Puerto Rico is the Cinderella team of Caribbean baseball
By Gorge Morejon From ESPNDeportes.com A few years ago, this would have been considered heresy, but today it is the harsh and sad reality: Puerto Rico is now the Cinderella of Caribbean baseball. Gone are the days when Puerto Rican and…
Important shipping lane could become ‘China’s Caribbean’
By HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei senior staff writer From Nikkei TOKYO — The South China Sea will essentially be “a Chinese lake” by 2030, according to a recent study by a U.S. think tank. The report sounds the alarm about China’s…
Irie Fields course to open later this year on Caribbean island of St Kitts
By Sean Dudley From Golf Course Architecture A new golf course is to open later this year on the Caribbean island of St Kitts. Irie Fields has been designed by a team from European Golf Design (EGD) in partnership with…
terrain-trampling hybrid
Volkswagen’s Tiguan GTE Active concept is a terrain-trampling hybrid By Nick Jaynes From Mashable DETROIT — With a one-two punch following its all-electric BUDD-e microbus debut at CES last week has followed up that friendly little concept with something decidedly…
Kitco News Site visit of Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP) In the Cayman Islands
From Offshore Safe Deposit Boxes Speaking of Strategic Wealth Preservation (SWP) in the Cayman Islands, I recently came across a Kitco News (part of Kitco Metals) segment about the private vault while it was still under construction (SWP opened in…
Sammy back as West Indies cricket captain
From Caribbean News Now Sammy wants West Indies to stay World Number One ST JOHN’S, Antigua — West Indies captain Darren Sammy is backing his team to keep their T20 Number One ranking and also win this year’s International Cricket…
Gadget of the week
Paper-thin solar charger could be just the thing for stylish outdoorsy types By Victoria Ho From Mashable Solar chargers haven’t taken off the way creators have hoped, but as technology allows designs to get slimmer and more efficient, that could…
Brazil charges members of Panamanian corporate services firm with money laundering
By Kenneth Rijock From Curacao Chronicle MIAMI – Two senior members of a prominent Panamanian corporate services firm, Mossack Fonseca, have been charged with money laundering in Brazil, based upon allegations that they assisted in laundering the proceeds of bribes…
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ADFD inks loan deal for Caribbean power plant
From Trade Arabia Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has inked a Dh55 million ($15 million) loan agreement with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to set up a geothermal power station in the southern Caribbean country. The agreement, between ADFD…
Heart-brain link offers new Alzheimer’s prevention strategies
By Charlotte Libov From Newsmax New evidence of a link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease may provide new ways to prevent the dreaded brain ailment, a top cardiologist says. “The more we learn about Alzheimer’s disease, the more similarities we…
