Maya Angelou – an American messenger, a universal message
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday May 29, 2014 – A remarkable American voice has been stilled, but the entire world is poorer for it. Many of us – including me – never met Maya Angelou, yet…
The Creeping decriminalization of marijuana in the Caribbean
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise from NACLA While the decriminalization of marijuana has been a topic of discussion for decades, those in attendance at this week’s Jamaica Cannabis Conference are doing more than just blowing smoke—they are…
Caribbean pressures US to resolve Antigua gambling dispute
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Friday May 23, 2014, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has once again appealed to the United States to honour the first ruling issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in favour of Antigua…
Drugs trafficking in the Caribbean Radar Detector
By Street Hype Report From Street Hype On May 9th American customs and border-protection officials launched an aerostat—a fat, tethered balloon—above the coast of Puerto Rico. Its job is to use radar to detect low-flying aircraft, ships and smaller vessels…
Newspaper claims US uses jailed Caribbean migrants for cheap labour
From Jamaica Observer HOUSTON (CMC) –The New York Times newspaper says the United States federal government is relying on tens of thousands of Caribbean and other immigrants to provide essential labour even as Washington cracks down on illegal migration. The…
Apple and Google agree to dismiss all direct legal action between themselves
By Alex Wilhelm from Techcrunch Late today, Apple and Google announced that they have agreed to dismiss direct lawsuits aimed at one another, and will work together to help push patent reform forward. It’s a huge change for the two…
Caribbean security concerns heightened following Chinese Cyber-Espionage case
By Tracy From Atlanta Black An announcement on Monday[19] that a grand jury in the United States has indicted five Chinese hackers for cyber espionage and other offenses directed at the U.S. nuclear power, metals and solar products industries has…
United States to host CONCACAF Women’s Championship on road to World Cup Canada 2015
United States to host CONCACAF Women’s Championship on road to World Cup Canada 2015 Canada (pictured) celebrates after winning the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament in Cancun, Mexico. (Photo: Mexsport) MIAMI (May 16, 2014) – The Confederation of…
A day to celebrate migratory birds, a most spectacular event
By Kathy Reshetiloff From Bay Journal News Service International Migratory Bird Day celebrates and calls attention to one of the most important and spectacular events in the Americas — bird migration. Bird Day is celebrated in Canada, the United States,…
The iPhone 6 may deliver a devastating blow to iPad sales
By Tero Kuittinen From BGR We’ve known for a while that tablet market growth has not been what people expected. Apple’s double digit sales decline of iPad units in the March quarter was one ill omen. Nevertheless, the new Morgan…
