CARICOM expresses concern over Venezuela protests
From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has expressed concern about the confrontations that have taken place in Venezuela over the past few days in the course of demonstrations. In a statement deploring…
Dominica, Dubai-based company sign MOU for construction of luxury hotel
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC – Dominica has signed an agreement with the Dubai-based Range Development Limited (RDL) for the construction of a 125-room high-end luxury hotel in the north of the island. Prime Minister Roosevelt…
Greenlight Re Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 2013 Financial Results
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Feb 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. GLRE +1.35% today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. Greenlight Re reported net income of $83.9 million…
Colt announces initial closing of its Middle Eastern Unit Financing
MONTREAL, Feb. 18, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ – Colt Resources Inc. (“Colt” or the “Company”) (TSXV: GTP) (FRA: P01) (OTCQX: COLTF) is pleased to announce that Colt Resources Middle East (Cayman) (“Colt Middle East”), its subsidiary which sits atop of the…
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Jamaica bolsters future with strong schedule
Jamaica, see attached picture, before a friendly at Trinidad & Tobago on November 19, 2013, is putting together an impressive schedule for 2014. (Photo: Allan V. Crane) MIAMI — Captain Horace Burrell, President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), believes…
Windows XP: What to expect once Microsoft shuts down support
By Toby Wolpe From ZD Net Summary: Even though the world won’t end because of Microsoft’s withdrawal of support for Windows XP, those left clinging to the OS after April’s deadline still face a number of issues. Some twelve-and-a-half years…
Caribbean must adopt laws to control tobacco epidemic – PAHO
From Caribbean360 PAHO, the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), applying large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging could help prevent one million deaths annually. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday February 19, 2014, CMC –…
Elderly nun sentenced over US nuclear site break-in
From BBC Nun guilty of nuclear site break-in An elderly Catholic nun has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for damage caused while breaking into a US nuclear defence site. Sister Megan Rice, 84, and two other protesters…
What ecosystem greeted the first human settlers in the northern Caribbean?
By Barbara Trapido-Lurie From Phys.org (Phys.org) —Assembling a picture of past environments always involves detective work. The reward is a clearer understanding of how natural and human forces have changed environments in the past, giving insights to how modern-day environmental…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
