Stunning moments
50 stunning moments captured by the award-winning Reuters photography team in 2017 Part 1 By Sarah Jacobs From Business Insider A protester holds a national flag as a bank branch, housed in the magistracy of the Supreme Court of Justice,…
This hidden gem of a game will make you want to hug your grandpa
BY JESS JOHO From Mashable The elderly rarely feature as the protagonist of a video game. I mean, it’s hard to imagine a kindly old man blasting aliens or chainsawing zombies.But the peaceful, gorgeous, easy-to-play iOS title ($4.99, also available…
Safecap
Ford made a trucker hat that might save drivers’ lives By David Lumb From engadget Truck driving is an exhausting job that requires constant attention to the road. Falling asleep during long stretches is an occasional — and sometimes lethal…
Sanders: No winners in secession – in Europe or the Caribbean
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Should areas of countries break away and govern themselves as they see fit? That’s a question that has been debated in several parts of the world, and is in focus now between…
Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthens, heads toward Europe
By Carlie Kollath Wellscwells From NOLA Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened overnight as it moved closer to Europe, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning (Oct. 11). It’s expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday night or Thursday. As of 4…
21Buttons, a social-commerce app dedicated to fashion, closes $10M Series A
By Steve O’Hear From TechCrunch 21Buttons, a social-commerce app that lets fashion influencers share their wardrobe, has closed $10 million in Series A funding. The round is co-led by Kibo Ventures, and JME VC, and existing investors Samaipata Ventures, Breega…
New regional partnership for water security to protect human health
By Deandrea Hamilton Trinidad&Tobago – Port of Spain – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C), recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on initiatives related to water resources and human health. The…
Strong earthquake felt in several Caribbean countries
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred south east of St Vincent on Tuesday, the Trinidad-based Seismic Research Unity (SRC) of the St Augustine campus of the University of the…
Review people venerated in public places
From Newsday T&T The Cross Rhodes Freedom Project (CRFP) is calling on Government to set up a commission to examine people who are venerated and memorialised, in public spaces, especially in the capital city of Port-of-Spain. Making the call on…
More companies looking for oil and gas off Guyana
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Its offshore concession just a few miles from where ExxonMobil found large deposits of oil and gas two years ago, so Tullow Oil of the UK and Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas of Canada…