Tag Archives: internet

  1. Digital Media: The Changing Face of Journalism in the Caribbean

    The video embedded here includes highlights from the U.S. Embassy of Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean’s multi-media panel discussion on the topic “Digital Media: The Changing Face of Journalism in the Caribbean,” on Tuesday 15 May, 2012. The panel includes veteran journalist and editor of Barbados Today’s online newspaper Roy Morris, Kenton X. Chance a [...]

    May 22, 2012Featured, Technology, Video GalleryNo comments
  2. DIGICEL ANNOUNCED AS SPONSOR OF HAITIAN COMPAS FESTIVAL FOR A FOURTH YEAR RUNNING: Supporting Haitian culture in the Diaspora communities

    Digicel today announced its sponsorship of the Haitian Compas Festival for a fourth year running. The event will be held at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida this Saturday May 19th 2012. The festival, now in its 14th year, is a celebration of Haiti’s rich musical culture and Digicel is eager to make this year’s [...]

    May 17, 2012Music, TechnologyNo comments
  3. 4G Provider TeleBarbados Promotes Use of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) by All

    TeleBarbados, the provider of choice for premium Corporate & Residential Telecommunications Services in Barbados, is the proud Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (BCCI) World Telecoms Day Seminar. World Telecoms Day occurs every May 17th, following a United Nations (UN) General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the [...]

    May 14, 2012Featured, TechnologyNo comments
  4. THE RISE OF JAMAICAN BOXING: REALITY SERIES “THE CONTENDER” GAINS POPULARITY

    The rise of boxing in Jamaica may require a well laid out thesis when all angles of the investigation required are done and that information is presented chronologically. But to encapsulate the rise we first have to look at the early entrance of the sport into national life. When the former Premier of Colonial Jamaica, [...]

    May 9, 2012Featured, SportsNo comments
  5. SKN’s Education Ministry Engages Kittitians on Laptop Usage and Other Technological Issues

    Parents, guardians and others eager to be further enlightened about the means by which their children could maximize use of laptops provided under One-To-One Laptop Programme tuned in to ZIZ Radio and Television recently, loaded with comments and questions. Dr. Michael Blake - moderator of the “Issues in Education Programme” introduced the topic for the evening’s [...]

    May 6, 2012Education, TechnologyNo comments
  6. Global Exposure For Caribbean Models: Kurama Magazine’s Contest to Reward Most Stylish Models

    For the first time, Caribbean fans of Kurama Magazine can compete to show off their modelling skills to the world, except this contest is not a typical model search. Kurama Magazine’s Personal Style Challenge demands more than a cute face and body. Contestants are expected to not only display their potential as a model but [...]

    May 3, 2012Events, FashionNo comments
  7. #Barbados #Entrepreneurs Foundation – Estonian W-Fi activist to present at BEF Entrepreneurs’ Forum

    Estonian Wi-Fi activist Valjo Haamer, the vision behind the free Wi-Fi movement that has made Estonia an international model for the provision of free Wi-Fi access to its people, is the featured presenter at the next BEF quarterly entrepreneurs’ forum. Valjo spearheaded the culture of free wireless access points all across his homeland for the [...]

    April 21, 2012Photo Gallery, TechnologyNo comments
  8. ‘Bad Ass’ fea. Danny Trejo & Charles “Roc” Dutton #usa #dannytrejo #epicbeardguy #amberlamps #transitfight

    A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.

    April 20, 2012Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  9. #Twitter #Romance in Santo Domingo – No/Si? #SiriaPerdonalo #SiriaNoLoPerdoneNah

    A love story is unfolding on Twitter as Santo Domingo residents respond to a large banner placed at the intersection of John F Kennedy and Lope de Vega avenues. The banner read: “Siria, I Love You. Let’s rescue what united us.” A makeshift drawing of a man and a woman tickled the imagination of Dominicans [...]

