The pioneering woman the world forgot
By Martin Vennard BBC World Service The name Nokutela Dube is not well known – but a century ago she made a big contribution to South Africa’s black-empowerment movement helping to form the country we know today. Now, the director…
Bacterial suspects identified in Caribbean coral deaths
By Michael Marshall from New Scientist Three bacteria seem to be responsible for a disease that has killed most of the Caribbean’s reef-building corals. White band disease causes the outer layer of corals to turn white and peel off. First…
Anslem Douglas wins Black Canadian Award for Best Caribbean Style Artist
By Christine Bode Anslem Douglas, songwriter of the internationally-acclaimed and Grammy Award-winning hit “Who Let The Dogs Out?,” has won the Black Canadian Award over five other nominees AMMOYE, JAHSMIN DALEY, SHALLI, SOCA EMPEROR and MS PAIGE for Best Caribbean…
Mass production tissue factory opens in TCI
By Vivian Tyson, Senior SUN Editor • From Turks & Caicos Sun Believe it or not, the Turks and Caicos Islands now has a tissue, hand towel and napkins manufacturing plant, and the product seems to match or even surpass some…
Bahamian fashion designer awarded in honour of Caribbean American Heritage Month
From the Bahamas Weekly Nassau, Bahamas – Award-winning Bahamian fashion designer Theodore Elyett will be presented with the Caribbean Style & Culture Award of Excellence in Fashion Innovation in Washington DC on June 27 in honour of the ninth annual…
ICCI announces new courses schedules for Summer 2014
The International College of the Cayman Islands, the pioneer of higher education in the Cayman Islands, has announced its Summer 2014 Schedule of courses. See attachment for all details. Website: icci.edu.ky Phone #: 345-947-1100 *Recognized by the Cayman Islands Education…
Barbados government promises to pay Shanique Myrie this week
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday June 17, 2014, CMC – Eight months after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled in favour of a Jamaican woman who successfully challenged the Barbados government, Bridgetown says it will this week make…
Facebook wins patent trial that targeted Newsfeed, Timeline
By Susan DeckerZoom From Sydney Morning Herald Facebook, the world’s biggest social network, has won a trial in which it was accused of infringing patents for a “web page diary” invented by a Dutch computer scientist in the 1990s. The…
Woman claims that JetBlue flight attendant forced 3-year-old to pee in seat
By Caroline Bankoff From New York Mag Little kids and airplanes are already often a bad mix — throw some urine in there, and you’ve got the nightmare that came true for one mother last Monday. Jennifer Deveraux told CBS…
We need more than reform: Corporate tax dodging another capitalist innovation
By Pete Dolack From Counterpunch Competition takes many forms in capitalism. Financial engineering by corporations to avoid paying taxes is one aspect of this competition — under the rigors of market competition, evading responsibility is an innovation to be emulated….
