Curaçao can now also be seen on Google Street View
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao is also on Google Street View since Monday, so now you can also navigate to locations like the Pontoon bridge and Small Knip. Google worked with the Curaçao Tourist Board to map the island. Dozens of panoramas of sights were made with the Street View Trekker, a backpack where a camera sticks out. Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath More...
What do tourists expect in their travel applications?
The top 3 most important features identified by leisure travelers in their travel apps are the ability to search & book flights, real-time flight alerts throughout their journey and being able to see an entire More...
Google employee: We’ve documented dozens of harassment claims that haven’t been made public
Google employees have documented dozens of allegations of harassment at the company that have yet to be made public, an employee told Yahoo Finance at a company walkout in New York City on Thursday. The move follows More...
Dutch regulator fines Curacao online gambling operator with questionable reputation
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - Another online gambling operator has incurred the wrath of Kansspelautoriteit, the regulatory body charged with monitoring the Netherlands’ gambling market. In a statement from earlier More...
New regulations coming for Fintech firms in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN - Some of the services of financial technology (fintech) firms in Barbados could soon be regulated. The Central Bank of Barbados in a joint statement with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said More...
Former Google engineer says China search engine would be ‘stain’ on company’s reputation
Google CEO Sundar Pichai isn’t backing away from the company’s work on a new search engine for China. On Monday, Pichai told the Wired 25 Summit that the search engine, code-named Project Dragonfly, is still More...
Deep Blue Cable inks deal to support Digicel’s Caribbean fibre rollout
The Deep Blue Cable undersea cable infrastructure company has announced a deal to support a multi-million dollar, 15-year ICT contract with the governments of the Caribbean nations of Saint Lucia, Grenada and More...
Caribbean nationals victorious in ARIN elections
CHANTILLY - Three Caribbean candidates—Peter Harrison, Alicia Trotman and Kerrie-Ann Richards—have been elected to leadership roles at the American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN). ARIN is one of five Internet More...
Industry stakeholders join forces in Internet Week Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN - The Internet landscape of the Caribbean is small but relatively complex, nascent but constantly evolving. No single organisation holds the responsibility for promoting the growth of an open, stable, More...
Facebook reveals 50 million accounts affected by security breach
Facebook announced that some 50 million user accounts were impacted by a security breach that allowed the attackers to potentially take over users’ profiles. “This is a serious issue, and we’ve already taken More...