    April 18, 2012OddityNo comments
  10. HBO Latin America: Game of Thrones Concludes, Press Tour in Miami – Kit Harington #lannister #winteriscoming #greyjoy #nedstark #gameofthrones

    Some of the younger actors from Game of Thrones finished a promotional tour with an event in Miami, FL with press from Latin America and the Caribbean, including Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, Jamaica and the Bahamas. This came after visits to Mexico, DR and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    April 17, 2012Books, Photo GalleryNo comments
  11. Rebecca Stirm wins Mission Catwalk challenge with #Belize-inspired #design #fashion #realitytv #caribbean

    Drawing on the Hispanic and Mayan influences in her country, 18 year-old Belizean fashion designer Rebecca Stirm emerged the winner in a culture-inspired challenge in the second episode of Caribbean fashion designer reality series Mission Catwalk, filmed in Kingston, Jamaica. Stirm and 14 other designers were instructed by host and executive-producer Keneea Linton-George to “create [...]

    April 9, 2012Fashion, TravelNo comments
  12. Dancehall/Reggae makes history with itunes INDIE SPOTLIGHT! #dancehall #jamaica #itunes #music #downloads

    It is another proud giant step for dancehall/reggae music. “dancehall/reggae label never got the indy spotlight on iTunes – that’s big!” says an enthusiastic Johnny Wonder, Executive vice president for 21st Hapilos Distribution. Founded in 2001 Itunes has changed the music industry and quickly became the biggest music store. It is only fit that 21st [...]

    April 8, 2012Music, TechnologyNo comments
  13. #Barbados hosts Tradewinds 2012, Social Media part of Initiative #southcom #coastguard #narcotics

    Tradewinds 2012 is the 28th Anniversary of a regional training drive to encompass multiple aspects of ensuring the security and stability of the Caribbean, last year Antigua was the host territory. Barbados is the lead island this year, while the drill itself runs from 15th to 24th June, and almost 400 personnel from Canada, Dominican [...]

    April 4, 2012Technology, Video GalleryNo comments
  14. BARBADOS GOING FOR GOLD IN THE INTERNATIONAL EGG COMPETITION #barbados #strongholdentertainment #cuisine #culinary #cookoff

    Barbados will yet again take a crack at the gold standard in the International Eggs Commission competition later this year in the United Kingdom… And the newest edition of the Eggonomics television programme, “Street Heat” will be carrying the Barbados flag with the finalist chosen from a mixture of points from Chef John Hazzard and [...]

    March 29, 2012Cuisine, CultureNo comments
  15. Caribbean Nationals Sought For Medical Tourism Focus Group #survey #caribbean #surgery #operation #medicaltourism

    Caribbean nationals are being sought for one-on-one telephone interviews on medical tourism. The Caribbean nationals can either be resident in North America or the Caribbean and will be paid for their participation if selected. Caribbean nationals in North America who may have traveled home to the Caribbean or Caribbean nationals who may have travelled to [...]

    March 28, 2012Business, Health1 comment
  16. DIGICEL LEADS PROJECT TO DELIVER HIGH-CAPACITY UNDERSEA CABLE TO HAITI #satellite #broadband #ayiti #haiti #digicel #caribbean #rebuild

    Two years after Haiti was struck by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the country is set to receive a major boost with the delivery of a US$16m 200km undersea cable which will link the country to the world via internet connectivity, thanks to Digicel. The project – which is being undertaken in conjunction with Columbus [...]

    March 28, 2012Featured, TechnologyNo comments
  17. #handoftheking #georgerrmartin #lannister #gameofthrones #hbola HBO Season premiere of Game of Thrones will be simultaneous between US & Caribbean on April 1st

    Five kings vie for a single throne in the all-new season of the Golden Globe® and two-time Emmy® award-winning HBO drama series, Game of Thrones. Based on the bestselling fantasy books by George R.R. Martin, the returning mega-production chronicles the epic and deadly struggle for power among several families that has overtaken the Seven Kingdoms [...]

