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In conjunction with a local university, the government of Cuba released its own version of the open-source Linux operating system called Nova Baire. Citing the difficulty to obtain private software on the island, as well as security concerns, the government hopes to move 50% of their computers to this new system over the next five years
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Over 300 buildings were destroyed after a 7.4-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia last Thursday.
Barbadian bloggers are not happy as more details unfold about their government's alleged role in the bailout of failed Trinidad-based conglomerate CL Financial.
Caribbean bloggers were all over the debacle at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, where a sandy outfield caused the abandonment of the second Test Cricket Match between West Indies and England.
“All studies about the creative industries…and tourist development indicate that a failsure way of driving tourists to a destination is by creating a purpose for them to visit…but a word of caution to those…who think that they can develop such festivals without the participation and buy-in of the cultural community: you can’t”: Nicolette Bethel offers yet another reason why the Bahamas needs its artists.
Chris at Dominica Weekly has had it with the island's traffic problems.
Homophobic statements from a member of the Jamaica Prime Minister's cabinet prompts Abeng News Magazine's Kadene Porter to say: “The abundance of divisive nonsense-statements that he and his band of ministers seem to come up with is drawing more than ribaldry from a nervous and watchful public.”
Living Guyana reveals that the country's president is apparently suffering from a serious case of dengue fever.
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I strongly believe this is the real reason for the Mauritanian government striking a deal...