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Byron-Nisbett attends Trinidad and Tobago retreat on “Building Caribbean Resilience”
SOURCE: St Kitts & Nevis Observer From the St. Kitts-Nevis Parliament Basseterre, St. Kitts – Deputy Speaker Sen. the Honourable Akilah Byron-Nisbett was among Parliamentarians from 15 Caribbean countries and a dozen development agencies who recently participated in a two-day retreat…
2 charged with trafficking after 26 Nigerian women found dead
From Freedom United Two men have been charged in Italy with human trafficking over 150 people after 26 Nigerian women were found dead while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Suspicions have been raised that they were being trafficked for sexual…
Iraq proposal to legalise child marriage sparks outrage
Albawaba From Freedom United Iraq’s parliament voted “in principle” to approve amendments to the Personal Status Law, meaning girls as young a 9-years-old could marry. Albawaba News reports that currently the legal age for marriage is 18-years-old, though a judge…
Kitchn’s Ultimate Guide to the Thanksgiving Slow Cooker
By Kelli Foster From The Kitchn You already know the wonders your slow cooker can do for busy weeknight meals and make-ahead breakfasts, so it should come as no surprise that this appliance is just as invaluable come Thanksgiving. It can…
A.M. BestTV to provide video coverage of the 25th Annual Cayman Captive Forum
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A.M. Best is a media partner of the 25th annual Cayman Captive Forum, hosted by the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), being held Nov. 28–30 at The Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman. A.M.Best TV® will conduct interviews that address…
Amazon Takes Over Most Of The Macy’s Building In Seattle
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist What’s even more symbolic than Amazon building a warehouse on the site of what was once the world’s largest enclosed mall? In its hometown of Seattle, Amazon is gobbling up as much office space as…
Some insane people think this weird triangle is a crashed alien ship on Mars
By Mike Wehner From BGR Mars is one of the most studied and scrutinized of all the planets in our Solar System, and space agencies have sent probes, orbiters, and rovers to investigate it in unprecedented detail in recent years….
Caribbean very much “open for business” despite 2017 devastating hurricanes
KEY TOPIC AT SEVENTH ANNUAL CHICOS CONFERENCE IN BERMUDA 9TH & 10TH NOVEMBER 2017 In the seventh annual CHICOS conference almost 300 attendees listened, debated and networked on the current state of the tourist industry in the Caribbean. The potential…
How the telecom solutions will help logistics companies
Modern logistics today cannot exist without the support of telecommunications. What kind of solutions will help optimize the business? Telecom solutions for logistics allow analyzing not only the movement of goods and the status of trucks, but also how the…
Carey Olsen’s finance practice in the Cayman Islands hires new counsel
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen has expanded its finance practice in the Cayman Islands with the appointment of Dylan Wiltermuth, who has joined the firm as counsel. Wiltermuth is an experienced Cayman Islands lawyer who specialises in all aspects of…
