Indian scientists find a ‘wonder herb’ in the high Himalayas
From The Siasat Daily In the high hostile peaks of the Himalayas where sustaining life is a challenge in itself, Indian scientists say they have found a “wonder herb” which can regulate the immune system, help adapt to the mountain…
Trinidad government investigates Office of the President email account hacking
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday August 25, 2014, CMC – The Office of the President is investigating an incident in which the email account of a high level member of staff has been hacked. This has resulted in e-mails being…
Burger King in talks to buy Tim Hortons, creating new publicly listed company based in Canada
From StarTribune MIAMI — (AP) Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a new, publicly traded company with its headquarters in Canada. With a new base in Canada, Burger King, now based in Miami,…
Deadly landslides hit Japan
From Boston.com Dozens of people, including children, were killed in Japan when destructive landslides hit Hiroshima. Triggered by torrential rains, the landslide buried people alive as they slept in their homes. The search for survivors in the mud-ravaged hillside continues…
Is budgeting overrated?
By Samuel Rosenberg from Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Monday August 25, 2014 – When you are challenged with difficult problems in life, you can either face up to them or walk away and hope someone else completes the task…
Jamaica clobber USVI 19-0 – Coach seeks improvements against Cayman
By Marc Stamp, From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s Under-17 football team will look towards another easy victory when they challenge Cayman Islands in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifier at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex in Trench Town, St…
Incredible WWI Tribute In London
Incredible WWI Tribute In London looks like a river of blood… but look closer! By Steve Rushing From VIRALNOVA World War I, known at the time as the Great War, was thought to be the war that would end all…
Federal Court grants Certification of TCPA class against Caribbean cruise line
From Loevy & Loevy Last week, in the TCPA case captioned as Birchmeier, et al. v. Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc., Case No. 12 C 4069 (N.D. Ill.), a federal district judge in the Northern District of Illinois certified two nationwide…
Caribbean filmmakers set to benefit from Market Incubator programme [Sparrow to perform]
From iwn Toronto — The 9th annual CaribbeanTales International Film Festival (CTFF) takes place in Toronto from September 3rd to 13th 2014. From Sept. 2 to 7, the festival will host a unique market incubator, which gives selected Caribbean filmmakers…
Fever after a trip to the Caribbean? Think of chikungunya
By Aser Garcia Rada and Laura Reques Sastre From BMJ In Spain we are beginning to attend to a growing number of suspected cases of chikungunya—a disease most of us have never faced before—among patients coming from the Caribbean region….
