June 30, 2013
LIME, Cisco Meraki unveil WiFi earning opportunity for businesses
Telecommunications firm LIME and leading Cloud-controlled WiFi solutions provider Cisco Meraki have teamed up to offer Jamaican businesses technology aimed at increasing revenues and improving the attractiveness of their establishments to an…
June 26, 2013
Police arrest 4 in DEA agent’s slaying
Police in Colombia have arrested four people accused of killing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent during an attempted robbery. Colombia's National Police said the four suspects they arrested were part of a criminal network of thieves.…
June 26, 2013
Rio de Janeiro favela police operation leaves nine dead
At least nine people have died in gun battles with drug dealers in a favela (shanty town) in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police say. The clashes started on Monday evening after a demonstration in Bonsucesso, which reportedly ended in mass…
June 26, 2013
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro visits Haiti
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is visiting Haiti in his first official trip to the Caribbean nation as president. Maduro had to cancel a trip planned in April for a regional summit hosted by Haitian President Michel Martelly. The event brought…
June 19, 2013
Brazil clashes after President Rousseff praises protests
Riot police and protesters clashed in fresh protests on Tuesday in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo. Shops and banks were vandalised by groups of masked activists, who fought other demonstrators trying to stop the violence. The protests began…
June 19, 2013
Overseas territories leaders agree to increased tax transparency
Leaders of Britain’s overseas territories on Saturday agreed to back British Prime Minister David Cameron’s G8 initiative on tax, trade and transparency.At a meeting with overseas territories leaders, the prime minister outlined his plans and…
June 19, 2013
Bahamas officials to address cruise industry’s crime concern
The Ministry of Tourism, the police and major cruise lines are working on a white paper on crime that will specifically address how to prevent crime in tourist areas, Bahamas Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said. This comes after several…
June 19, 2013
Election challenge hearing set
Justice Alex Henderson got down to business Tuesday and pressed attorneys involved in the petition challenge to Tara Rivers’ election to move quickly because of the public interest. The case is now set for 17 July, when the lawyers representing John…
June 19, 2013
Jamaica to join region in banning smoking in public places
Jamaica intends on joining its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partners in banning smoking in public areas and the workplace. So far the legislation exists in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname and Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson, says he…
June 14, 2013
New indictment details charges against former Cayman Premier
A new indictment filed in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in relation to the criminal charges against former premier McKeeva Bush reveals that he faces 11 allegations of unlawfully using a government issued credit card in casinos in Las Vegas,…