raped last week. The Jamaican…
Phillips calls for more int’l support for Caribbean region
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has cited the need for a “new agenda” of support for Jamaica and other Caribbean states by key international stakeholders. Dr Phillips said that the support is…
Sir Elton John and David Furnish marry
From BBC Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have formally converted their civil partnership to a marriage – with the musician documenting the day on the Instagram website. The couple have been hosting a ceremony at their Windsor…
Re-engagement with Cuba: The strategic calculus
By R. Evan Ellis From War on the Rocks Yesterday’s (17) decision by President Obama to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba will be highly controversial domestically, but popular internationally. The normalization of ties between these two foes has potential to…
Sony just set a terrible precedent, one that will embolden every hacker on the planet and haunt corporations for years
By Steve Kovach From Business Insider Sony blew it Wednesday by pulling “The Interview” from theaters without coming up with an alternative way to distribute the movie. There was a big opportunity to at least announce that the “The Interview”…
