Cayman Islands Tethys Petroleum signs MOU with PetroChina
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Corporate Update “MOU signed with PetroChina” Marketwired Press Release: Tethys Petroleum Limited GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Mar 2, 2015) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company”) (TPL.TO) (TPL.TO) is pleased to announce that it has…
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Host Honduras earns CU17 victory over Jamaica
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras – Honduras launched its 2015 CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (CU17) brightly on Friday, posting a 2-0 victory over Jamaica to conclude a Group A tripleheader at the Estadio Francisco Morazan. Darixon Vuelto and Jorge Alvarez scored for…
Widely used food additive promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, research shows
From Medical Press Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes the development of inflammatory bowel disease and metabolic…
Caribbean leaders form marijuana commission
By Jacqueline Charles from Miami Herald Just days after Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to decriminalize small portions of pot, leaders of the Caribbean Community agreed on the composition of a commission to examine marijuana legalization throughout their 15-member…
Misguided U.S. foreign policy fueled terrorism
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist From The Dallas Weekly They were young and largely impoverished. To find work, they had migrated from their native Egypt to a mid-coastal city in Libya, an unstable country that in recent years has become…
HBO claims Starz, Encore and Showtime should not be aired in the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner Jamaican cable viewers may soon see a drastic change to the channel listings currently available to them. HBO Latin America and the Caribbean wants three major channels, reportedly carrying up to 70 per cent of their content…
SpaceTech is Venture Capital’s final frontier
By David Cowan From Techcrunch Throughout history, the exploration of new frontiers has yielded economic bounties in the forms of resources, living space, military advantage, and scientific research. Today, our new frontiers lie in space, which humanity must eventually colonize…
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to Sell Splendour of the Seas in 2016
By Patrick Clarke From Travel Pulse Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. announced on Monday that it’s agreed to sell its Splendour of the Seas cruise ship to Germany-based subsidiary TUI Cruises in the second quarter of 2016. After the exchange, the…
Nina Pham, nurse who survived Ebola, plans to sue the hospital that ‘failed her’
By The Associated Press From Mashable Nina Pham, a 26-year-old nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first person in the United States diagnosed with the deadly disease, said that a hospital where she worked in Dallas and its…
Caribbean Sailors earn Gold Medals at 2014 CAC Games
By Carol_Bareuther Frpm All at Sea Caribbean sailors held their own against those from Central America in the medal-winning department at the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games, which took place November 14th – 30th, in Veracruz, Mexico. This is…
