T&T gives up Muntslag to US agents
By Rickie Ramdass From Trinidad Express SURINAMESE national Edmund Quincy Muntslag, who was wanted in the United States, was extradited to that country from Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, to face charges of narcotics trafficking. He was wanted by the US…
International Tennis Federation hold workshops in Caribbean to develop wheelchair tennis
By Michael Pavitt From Inside The Games The International Tennis Federation (ITF) have held workshops in Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti and Cuba to help develop wheelchair tennis in the Caribbean. Wheelchair tennis experts and coaches led the workshops in order…
Jewish sites in the Caribbean
Gershman Y photo exhibit showcases Jewish sites in the Caribbean By Monica Thompson Fragale, For Digital First Media From The Times Herald The St. Thomas Synagogue, USVI, was built in 1833. It is the oldest synagogue in continuous use under…
Amazing red aurora
Amazing red aurora captured by Space Station astronaut By Miriam Kramer From Mashable A NASA astronaut spending a full year in space has captured yet another amazing photo of auroras dancing above Earth. One-year International Space Station crewmember Scott Kelly…
China’s currency conundrum
By Justin Urquhart Stewart from Offshore Bankers Currencies are a conundrum for all, whether you are a central bank, a pension fund, or just a private investor trying to protect the value of your assets. They are often the forgotten…
Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: 2015 Q2 Results
Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: 2015 Q2 Results AUGUST 14, 2015 — GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — (Marketwired) — 08/14/15 — Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX: TPL)(LSE: TPL) today announced its Results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Q2 Financial…
First Cape Verde storm of 2015 possible this week
By Bob Henson From Weather Underground A tropical wave in the central Atlantic has the potential to develop into a tropical storm over the next several days. Invest 96L was gradually organizing near 10.0°N and 28.3°W at 1800 GMT Sunday…
Is offshore drilling any safer for the environment today?
From Caribbean News Now Dear EarthTalk: Is offshore drilling any safer for the environment today given lessons learned from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico? — Leslie Jackson, Bern, NC The Deepwater Horizon oil rig…
Caribbean’s religious diversity celebrated at CARIFESTA X
From Caricom Today This is one in a series of articles, photographs and videos from our archives that we will share over the next few weeks as we continue the countdown to CARIFESTA XII in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 21-30 August. The…