CARIBBEAN NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending June 14th, 2013

NO BIRD FLU IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SAYS OFFICIAL—06/08/13 Ruben Silie, the Dominican ambassador in Haiti, says that Haiti was mistaken when it reported that the Dominican Republic is experiencing an outbreak of avian flu. Haiti cited the outbreak as a reason for banning imports of meats, chicken, eggs, and other goods from the neighboring country.  […]

CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY NEWS SUMMARY for the week ending June 14th, 2013

JAMAICA WANTS BILLIONS IN INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-FUEL—06/10/13 The government of Jamaica wants to find $8 billion in investment capital to develop bio-fuels and reduce the island’s dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, said if Jamaica could develop a bio-fuel energy source, the country could attract investors […]

Round Up JA! A look at the social media happenings of Jamaicans Yaad and Abraad for the week ending June 15 2013!

Warren Weir: (Instagram: @warren_weir) Home is where the heart is… Cedella Marley: (Facebook) And it was written… Beautiful words. One Love Ziggy Marley: (Facebook) A pick up game after the UCLA concert. FUN 🙂 Alaine: (Instagram: @Alainesinga) Over 45,000 views in 24 hours… Wowowow!! #nakedupendapia #grateful #iloveyoutoo Shakira Martin: (Twitter: @SHAK_STAR) Cross over to the […]