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CARICOM: Arrest “bun-wuk” before it spreads
By Sir Ronald Sanders “BUN-WUK” TRANSLATES INTO “BURN WORK” AND IT IS AN EVENT, CREATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, TO STOP WORK AT 1 PM ON FRIDAYS AND TO REVEL THEREAFTER THROUGHOUT THE WEEK-END. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 3, 2014 –…
A pledge of continued commitment to people in the Caribbean living with HIV
By CRN From mnialive Mr. Ainsley Reid of Jamaica, recognized the strides made across the region in the fight against the spread of HIV and in the care and support of those people living with HIV. In his acceptance speech…
Black pupils improving faster than any other group
By Natricia Duncan From The Voice Government data suggests persistent under-performance is on the way to becoming a thing of the past UNDER-PERFORMANCE IN education has been one of the stubborn problems facing Britain’s black community. Year after year, statistics…
Why a lawmaker defied other Southerners and changed his mind on civil rights
By Allan Smith From Business Insider President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law 50 years ago today, just hours after Congress formally approved the bill on a dramatic day for America. The height of that drama…
Dive into The Cayman Islands on your daily commute [if you’re in London]
By Laura Cummins From Female First Start your day with a visit to Cayman Islands and a good luck kiss from a Stingray! Cayman Islands Department of Tourism display artwork As with any start to the working day, it can…
Hotel executive takes on Caribbean sales
From eTN Global Travel Industry News ROCKVILLE, Maryland – Choice Hotels announced a new executive appointment to assist with its Caribbean development thrust in a rebounding market. Choice Hotels International, Inc. has assigned Atlanta-based hospitality executive Dennis Wynn to oversee…
Jamaica’s Phase 3 Productions strengthens ChyronHego footprint with mosaic graphics platform
MELVILLE, NY–(Marketwired – Jul 1, 2014) – ChyronHego (NASDAQ: CHYR) today announced that Phase 3 Productions — a TV and multimedia company based in Kingston, Jamaica — has added ChyronHego’s flagship Mosaic graphics engine to its Lyric PRO-powered BlueNet™ workflow….
Bitcoin “not anonymous”, says digital currency security expert
From OffshoreAlert Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous and, in fact, are a “poor instrument” for laundering the proceeds of crime. “The ledger of all transactions is available forever,” says Nicolas Christin, Assistant Research Professor at Carnegie…
Tiny Barbuda grapples with rising seas
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 CODRINGTON, Barbuda, Tuesday July 1, 2014, IPS – The 1,800 residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are learning to adapt as climate change proves to be a force to reckon with, disrupting not…
Prejudice and pride
From Caribbean IRN A conversation on Facebook leads to a brutal attack on Akil Thomas in Trinidad & Tobago who said his belief in God kept him alive even as his attacker asked him first if he believed in God….
