PERCEPTIONS: When silence prevails, perception rules
From Pinchina Consulting When silence prevails, perception rules: China, the Government of Jamaica and the Court of Public Opinion This post is the second installment of a series entitled, “Perceptions.” The series explores China’s historic and more recent relationship with…
Scientists scan a woman’s brain during an out-of-body experience
By Jennifer Welsh Scientists scanned a woman’s brain during an out-of-body experience — and what they found was amazing It may sound like a plot from “The Twilight Zone,” but a psychology graduate student at the University of Ottawa says…
FINW – could this bottomed chart rally to past highs?
From WallStreet PR Firstin Wireless Technology Inc (OTCMKTS:FINW) www.firstinwireless.com We are issuing an immediate alert on FINW ! According to FINW, carriers rake in an estimated $70 BIL in “Roaming Charges” while the average cellular cost for a business traveler…
In Guyana: political negotiations an opportunity for real democracy
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 PHOTO: The PPP’s Donald Ramotar was elected President of Guyana by a plurality of the votes cast in general elections in December 2011 but the party failed to win an overall majority in the…
Cayman Heart Fund announces 2014 Heart Smart Week Events
Cayman Heart Fund will be hosting their 7th Annual Heart Smart Week Events Thu. March 20 – Wed. March 26 – Please come and support them! Thu March 20 Cardiac Symposium 5:30PM St. Matthew’s University campus On March 20, medical…
Nine Caribbean skinks petitioned for inclusion on endangered species list
By Jonathan Losos From Anole Annals A while back, we reported on a monograph Hedges and Conn that described an enormous number of new skink species (35) from the Caribbean. Now efforts are being made to prevent some of these…
Health risk of chemicals in food packaging
From Carribbean360 Scientists argue that long-term exposure to synthetic chemicals in packaging and plastic (PET) bottles is a cause for concern. LONDON, England, Friday February 28, 2014 – Concerns about the contamination of food and drink by synthetic chemicals in…
St Vincent police to investigate woman’s death following raid by lawmen
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Thursday March 6, 2014, CMC – Police Commissioner Michael Charles says an investigation will be launched into the death of a 49-year-old woman, who died at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital (MCMH) one day after…
Caribbean takes top two spots in world’s best islands
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Thursday March 6, 2014 – Belize’s Ambergris Caye has retained the title of world’s best island for the second year running in TripAdvisor’s 2014 Travellers’ Choice Awards. Placing second, and clinching the two top…
Dad on the hook for half daughter’s Cornell Law Tuition
By Karen Sloan, The National Law Journal A father who’d agreed to shoulder half the cost of his daughter’s legal education—before she got into Cornell Law School, which costs $225,000 to attend—found no relief from a New Jersey court late…
