Another security flaw gets the Heartbleed treatment, but don’t believe the hype
By Christina Warren From Mashable Breathless reports of a new security flaw affecting OpenID and OAuth — the technology that powers the identity logins for services such as Facebook, Microsoft, Google and LinkedIn — hit the news Friday. Dubbed “Covert…
NASA’s new spacesuit design looks like something from ‘Tron’
By Samantha Murphy Kelly From Mashable As engineers and scientists work hard to build technologies that astronauts could one day use to live and work on Mars, the future of spacesuits is looking stylish too. Or at least, fittingly,…
Discrimination associated with mental health woes in black teens
From Science Codex VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The vast majority of African-American and Afro-Caribbean youth face racial discrimination, and these experiences are associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, according to a study to be presented Saturday, May…
Caribbean religious leaders inspire IMF Sunday schools
By Eric LeCompte From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, IPS – Last Fall, I witnessed the Grenada Council of Churches insert themselves into negotiations between their government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) around the island’s debt restructuring and presumed…
Reparations high on the agenda for CARICOM
BRIDGETOWN (Barbados), (BERNAMA-NNN-BGIS) — Barbados and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states are mapping out a legal and strategic plan of action that is designed to persuade slave-trading European nations to “come to the table” and begin the discussion on reparations….
New fingerprinting method takes a hard look at your pores
By Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer for LiveScience From Mashable Illuminate life & technology through the lens of science. Criminals might not get away so easily, thanks to a new fingerprinting method that may be faster and more reliable than traditional…
YMCA Cayman Islands announce their programmes
Programmes Anchored in neighborhoods across the globe, the YMCA believes that lasting personal and social change can only come about when we all work together to invest in our kids, our health and our community. Current Porgrammes in Development: Teen…
UK Caribbean Television: A missed opportunity
By Dr Christopher A Johnson From caribdirect Caribbean news. If one were to offer a ‘serious’ critique on the inaugural series of JamTV, one would be inclined to suggest that from its current affairs programming and other materials publicised, the…
Spy plane fries air traffic control computers, shuts down LAX
By Andrew Blankstein From NBC News A relic from the Cold War appears to have triggered a software glitch at a major air traffic control center in California Wednesday that led to delays and cancellations of hundreds of flights across…
Eastern Caribbean islands still reeling after Christmas Eve storm
By Larry Luxner From Baltimore Post Examiner Part of a bridge is washed away in St. Vincent following Dec. 24 torrential rains. (Embassy of St. Vincent) St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica — three of the world’s smallest countries —…
