Latty gets return call from Digicel
By Richard Browne From Jamaica Observer Sean Latty has stepped down from his role as managing director of Columbus Communications Jamaica (Flow) to return to Digicel Jamaica in the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Latty will have responsibility for…
FAA, White House takes action on drone policy
By Katelyn Polantz, From The National Law Journal Drone lawyers and lobbyists received word from the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House over the holiday weekend that the federal government is closer to regulating commercial unmanned aircrafts. The FAA…
D.C. Dispatch: Sea level rise, Caribbean energy security and Presidential budget
Posted by Federal Relations From FIU news As President Obama prepared to release his FY16 Presidential budget request to Congress, FIU researchers were on global and environmental stages in an action-packed week that included the White House’s Caribbean Energy Security…
Windies on sliding scale of decline
From Supersport Darren Sammy needed treatment on his back, Andre Russell pulled up after bowling an embarrassing long-hop while fresh-faced captain Jason Holder speared a ball so wide that first slip was placed in immediate peril. In three crude snapshots,…
States scramble to tighten vaccine laws
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Legislatures push to restrict exemptions, but opponents argue that personal freedoms are jeopardized. As a nationwide measles outbreak grows, state legislatures are pushing through bills that would make it harder for parents to…
Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz
From Repeating Islands IMAGE: Screen Shot 2015-02-04 at 10.59.00 PM Sea of Storms: A History of Hurricanes in the Greater Caribbean from Columbus to Katrina, by Stuart B. Schwartz, Princeton University Press. Call it a hurricane or a ‘weather bomb’,…
Olwomen story of week
7 alluring 2013 hair color trends By awais239 From olwomen Coloring hair is the easiest way to change the appearance and add spice to your hair. The 2013 has seen many hair colors that can serve as a guide for…
Inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral
Inside St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Budapest, Hungary By Gary Arndt. From Everything Everywhere In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have probably done and seen more…
festivals in the Caribbean
10 Unmissable events and festivals in the Caribbean this year By Patrick Norrie From The Culture Trip An obvious reason to go to a festival in the Caribbean is because it is almost guaranteed that it will be located within…
Anger at bid to fly monkeys to Australia for Pirates of the Caribbean film
By Oliver Milman from The Guardian The trip from California to Australia would stress the monkeys, groups say, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5 could be made ‘without the need to exploit animals’ capuchin monkey Wednesday 18 February 2015 03.10…