Tufton announces plans to quit Jamaica politics
From Caribbean360 Tufton, who also announced his resignation as chairman of the West St. Elizabeth constituency, said he had communicated his position to the JLP leader, Andrew Holness and the party’s executive members. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Wednesday January 29, 2014, CMC…
FBI: More Target-like malware attacks are coming
By Chris Smith From BGR In a confidential report for retailers that was seen by Reuters, the FBI is warning companies to prepare for Target-like malware attacks in the future, as the agency has discovered about 20 similar hacks that…
American Airlines merger finalized
From Travel Daily US Airways to join oneworld in March American Airlines Group has been formed American Airlines and US Airways have legally completed their merger, with the latter to slowly dissolve during the next few years. The merger has…
Foreign direct investment flows to Caribbean reach new high – UN
From Caribbean360 The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said flows to Latin America and the Caribbean increased by 18 per cent, the fourth consecutive year of growth, to an estimated US$294 billion. NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday January…
Celebrating 30 years of Apple
Celebrating 30 years of Apple – their 1st employees By Jim Edwards From Business Insider “These pictures of Apple’s first employees are absolutely wonderful” PHOTO: Apple Inc. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working in their garage. The year was 1977….
10 ways alternative energy is about to change the way tech gets powered
By Lyndsey Gilpin From Tech Republic Solar-powered laptops, edible battery power, spray-on solar panels, mini windmills: This may be a game-changing year for clean technology. Apple was just awarded a patent for a possible solar-powered MacBook display. Image: Apple/USPTO Instead…
Caribbean Green Tech Incubator launched
From Caribbean Climate The Caribbean Climate Innovation Centre (CCIC) was launched today (Monday, January 27, 2014) at the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) in Trinidad and Tobago. The World Bank/infoDev initiative, which is being administered by the Jamaica-based Scientific Research…
Travel agents “key to rebuilding Carnival’s brands”
From Travel Daily Corporation pledges commitment to helping agents Travel agents have been “critical” in rebuilding the brand perception of the Carnival Corporation in the last year, its president and CEO Arnold Donald has said. Speaking to media on a…
Eyeing international growth, Stripe raises $80M
By Leena Rao From techcrunch Eyeing international growth, Stripe raises $80M from Founders Fund, Khosla and Sequoia at A $1.75B valuation The payments industry has a new billion dollar company. Online payments company Stripe is announcing more than $80 million…
Jamaica bank improving electronic security after mass Target breach
From Caribbean360 The NCB executive noted that pirates were good at sending emails with fake websites or downloading Trojans “that can compromise security irrespective of what is on the banking website.” KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday January 28, 2014, CMC – One…
