Ebola: DR Congo confirms new outbreak in country’s north-west
From BBC An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s north-western territory of Bikoro. There are two confirmed cases of the Ebola virus in the affected area and 17 deaths where it is suspected, the health…
Cayman Islands: Fraudulent EcayTrade Rental Ads
From RCIPS RCIPS Financial Crime Unit Issues Reminder on Fraudulent EcayTrade Rental Ads The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit (FCU) is currently investigating multiple reports concerning fraudulent apartment rental advertisements on EcayTrade.com. In one case, the victim suffered a loss of…
Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands down in 2017
From cbs.nl In 2017, inbound tourism on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba declined by 5, 5 and 9 percent respectively. Although the first eight months of 2017 were good for tourism, on Saba and St Eustatius this positive development was…
Gadgets of the week
Thoughtful gifts your mom actually wants this Mother’s Day — for every budget By Ellen Hoffman, Insider Picks The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of…
Bermuda: Man accused of making death threats to Premier
By Owain Johnston-Barnes from Royal Gazette A 28-year-old man was charged today with making threats and demands to David Burt, the Premier. Jared Gordon allegedly sent Mr Burt a series of messages between October 2 last year and March 28,…
You can’t stop the lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano with water, bombs or walls. Here’s why
By Trevor Hughes, From USA TODAY PAHOA, Hawaii — Millions of people seeing images of lava destroying homes, cars and power poles have a simple question for authorities: Why can’t you stop it? Try spraying lava with water, some suggest. Maybe dig a…
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You don’t need to use sunscreen above SPF 30 — but there’s another rating you should be looking at
By Lindsay Dodgson, From Business Insider Sunscreen with a high SPF rating is the best protection for your skin from harmful UV rays. But there’s another rating you should be looking at too. It’s called the star rating, and you…
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SOCAN signs admin deal with Dutch Caribbean PRO
From fyi music news Dutch Caribbean radio stations in Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and St. Maarten will now be paying performing rights for the first time, which will be collected by SOCAN and newly minted PRO Ducapro. Under the services agreement,…
Google tries to burst filter bubbles with redesigned ‘News’ app
BY SASHA LEKACH From Mashable Google wants to broaden your horizons — and maybe put some “fake news” to rest — with its updated News app. The company rolled out the new program during its I/O conference Tuesday. It uses…
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The Caribbean Association of Banks urges readiness for the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation
PRESS RELEASE: ST LUCIA, MONDAY MAY 7TH – The Caribbean Association of Banks urges Caribbean-based entities, that interact with data on European Union (EU) citizens, to implement the necessary systems and processes for compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)….
