Caribbean bats need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves
Article ID: 667334 Released: 9-Jan-2017 9:30 AM EST Source Newsroom: Stony Brook University Credit: Stony Brook University By compiling and analyzing data on New World Leaf-nosed bats, and close relatives, a team of researchers discovered it would take eight million…
UK NHS crisis: Corbyn calls on May to face urgent Commons questions
By Chris Johnston and agencies From The Guardian UK Lib Dems demand emergency health funding as NHS England boss disputes Red Cross claim of a humanitarian crisis Jeremy Corbyn has called on Theresa May to attend the House of Commons on…
Caribbean Investment wins judicial recognition of arbitration award
By Karolina Kaminska From Alliance News LONDON (Alliance News) – Caribbean Investment Holdings Ltd on Monday said it has won judicial recognition in the US of an international arbitration award received in the UK. The London Court of International Arbitration…
US Anarchist group plans to ‘Ruin’ Trump Inauguration
By Joe Crowe From Newsmax A group of anarchists is planning to lead protesters to Washington and in cities around the U.S. to ruin the Donald Trump inauguration, its organizer told the Washington Examiner. The group is called #DisruptJ20, and…
We now know how Wall Street banks stack up in dealmaking, and it isn’t even close
By Matt Turner From Business Insider The results are in, and, really, it isn’t even that close. JPMorgan finished 2016 in a dominant position when it comes to Wall Street dealmaking revenue, according to figures from Dealogic. The US bank…
What’s going on in China right now reminds us of a great Princess Leia quote from Star Wars
By Linette Lopez From Business Insider In the beginning of “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” rebel leader Princess Leia (RIP the great Carrie Fisher) was captured by the evil Empire. The rebels had managed to steal the plans for…
US had near record heat, costly weather disasters in 2016
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press From Caribbean Business WASHINGTON, D.C. — With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States. The National…
How Putin engineered Russia’s return to superpower status
By Joshua Keating, Slate From Business Insider “The Russians can’t change us or significantly weaken us,” Barack Obama said on Dec. 16, during his final press conference as president. “They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy…
Mariah Carey says producers ‘foiled’ her New Year’s Eve performance
BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable Mariah Carey didn’t want a lot for Christmas. She didn’t even wish for snow. But in hindsight, she probably regrets not adding “better producers” to her humble gift list. The American singer-songwriter-diva on Sunday blamed…
BLOODY SUNDAY- St Lucia: Three dead after shooting in Jacmel
From St Lucia News Online Three males were fatally shot at a garage in Bois Den, Jacmel on Sunday (Jan. 8) afternoon, sources have told St. Lucia News Online (SNO). The dead men have been identified as 16-year-old Dequan Joseph, 37-year-old…
