Ohio shootings: Eight members of Rhoden family killed in Pike County
From BBC At least eight people have been killed in “execution-style” killings in four separate homes in rural Ohio. It is believed the victims – seven adults and one teenager – are from the same family, the state’s attorney general…
Vision 2030 heralds new transformation phase
By KHALIL HANWARE from Arab News JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is set to enter a new transformation phase after the announcement of Vision 2030 by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today. Saudi Vision 2030 aims to diversify the sources of…
Ten Caribbean nations more dangerous than the U.S. [Jamaica second]
From News Americas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 22, 2016: When it comes to murders worldwide, there is no denying that the Caribbean has been blighted by a rise in homicides in recent years. NAN compared murder…
Good sense on drugs absent at the UN
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now For a brief moment it appeared that good sense would prevail and the international community would ditch the failed ‘war on drugs’ policy. But, all hopes were dashed at the United Nations…
The View from Europe: Another blow for Venezuela
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Last week in Doha, many of the world’s major producers of crude oil tried, but failed to agree to freeze production, in order to stabilise and eventually increase prices. It was an outcome…
DOJ Says Wyly can’t use Cayman Islands Entity as Ch. 11 Creditor
By Law360 From LexisNexis The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge overseeing the Chapter 11 bankruptcies of business tycoon Sam Wyly and his sister-in-law to bar a Cayman Island entity controlled by the Wylys from…
Destination of the week
This Caribbean island has no beaches — but you should still visit By Daniel McDonald From Daily News Will McGoughSaba’s terrain is steep and lush—with no true beaches to speak of. Two cabbies sit outside the airport making small talk,…
The backlash to U.S.-Cuba normalization and the misuse of Human Rights
By Peter Bolton, Research Fellow at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs In the bitter campaign to reverse the normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations that has been driving forward since December 2014, human rights have again entered center stage. Critics of President…
Heidi klein in Cayman
Luxury swim and beachwear label heidi klein was in the Cayman Islands this week shooting images for the company’s 2017 lookbook. Based in the UK, heidi klein is sold in 39 countries in over 150 stores. https://www.heidiklein.com/
10 fast facts about Caribbean immigrants In Canada
From News Americas Now News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Mon. April 25, 2016: Starting May 2, 2016, Statistics Canada will begin sending census letters and packages to all Canadian households, including Caribbean nationals or West Indians who call the country home,…