    March 24, 2012Books, CinemaNo comments
  18. Jamaica College Old Boys wins the 2012 Ziadie Cup #soccer #jamaica #miami #ziadie

    The Jamaica College Old Boys defeated the St. George’s College Old Boys to claim the 2012 Ziadie Cup – it was their second Ziadie Cup win since the tournament began 8 years ago. The Jamaica College over-40 team played the St. George’s College over-40 team to a 2-2 draw in the Grand Masters match. In [...]

    March 23, 2012FootballNo comments
  19. Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation: BEF, Committed to delivering on promise of 100% free Wi-Fi Access #technology #barbados #warchalking #wifispottr

    The Barbados Entrepreneurship Foundation (BEF) has reaffirmed their commitment to ensure that all Barbadians have access to free Wi-Fi (wireless broadband). The initiative of the BEF’s business facilitation pillar was to provide free access to Wi-Fi throughout Barbados by November 11th, 2011. Through a huge outbreak of support by private sector, statutory organisations, community centres, churches and [...]

    March 21, 2012TechnologyNo comments
  20. U.S. Embassy to Host Facebook Chat on Visa Issues #travel #bridgetownusembassy #diplomat #consulgeneral

    The United States Embassy is continuing to use social media to reach out to residents in the seven countries of the Eastern Caribbean. With the busy summer travel season approaching, Eastern Caribbean residents will be able to get real-time answers to their questions about the visa process on Thursday, March 22, when the Embassy hosts [...]

    March 21, 2012Political, TravelNo comments
  21. Big win in 2012 ADDY’s kicks off 10th Anniversary Celebrations for Red Advertising #barbados #advertising #addy

    Red advertising&marketing Ltd. started their 10th Anniversary Celebrations with a bang when they were crowned the Most Creative Agency in the Caribbean at the 2012 American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards. Red flew the Barbadian flag proudly beating the best of the Caribbean advertising industry, including over 30 entrants from Jamaica, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Trinidad [...]

    March 19, 2012BusinessNo comments
  22. HBO PRESENTS ITS APRIL 2012 MOVIE LINE-UP FOR THE CARIBBEAN

    HBO Latin America is pleased to present its cinematic lineup for APRIL 2012 – enjoy! Friends with Benefits (Screen Gems) – Jamie (Mila Kunis), an executive recruiter for a leading job agency in New York City, convinces Dylan (Justin Timberlake), an art director for a small internet company in Los Angeles, to accept a dream [...]

    March 16, 2012Cinema, EventsNo comments
  23. REGGAE ANTHOLOGY: A-Train & Zion High to release real authentic roots compilation album on April 3rd featuring U Roy, Jahdan Blakkamoore, Pressure, Toussaint and more

    Conventional wisdom maintains that ‘music has no boundaries‘. In Jamaica, traditional African-derived drumming styles and mento melded with rhythm and blues, jazz and latin music to form a distinctive and transcendent pop music –first ska, then rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall. The resilient expansiveness of Jamaican music is communicated by its artists as a philosophy–independent, triumphant [...]

    March 15, 2012MusicNo comments
  24. Wray & Nephew Contender “Wray FIGHT pose” on Facebook is a Knock Out!

    Wray and Nephew White Overproof Rum started a new photo campaign at the Wray & Nephew Contender series happening Live every Wednesday at the Chinese Benevolent Association in Kingston Jamaica. The “Wray Fight Pose” was an instant HIT with fans lining up to show their best Fight pose. Folks can vote for their favourite Wray [...]

    March 14, 2012SportsNo comments
  25. Barbadian Online Journalist asks Chinese Economist tough question per Human Rights

    Cheng Siwei addressed the Central Bank recently – I asked if China is to spend more and have an Open Economy with Transparency, what will China do about its Human Rights record and will it allow the Internet to be free, rather than people told where to go – given that e-Commerce is a sign [...]

    March 12, 2012Political, Video Gallery1 comment