GLI hosts its most successful Latin American and Caribbean Regulators Roundtable
(PRESS RELEASE) — Gaming and lottery regulators and government lotteries from 21 countries across the North, Central, South America and Caribbean regions gathered in the prospering city of Bogotá, capital of Colombia, on August 26 and 27 to attend what…
US Supreme Court ruling leads to reversal of conviction for online rant
By Alyson Palmer, From Daily Report A South Florida woman has won the reversal of her federal conviction for a late-night email in which she said she would go to a government building and show “government hacks” what the Second…
Law suits filed over Barbados nursing home deaths
By Jodi McQial From Caribbean News Now BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — While the Barbados minister of health has called for the island’s nursing and hospice establishments, registered and unregistered, to step up to the plate, the Gentle Folks Nursing Home, which…
Mexico slams Egypt after it ‘accidentally’ killed several Mexican tourists
By Leticia Pineda, AFP From Business Insider Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico called on Egypt to swiftly investigate why tourists were mistakenly targeted in what witnesses described as an air-strike that left at least two Mexicans dead and six unaccounted…
Caribbean pitches not helping spinners: Gibbs
From T&T Guardian BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- CMC—Legendary former West Indies off-spinner, Lance Gibbs, says poor pitches in the Caribbean are inflating the ability of spinners in the region and compromising their development. “I believe the wickets in domestic cricket are too…
Gadget of the week
Robotic vehicles find the Pacific Ocean’s deepest thermal vents By Jon Fingas From engadget Monterey Bay Aquarium’s autonomous underwater vehicle Robotic underwater vehicles from the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Research Institute just helped discover one of the Earth’s more elusive scientific…
The CCJ as a court of first instance for intellectual property; revisiting the idea Published on September 15, 2015
By Abiola Inniss From Caribbean news Now In January 2010, this column first proposed the idea of the CCJ as a court of first instance for intellectual property (IP) matters. In the years following its publication, there has been a…
Defense lawyers lose fight over Facebook, Instagram posts
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — In a decision fleshing out the rights of accused criminals in the social media age, a California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Facebook, Twitter and Instagram don’t have to honor subpoenas…
c. 1850-1920 The birth of the bicycle
c. 1850-1920 The birth of the bicycle – As easy as propelling a velocipede. By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable An ever saddled horse which eats nothing. In 1818, Baron Karl von Drais of Baden, Germany patented the design for…
Sleepy bear cub walks into pizzeria, takes a nap
By Kimberly Truong From Mashable On Mondays, many of us yearn for a bite to eat and an afternoon nap — and it turns out that bears are no exception. A lone bear cub made her way into a Colorado…
