Enel Green Power starts construction of new solar power plant in Brazil
Rome, December 28th, 2015 – Enel Green Power (‘EGP’) has started construction of Ituverava solar power plant in the state of Bahia, in north-eastern Brazil. Once completed, Ituverava will have a total installed capacity of 254 MW, making it EGP’s…
Hong Kong is leading in fintech adoption
By John Heggestuen From Business Insider Hong Kong is the top region for fintech adoption by a sizable margin, according to data from Ernst & Young. While the US and the UK still lead in terms of investment, Hong Kong is a…
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The miraculous reasons woodpeckers can slam their faces into trees all day and never get brain damage
By Jessica Orwig From Business Insider BI ANSWERS: Do woodpeckers get brain damage? Right now, over 200 species of woodpeckers around the world are slamming their faces into the side of a tree without a second thought about what this…
CRFM and IOI sign 5-year MoU to build the Caribbean’s capacity in Ocean Governance
Belize City, Belize, 29 December 2015 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the International Ocean Institute (IOI) this month signed a new 5-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to extend their longstanding cooperation towards building the capacity of Caribbean fisheries…
College student abducted in Gurgaon, freed hours later
From Deccan Herald A woman student was abducted outside a Gurgaon college by four persons this morning, but was freed within hours after the shocking incident was captured by CCTV cameras. “The case in which a student was abducted at…
Nevis rep wins Caribbean Talented Teen title
Nevis Representative Captures Haynes Smith Caribbean Talented Teen Title for the First Time From ZIZ National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts & Nevis (ZIZ News) — 18 year old Neila Jones became the first representative of Nevis to capture the Haynes…
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Donors to match $10K for new aquarium
From Argus Leader A fundraising effort to come up with the thousands of dollars it’ll take to replace an aging, 600-gallon saltwater aquarium at Sioux Falls’ marine cove is nearing its goal thanks to a $10,000 gift by a team…
Man dies after condom machine explosion
From The Local de A young man from western Germany died in tragic circumstances on Christmas Eve after blowing up a condom machine with a homemade bomb. The 29-year-old from Münster was hit by a steel shard from the condom…
Tobacco companies’ appeal of settlement changes is tossed
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a lower court’s ruling that modified a partial settlement agreement between several states and tobacco companies in a way that saved Pennsylvania about $126…
Bahamas PM expects ‘major move’ soon on bankrupt megaresort
By Royston Jones Jr. Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said he expects a “major move” on Baha Mar that could see the troubled megaresort completed “early in the new year”….
