Caribbean’s first peer-to-peer car rental platform launched

Caribbean’s first peer-to-peer car rental platform launched

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The emerging peer-to-peer car rental sector is projected to grow at 10 per cent annually, and it has finally reached the Caribbean. The region’s first peer-to-peer car rental platform, Rent Yuh Ride™ (RYR), was launched recently and will connect thousands of travellers to private car owners to facilitate car renting in a […]

‘Retired’ TTC bus to become mobile shower for the homeless

‘Retired’ TTC bus  to become mobile shower for the homeless

A “retired” Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus, now out of  service for several months, is expected to be ” soon back on the  road.” But   it  will  not  be picking up  regular passengers. Instead, it  will become a  mobile shower for the homeless. Dominica-born Deborah Daniel, a program manager with a  Toronto  organization  of women […]

VIEWS ON THE NEWS

VIEWS ON THE NEWS

Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced a plan to implement road tolls on two major highways in the city -the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway. Should the road tolls be implemented? Ebony Narpatty Journalist People have to understand that  public policy is a balancing act. If you want development in your society, you’re […]

Auto guru shows the way for Caribbean kids

Auto guru shows the way for Caribbean kids

DETROIT, Michigan – The journey of Ralph Gilles and myself began on a cold winter’s day in 2004 at Autonews World Congress and 2004 North American International Auto Show where a nervous journalist and a reserved car designer met for the first time in an impromtu interview. Twelve years later Gilles is head of Global […]

The ultimate Caribbean driving experience

The ultimate Caribbean driving experience

DETROIT, Michigan – The launch of The Ultimate Caribbean Driving Experience in the Motor City Capital of the world brings a fresh focus to Detroit’s 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Jan. 11kicks off with 1,800 foreign members of the media then the world’s largest black tie and children’s charity fundraiser on Jan. 15 […]

Auto show a $402M boost for Detroit

By Claudette de la Haye The North American International Auto Show has an economic impact of US$402 million in Detroit with over UD$5 million raised for charity – the largest fundraiser in the world. This event is equivalent to the city having its own SuperBowl. Activities started swiftly with awards for Car and Truck of […]

GM President "committed to the community"

By Herman Silochan When Kevin Williams was made President and Managing Director of GM Canada in 2010, North American consumer confidence was at its lowest in a generation, perhaps the lowest since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Auto sales were so slow, overcapacity and redundant models filled Oshawa’s massive lots and nearby train yards. […]