NEMA reports farms lost, coastal erosion in Exuma flooding
From Bahama islands info EXUMA, The Bahamas – On Sunday, June 2, 2013, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, conducted an Initial Damage Assessment exercise of the flooded areas and communities on Exuma, caused by widespread rain with thunderstorm in…
Frequently Asked Questions on novel coronavirus – update
From World Health Organisation (WHO) 23 May 2013 What is the novel coronavirus? This is a new strain of coronavirus (nCoV) that has not been seen in humans before. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness in…
Four centres get ESMA’s AIFMD seal of approval
By Hannah Beecham, IFAonline Guernsey, Jersey, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands have all received approval from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) for co-operation agreements. Approval means all four finance centres can continue to deliver alternative…
Prime Minister Christie meets China’s president
From Bahama islands info Prime Minister Perry Christie, left, speaks with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Sunday, where they agreed on a new package of technical support amounting to US$8…
Rangers talks continue over meeting to remove Malcolm Murray
From STV Glasgow Rangers have agreed to continue talks with a shareholder group that called for a general meeting to remove Malcolm Murray from his post. Mr Murray was chairman of Rangers International Football Club plc until last week, when…
Tax havens are okay if you’re a politically-connnected leftist
by Daniel J. Mitchell From The Commentator There’s nothing wrong with tax havens – they are in fact a huge plus for the global economy. So why can’t leftists just admit it? Earlier this year, I had some fun when…
Crack Down on Whale Fishing in Iceland!
Care2 Petition Site signatures: 30,561 signature goal: 31,000 overview petition Target: Jon Bjarnason, Minister of Fisheries, Iceland Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton Iceland continues to hunt endangered fin whales in defiance of an international ban, and exports most of its whale…
