The Editor Speaks: April Fools Day
I missed April Fools Day last Saturday but I did have an April Fools Day story that I had actually put in the iNews Drop Box to publish, I got a frantic telephone call from my partner who had read…
Drugs gang jailed for smuggling £13.5m of cocaine from the Caribbean inside car batteries
BY CHRIS OSUH From Evening Standard UK Six men have been jailed for their role in flooding Manchester with cocaine from the Caribbean The Salford gang members jailed over the huge cocaine smuggling operation A gang who tried to smuggle…
Most deaths in Caribbean due to non-communicable diseases
BY: GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICE Dr. Samuel said Trinidad and Guyana account for the highest rates of non-communicable diseases in the whole western hemisphere. “Most of the deaths in the Caribbean are due to these diseases,” she said, adding that the…
Caribbean Voices attest to the “Return of Confidence” in the region
EMILY BARTELS BLAND From The World Bank “While Caribbean countries are faced with a challenging environment, they also have opportunities that point towards a brighter future – particularly for the small states comprising Organization of Eastern and Caribbean States (OECS).”…
New World Bank director for Caribbean to visit Jamaica
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — New World Bank Director for the Caribbean, Tahseen Sayed, will travel to Jamaica this week to meet Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Finance Minister Audley Shaw, as well as key representatives from the private sector,…
US State Department attack on Nevis ‘unfounded and misleading’
ding’From Caribbean News Now CHARLESTOWN, Nevis — In a press statement on Friday, Heidi-Lynn Sutton, the financial services regulator in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), refuted as “unfounded and misleading” claims made by the US State Department that “financial oversight…
Bidders for NSW’s land titles registry linked to tax havens [Cayman Islands], ASIC documents reveal
By Esther Han From The Sydney Morning Herald Why the Land Titles Registry matters The Baird government is close to selling off NSW’s “world-class” land titles registry – here’s why that’s a big deal. A Fairfax Media investigation has found…
Caribbean holiday: Fish supper that made a glass of cold water burn nurse’s hand
By Diana Pilkington for the Daily Mail UK Fish supper that made a glass of cold water burn my hand: Retired nurse Margaret explains how she was left with nerve poisoning by meal during a Caribbean holiday Margaret Rydon, 75,…
There’s a way to invest in a cleaner environment, and the market is booming
By Frank Chaparro From Business Insider An increasing percentage of people today are not solely concerned about outsized returns when they invest their money — they also care about the social impact of their investments. That increased interest has partly…
This lingerie startup surveyed thousands of women to create the best-fitting bra on the market
By Kelsey Mulvey, Insider Picks From Business Insider The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. ThirdLove Contour Plunge ThirdLove’s Perfect…