CARICOM must fully implement “bold” strategic plan – Christie
From CARIBBEAN360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday January 5, 2014, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says it’s important for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fully implement the five-year strategic plan that has been endorsed by regional leaders for deepening the…
Did drought doom the Mayan Empire? New evidence from Belize’s ‘Blue Hole’
By Tia Ghose, Livescience.com From The Christian Science Monitor Minerals taken from lagoons reveal a century-long drought occurred between A.D. 800 and A.D. 900, right when the Mayan civilization disintegrated. SAN FRANCISCO — Drought may have driven the ancient Mayan…
Four Jamaicans among top Caribbean Examinations Council performers
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Four Jamaicans are among 17 secondary students from across the region who topped the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) external tests for the 2013/14 academic year. The four are: Ricardo Nugent, William Knibb Memorial…
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Caribbean apps we look forward to in 2015
By Mariana Leytón From yoGobierno.org As part of their EPIC (Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean) program, InfoDev supports mobile and web developers with ideas that are worth expanding due the their potential impact. Today we talk about three…
Tips to overcome financial despair
From Caribbean360 An extended period of economic turbulence has shattered the American dream for millions of Americans said economist Zhivargo Laing. NEW YORK, United States, – “The Power to Be Better in Good Times and Bad” is a principle message…
Day of the Woman Entrepreneur: A movement in the making
Dane Stangler Dane Stangler , Contributor From Forbes By Alicia Robb, senior fellow, Kauffman Foundation Last month, I attended WeXchange in Miami, which is the first Latin American forum focused on connecting and empowering female entrepreneurs with high-growth businesses. Hosted…
“Real Time With Bill Maher” returns to HBO
Season 13 will premiere on January 9th in the Caribbean, simultaneously with the United States Miami, FL – January 7, 2015 – HBO announced the season 13 premiere of the award-winning talk show Real Time with Bill Maher on January…
Dust storms in Africa affect US and the Caribbean’s air quality
From Phys.org You might find it hard to believe that dust clouds from the African Sahara can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, but it does every year and in large quantities. In a recent study, Joseph Prospero,…
NASA using surplus military drones to investigate hurricanes
From FoxNews.com NASA is now utilizing surplus military drones to investigate hurricanes from Maine to the Caribbean. WJZ 13 in Baltimore reports the space agency launched a drone from its Wallops Island facility in Virginia on Wednesday in order to…
Steve Jobs’ $120m super-yacht
Steve Jobs’ $120m super-yacht spotted in the Caribbean after the futuristic vessel was inherited by Apple founder’s widow From Daily Mail UK The 256-foot-long Venus was pictured off the coast of Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands on January…
