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SMA commissions a solar PV hybrid system on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius
From Solar Server SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA, Niestetal, Germany)) and its subsidiary SMA Sunbelt Energy GmbH have commissioned a solar photovoltaic (PV) hybrid system on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands, to completely electrify the island with…
E-cigarettes no longer considered medicinal products in Sweden
Authors Jonas Löfgren Annie Kabala Contributed by Advokatfirman Lindahl From International Law Office The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that e-cigarettes not marketed for smoking cessation purposes should not be classified as medicinal products. This is contrary to the Medical Product Agency’s long-standing…
Animal shelter vet ends her life after online attacks over euthanasia, reports say
BY VICTORIA HO From Mashable The director of an animal shelter in Taiwan reportedly ended her life after she received heavy criticism online for having to put dogs to sleep at work. Jian Zhicheng, a veterinary doctor who worked at…
Gadget of the week
‘Mommy robot’ can build and test its own babies By Mariella Moon From engadget A University of Cambridge team of researchers has created a “mother robot” capable of giving birth to — or more correctly, building its own — baby…
Research confirms censorship of news platforms, currency websites in Venezuela
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — A recent study conducted by the Institute for Press and Society (IPYS) in Venezuela has confirmed that at least 43 different websites are being blocked in the country, shedding new light on the…
Facebook apologizes after banning an ‘undesirable’ ad featuring plus-size model Tess Holliday
By Will Heilpern From Business Insider Facebook has apologized after banning a photo of a plus-size model the social network originally said depicted “a body or body parts in an undesirable manner.” The Australian feminist group Cherchez la Femme had…
Facebook escapes big damages in Privacy Class Action
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in Oakland has declined to certify a damages class in a privacy lawsuit against Facebook Inc. over its alleged scanning of users’ private messages. In an order issued…
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Coding and creativity could conquer the digital divide
BY MATT PETRONZIO From Mashable LONDON — Technology has an image problem. That’s what Belinda Parmar, CEO and founder of Little Miss Geek and Lady Geek, said in a panel at the +SocialGood UK conference in London on Friday. In conversation…
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Cable and Wireless Communications officially under new ownership
From Curacao Chronicle CEO Mike Fries says it will be business as usual, for at least the next few months, in Flow operations across the Caribbean. WILLEMSTAD – Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), which operates in the region as Flow,…
HR meets the Caribbean: DisruptHR Cayman
By Chris Bailey From HR Gazette Human Resources (HR), Human Capital Consulting (HCC) Personnel and the host of other names this department is called has gone through a massive overhaul in the last decade. People want to work for cool…
