Oscars 2015
Oscars review: New host misfires By Ben Sutherland From BBC News Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris had previously been a successful host of the Tony Awards for Broadway theatre Neil Patrick Harris’ debut turn as Oscars host was one…
HSBC Malta announces €52m profit, down 42% from 2013
From the Times of Malta HSBC Malta said today it made a pre-tax profit of €52m in 2014, down by €38m, or 42%, compared to the previous year. Cost efficiency ratio was 57%, against 50% in 2013. Return on equity…
[UK] Conservatives suspend Sir Malcolm Rifkind after ‘sting’
From BBC Sir Malcolm Rifkind has been suspended from the Conservative Party in Parliament after being secretly filmed apparently offering his services to a private company for cash. Sir Malcolm and another former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, who was also…
Cayman Islands Home Loans to be bought
New Residential Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire HLSS Acquisition Will Significantly Add to NRZ’s Book of Servicing Assets & Expand Relationships with Servicers February 22, 2015 10:30 PM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND GEORGE TOWN, GRAND…
Bahamas PM urges continued IDB support for the Caribbean
From CARICOM Today NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie says Caribbean countries are still suffering from the effects of the recession but were continuing to put in place measures to ensure their future socio-economic development. Christie, who…
Economic growth of CARICOM region set to improve as harmonised customs bill nears finalisation
A momentous 12 year effort to bring to pass a much-coveted harmonised customs bill for the Caribbean is now in its final stages. The bill is intended to foster economic growth in the region, which will ultimately contribute to the…
When bad cops become Gitmo torturers
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells from new York Mag Spencer Ackerman of The Guardian this week published one of the most arresting stories I’ve seen in recent months, an account in two parts of the work of Richard Zuley, who served as…
Mystery over 15th-century drilled skull solved
By Rossella Lorenzi From news.discovery.com Researchers at the University of Pisa, Italy, have solved a longstanding mystery around the honeycombed skull of one of the Italian martyrs beheaded by 15th century Ottoman Turk invaders when they refused to give up…
Drones for good
Drones for good – from disaster rescue to replanting the world’s forests By Nick Heath From Tech Republic Drones increasingly play a role in modern warfare, with the US military planning to spend about $2bn on the unmanned aircraft this…
24th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum to be convened in St. Vincent
Belize City, (CRFM): The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is holding its first regional meeting for 2015 this week on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The CRFM is hosting the 24th Meeting of the Executive Committee…
