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February 3, 2010 2 Comments
Bajan Global Report
- NurtiSmart – Edible RFID Tracking Chips In Food SoonRFID, short for Radio Frequency ID, tags have found their way into a wide variety of applications. These pellets, which are often roughly the same size as a grain of rice, can help us to be reunited with our lost pets, keep towels inside the hotel, and keep big box stores shipping the right boxes […]
Caribbean 360
- Legacies of Empire: the good, the bad and the ugly May 24, 2013The fact that African slaves in particular received no compensation for their captivity and enforced exploitation is a stain on Britain’s legacy of Empire in the Caribbean.
- "Emailgate" dividing Trinidad & Tobago May 24, 2013Prominent attorney Israel Khan has labelled the e-mails an “international scandal” and said if they were true then the major players “should be arrested, charged and prosecuted”.
- Caribbean extends sympathy to US following tornado disaster May 24, 2013Insurance companies estimate that the damage caused by the tornado could run into billions of dollars as the residents of Moore begin the task of burying their dead.
- Second oldest man dies in Barbados at the age of 113 May 24, 2013Sisnett was one of the last two living men verifiably born in the 19th century and the oldest and last surviving verified man born in the year 1900.
- LAPD investigating Chris Brown death threats May 24, 2013Losing Rihanna and losing to her at the Billboard Awards are said to be secondary to concerns of a deadlier nature in “Breezy’s” backyard.
- Hurricane tracking and response may be affected by US sequestration May 24, 2013Cuts have included NHC personnel who are vital in getting forecasts and warnings on the Web and out to the media and the public.
BBC News
- MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect' May 25, 2013UK security service MI5 asked London street attack suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them half a year ago, a childhood friend claims.
- Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed' May 24, 2013The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.
- Dancer 'lied' in Berlusconi sex case May 24, 2013A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.
- Syria opposition ready to negotiate May 25, 2013Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.
- Afghan Taliban attack central Kabul May 24, 2013Afghan security forces battle Taliban insurgents for hours in central Kabul, following an explosion that shook the capital.
- Author investigated for 'clown' gibe May 24, 2013Portuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is being investigated for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva "a clown" in an interview.
Compass Direct News
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