Drugs, firearm seized as T&T police search for missing cop
By Trinidad Express From St Lucia Online TRINIDAD EXPRESS – Even as officers of the Port of Spain Division continue to search for missing Woman Police Constable (WPC) Nayasha Joseph, they are making advances in the fight against crime. Yesterday,…
VW pleads guilty to criminal charges in ‘Dieselgate’ scandal
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist We knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Volkswagen, as part of asettlement agreement with the Department of Justice, pleaded guilty Friday to three felony counts related to its “Dieselgate” scandal. Reuters reports that…
Launch of the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for the Caribbean Region (MTCC-CA) at UTT
From Trinidad Express The historic launch of the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre for the Caribbean Region (MTCC-CA) was held at the Chaguaramas Campus of The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) on March 8th, 2017. The Office of the MTCC-CA…
Wealthy LA convicts can spend extra to serve their time in fancy jails
By Veronika Bondarenko From Business Insider If some California inmates are not happy with their jail conditions, those who have money to spare can pay for an upgrade. Two counties in Southern California have at least 26 such “pay-to-stay” jails, ajoint collaborationbetween…
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The next iOS will deeply change the iPhone, and you won’t even notice
BY BRETT WILLIAMS From Mashable If you’re the type of person who immediately updates their iPhone to the latest version of iOS every time new software drops, here’s a friendly warning: Hold off a moment and back up the files…
8 things you should know about the arrest of this former Caribbean head of sate
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, 2017: A former A former Caribbean head of state, who in delivering the 18th Annual Eric E. Williams Memorial Lecture last October in Florida, said Donald Trump’s woeful unpreparedness to effectively function in…
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Verizon and Ericsson trial 5G across the US
Customer pilot using Ericsson’s 5G solution moves Ericsson closer to deployment End-to-end 5G deployed within Verizon’s network Fields results demonstrate viability of 5G fixed wireless access Verizon and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have taken 5G out of the lab and into…
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Family of Honduras immigrant mother beheaded by son raising money to send her body back
From NAN News Americas, RALEIGH, NC, Weds. Mar. 15, 2017: Family and friends are raising money to send the body of the Honduras immigrant shockingly beheaded by her eldest son on Monday, March 6th, back for burial in her native…
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Planet’s new Explorer Beta lets anyone time travel through geospatial images
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch Planet, the global imaging company that recently acquired Google’s Terra Bella satellite imaging business, is introducing a new tool called Planet Explorer Beta that allows its users to view how its image captures of Earth…
How the 19th-century flow of indentured workers shapes the Caribbean
From The Economist Sources of tension include child marriage and terrorism. But mostly, people get on fine WHEN Anthony Carmona, the president of Trinidad and Tobago, showed up in a Carnival parade last month wearing a head cloth, white shorts…
