Ride-sharing entity Uber announced on Tuesday that it is now operational in Jamaica, sending off alarms among the thousands of taxi operators destined to collide with the Silicon Valley behemoth that has […]
Jamaica: Uber alarm
Futures Coiled Ahead Of Fed Decision, Biden-Putin Summit
US equity futures rebounded from a modest overnight drop in a rangebound session, coiled as investors turned cautious ahead of a policy decision from the Federal Reserve which some such as DB’s […]
Haiti: The Haitian police: An institution in ruin and now under siege
In recent months in Port-au-Prince, that command — “hands up” in English — has been issued more often by gun-toting gangsters than by law enforcement apprehending suspects. In early June, videos of […]
Bahamas: SEPARATION ENFORCEMENT: Police prepared to keep non-vaccinated away from perks set for vaccinated
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of National Security Marvin Dames assured yesterday that law enforcement will be ready to monitor for non-vaccinated individuals during the proposed vaccination holiday announced by the prime minister […]
Suriname: Food packages for social institutions in Nickerie
Ministers Krishna Mathoera of Defense and Risha Kuldipsingh of Labour, Employment and Youth Affairs (AW and J) have donated food parcels to various social institutions in Nickerie. During the visit to the institutions, […]
Dominican Republic: Ex electric utilities chief ‘embezzled’ US$48M
Santo Domingo.- The Dominican State on Wed. accused past vice president of the Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (CDEEE), Rubén Jiménez Bichara, who allegedly, together with a series of accomplices, defrauded […]
Jamaica: NO MAN’S LAND: Opposition wants to stay far from MP Wright in House
The question of where George Wright, the newly independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Westmoreland, will sit in Gordon House stirred controversy on Tuesday even as Speaker of the House of […]
Middle-aged Americans struggle with physical and mental health—but it’s not the same everywhere
Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years of work and parenting. That is no longer true in the U.S. Deaths of despair and chronic pain among […]
Only 4.8% of designers are Black. Herman Miller, Adobe, and Gap unveil a plan to change that
Design is a particularly white profession. Depending on the poll, only 3% to 4.8% of designers are Black. But a powerful new collective of design companies is looking to change that. Launching today, the Diversity in Design […]
Caribbean films now available on Pavilion+ platform
Caribbean movies and TV shows are now more accessible than ever to viewers in the Caribbean diaspora across the US, UK, and Canada. Filmmakers Collaborative of Trinidad and Tobago (FILMCO) has releases curated titles across […]
