Oddo & Cie joins battle for BHF Kleinwort Benson
By Michael Stothard From Financial Times French private bank Oddo & Cie has thrown itself into the battle to buy Anglo-German banking group BHF Kleinwort Benson, launching a counter bid to acquisitive Chinese investor Fosun. Oddo said on Friday that…
Rogue wave hits MSC Divina cruise ship in Caribbean
By Donna Tunney From examiner.com A rogue wave struck the MSC Divina cruise ship Nov. 26 as the ship sailed between Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, TravelMole reports. The 136,000 gross registered ton ship, which carries 3,500 people and is…
From Jamaica To Trinidad, Caribbean Nationals Joining ISIS
By Ernice Gilbert From The Virgin Islands Consortium ST. CROIX — Caribbean nationals from multiple islands have left their native lands to join the terror group called the Islamic State, according to Marine Gen. John Kelly, the top U.S. general…
Barbados could give Queen the boot/Barbados marks 49th anniversary of independence this week
Barbados could give Queen the boot From telesurtv The prime minister said he found it awkward to pledge allegiance to the Queen. | Prime Minister Freundel Stuart plans to mark 50 years of independence from Britain by removing Queen Elizabeth…
Caribbean researchers to maximize use of census microdata
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is charting the way forward for Caribbean countries to make microdata from their censuses more easily available to researchers. The options for expanding access to census microdata were the focus…
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Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to hold conference in the Bahamas
By Rashad Rolle From Tribune 242 The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will hold its ninth annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in New Providence on Monday. The event, which will be held at the Melia Nassau Beach…
1912-1938 Traveling with the Paneths
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable An intimate, colorful record of a family on the move 1913 Paneth’s wife Else on their honeymoon in Cairo. IMAGE: FRIEDRICH PANETH/ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY/SSPL/GETTY IMAGES 1924 “Eva, Heinz and Else sitting on a wall.”…
Grant Shapps quits amid Tory bullying claims
From BBC Grant Shapps has quit as international development minister amid claims he failed to act on allegations of bullying, Downing Street has said. Claims have engulfed the Conservatives following the apparent suicide in September of a youth activist. Mr…
Caribbean Boxing Championship underway
From Guyana Times On Thursday evening, Minister within the Education Ministry Nicolette Henry, officially declared open the Caribbean Boxing Championship under the theme “One Voice, One Goal, One Caribbean.” This competition, which is being held at the Cliff Anderson Sports…
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Puerto Rico among Caribbean islands under scrutiny amid pesticide poisoning concerns
From accessWDUN SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nine months after a vacationing family nearly died from exposure to methyl bromide on the island of St. John, authorities have come to at least one troubling conclusion: The use of the…
