July 5, 2015
PDM CELEBRATES WITH TCI TRAILBLAZERS
The PDM wishes through this medium to celebrate with and invite the country to celebrate its very own who this week were announced as trailblazers changing the course of history in the field in which they serve. Mrs Delleriece Hall was this week…
July 5, 2015
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 goes on the market for sale
Billed as the most valuable private car collection ever consigned for public auction, the so-called Pinnacle Portfolio has no shortage of standouts. There is, however, one car that is more singular than others would be a 2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4,…
July 5, 2015
Divergent Microfactories targets 3D-printed performance
Think of the racy, 700-horsepower Blade concept car as a Trojan horse, utilising eye-catching curves and gob-smacking performance to highlight the innovative thinking within. Divergent Microfactories, a startup based in the Silicon Valley city of…
July 5, 2015
Samsung faces legal action over phone software
Samsung is being taken to court in China over the software it loads on to its handsets. A Chinese consumer protection group launched the legal action over the default apps or "bloatware" found on Samsung phones. It said many people did not want the…
July 5, 2015
Mastercard testing facial recognition security app
Mastercard is testing a smartphone app that uses facial recognition to verify online purchases. Users in the trial can hold their phone up as though taking a selfie to approve transactions. "The new generation, which is into selfies... I think…
July 5, 2015
Reddit in uproar after staff sacking
Social news site Reddit is in virtual lockdown in protest over the sacking of popular employee Victoria Taylor. Ms Taylor oversaw the "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) section of the site that interviewed celebrities, politicians and other newsworthy……
July 5, 2015
Bubba Watson to paint over Dukes of Hazzard car
US golfer Bubba Watson is to paint over the Confederate flag on the car from the Dukes of Hazzard TV series, as part of a growing backlash against the rebel symbol from the US Civil War. The top golfer, who owns the car, announced the move by…
July 5, 2015
Chile defeats Argentina in Copa America Final
Chile secured the first major trophy in their history on home soil courtesy of a penalty shootout win over Argentina in the Copa America final. Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez slotted in the winning spot-kick after Argentina's Gonzalo Higuain fired over…
July 5, 2015
Mexico drops out of Miss Universe over Trump tirade
Mexico has dropped out of the Miss Universe pageant over co-owner and US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s “racist” remarks about Mexican migrants, as Latino anger toward the outspoken tycoon boils over. Trump’s comments about migrants have…
July 5, 2015
Cricket: The Patriots beat Tallawahs by 119 runs
The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots bounced back from yesterday’s defeat in the Hero Caribbean Premier League with a comprehensive victory over the Appleton Estate Jamaica Tallawahs. A brilliant 82 from the Patriots’ Evin Lewis set up a target of 200…