Caribbean – Hurricane Matthew Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year (FY) 2017
REPORT from US Agency for International Development From reliefweb HIGHLIGHTS Increased road access and logistics capacity enable relief agencies to reach more hurricane-affected populations USAID food and relief commodity distributions continue as GoH and UN estimate 806,000 people in urgent…
Sharks Project places first satellite tag on tiger shark
From The Daily herald St Maarten COLE BAY–The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) “Save Our Sharks Project” started its Shark Research Initiative on St. Maarten two weeks ago, with renowned shark scientists and underwater videographers joining teams from Nature Foundation…
Caribbean smuggling routes are still active, and 400 pounds of marijuana floating in the Florida Keys are proof
By Christopher Woody From Stamford Advocate Cocaine Seized in Fort Lauderdale Feb. 16US Customs and Border Protection In less than 30 days between September and October this year, Customs and Border Protection agents and the US Coast Guard recovered nearly…
Cayman Islands: Walkers tops Who’s Who Global Asset Recovery Leader Board
Thirteen Walkers lawyers were recognised in the 2016 Who’s Who Legal Asset Recovery guide. This is more than any other global law firm worldwide and Walkers is delighted with this result. The Who’s Who Legal guides are a definitive authority…
Halloween costumes
Halloween costumes that are also great dad jokes By Chloe Bryan From Mashable Make your father proud this Halloween — if not with a steady job, then with a Halloween costume that is also a pun. Here’s the thing: dads…
Statistics Week Counts as Fun
For 34 high school students at Wesleyan Christian Academy, dealing with statistics came across as a fun exercise this morning (Monday, 17 October 2016), the first day of activities during Statistics Week this year. Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) staff…
Amy Goodman’s new criminal charges and why you should care
By Jason Reynolds From Inquistr Amy Goodman, a world-respected broadcast journalist, investigative reporter, author, and syndicated columnist, is facing new charges this weekend. A North Dakota State’s Attorney, Ladd R. Erickson, has filed charges against Ms. Goodman for participation in…
Disney: Is ESPN a bigger problem than they appear?
By Reuben Gregg Brewer From Seeking Alpha Summary DIS rides on the back of ESPN. But there’s something going on with ESPN that’s troubling. Only it might be bigger than ESPN…. When most people think of Disney (NYSE:DIS), the image…
Pakistan vs West Indies: Dramatic day-night Test shows there is still heart in Caribbean cricket
By Peter Miller From First Post Pakistan have won the first Test of their series against the West Indies, but not without some drama. Brilliant bowling from Devendra Bishoo and one of the great fourth innings hundreds from Darren Bravo saw…
Judge involved in cases of Sinaloa cartel and Zetas cartel kingpins gunned down in Mexico
From Reuters From Business Insider MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican federal judge who presided over appeals from high-profile drug kingpins in recent years was fatally shot in the head outside his home on Monday, authorities said. Judge Vicente Bermudez…