Irish developer Garrett Kelleher may face damages bill
By Barry O’Halloran From The Irish Times Chicago Spire backer could owe millions from involvement in €60m insurance claim A US court could hit Irish developer Garrett Kelleher with a large damages bill arising out of his involvement in a €60…
Should Kroger And Wal-Mart be worried by Aldi’s expansion?
By Collective Investment Co. From Seeking Alpha Summary Aldi is the German juggernaut that has shaken up the U.K. supermarket and grocery industry. The aggressive expansion plans it has could hit Kroger and Walmart’s margins and market share. Another German…
S.S. United States Restoration One of Many Grand Projects for Crystal Cruises
by Bloomberg From gCaptain (Bloomberg) — “You either grow or die.” To Edie Rodriguez, president and CEO of Crystal Cruises, those words weren’t just lip service for the journalists and VIPs gathered in the Seychelles recently, they’re a rallying call…
A Zika virus vaccine could be ready for emergency use this year
Rod Nickel, Reuters From Business Insider WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – A vaccine for the Zika virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of infants, could be ready for emergency use before year-end, one of its lead…
Capital One Bank employee accused of stealing over $100,000 nabbed on Caribbean island
From CBS News wtvr HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A former worker at Capital One Bank, accused of padding his bank account with more than $100,000, was found living on the Caribbean island. Nicholas Rogers, 31, was slapped with one felony…
Man remanded in custody for “life of the wind” on Caribbean islands
St. Maarten Island Time HOLLAND/St. Maarten – The Dutch police announced this week that they have arrested a 64-year old man with an official address in Anguilla. His arrest comes as part of an ongoing criminal investigation by the FIOD…
Caribbean experiences build Latin American expertise, as ECLAC wraps up 9-month training series in Peru
Economic Commission For Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean has applied its experience in the Caribbean towards building the disaster…
Peter Binose: Positive Evidence of Election Bribery [Saint Vincent]
By Peter Binose The Government decided to buy a shipment of building materials from Jamaica prior to the 2015 elections in SVG. Why did they buy it from a firm in Jamaica when they could have purchased exactly the same…
IDB issues grant to improve Regional tourism health in the Caribbean
From The San Pedro Sun Belize is among six Caribbean countries that will benefit from an $800,000US Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) grant aimed at the development and implementation of a Regional tourism health information, monitoring and response system. The grant…
Gunmen in Guyana snatch over $30M worth of gold from miner in broad daylight –
By iNews Guyana From St Lucia News Online INEWSGUYANA – A daring day-light robbery in Craig, East Bank Demerara (EBD) has left villagers in shock after four armed men robbed a young man on Thursday afternoon of a quantity of…