How total could US government surveillance be?
By Gideon Lichfield from Quartz Amid revelations (confirmed) that the US National Security Agency has been collecting basic data on most of the phone calls made in the US, and new claims (so far strenuously denied) that it can directly…
Google’s creepiest idea yet: Password pills
By Brad Reed BGR If you think Google Glass is creepy, just wait until you hear about the company’s plans to develop “password pills.” AllThingsD reports that Regina Dugan, the former chief of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)…
Calls for Trinidad and Tobago foreign trade minister to “step aside”
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday June 11, 2013 – The Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) says it has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller to help quell the controversy that has arisen as a result of the ongoing trade…
June is National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
It’s National Caribbean-American Heritage Month! By Stacy Davis CT News June is National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. The purpose of having this month is to recognize the contributions of people of Caribbean descent to the United States. “Caribbean Americans have shaped…
China talks island ambitions during Caribbean Week forum
By Gay Nagle Myers Travel Weekly NEW YORK — It seems a match made in tourism heaven. China was flirting with the Caribbean, and the Caribbean was winking right back. The much-anticipated third annual Avalon Invest Caribbean Now 2013 forum,…
Digicel makes major investment in Caribbean Premier League
Kingston, Jamaica, June 11th, 2013 – With excitement building towards the start of the inaugural Caribbean Premier League which bowls off in Barbados on Tuesday 30th July, Digicel has taken a majority stake in the annual Twenty20 cricket tournament, it…
What is sickle cell disease?
From Genetics Home Reference Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. People with this disorder have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S,…
Cuban Tree Frog’s croaking disturbs other animals, study says
From Nature World The loud croaking of the Cuban tree frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) can disrupt communication of other frogs in the area, a new study has found. Cuban tree frogs are an invasive species in Florida and have threatened the…
Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer sued over ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Franchise
From WRAP According to the copyright infringement suit, plaintiff claims he came up with elements of the “Pirates” movie franchise, then was duped into settling when he sued Could Disney have done a little plundering of its own when coming…
Syria conflict: Humanitarian crisis in the region deepens
As the international community revises its estimates of the scale of the humanitarian needs with the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan launched Friday, 7 June 2013, in Geneva, new figures show that the number of refugees in Lebanon has now…
