MQM founder Altaf Hussain charged with terror funding, money laundering
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain has been charged with terror funding and money laundering, after Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted an interim charge-sheet before the administrative judge of the Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs). Citing the charges filed, The…
Joint statement by Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Jorge Familiar
ROSEAU, The Commonwealth of Dominica, October 31, 2017 – Prime Minister Skerrit and World Bank Vice President Jorge Familiar met today to discuss the initial findings of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment and the World Bank support for resilient recovery…
Cayman Islands man missing at sea
From RCIPS Just after 5:15PM, yesterday 1 November, police were alerted to a report of a man missing at sea. 30-year-old Thomas Owen Robert Bush, of North Side, was reported as going out to sea with another man, who has…
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Our generation should unite the church
By Rev. Devon Dick From Jamaica Gleaner On Tuesday, the Christian world celebrated 500 years since Martin Luther, German theologian, published 95 theses based on his understanding of justification by faith and his angst against the selling of indulgences. One…
Russia and China are talking about linking currencies to end the US dollar’s dominance
Tom Daly, Reuters From Business Insider BEIJING (Reuters) – Russia and China were considering linking their national payment system, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, as he called for a more balanced global finance structure. Noting the rise…
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Finance and HIV experts gather in Haiti to debate new strategies for making the HIV response sustainable
JOINT UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME ON HIV AND AIDS www.unaids.org PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int News and Public Information Port au Prince, Haiti, November 2, 2017– The Third Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Sustainability of the…
Grandson is preserving his grandma’s 120-year-old craft through Airbnb
BY YVETTE TAN From Mashable Tucked behind a desk, in a corner of a 120-year-old shop, sits Tan Chwee Lian.At 87, she can almost always be found in her favourite chair, painting, carving, and moulding sculptures for Buddhist temples. She’s…
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The Park Hyatt Brand makes its Caribbean debut with St. Kitts opening
Park Hyatt St. Kitts Christophe Harbour, the island’s first luxury Park Hyatt beach resort, unveils the Caribbean’s first Miraval Life in Balance Spa CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyatt announced today the opening of the first Park Hyatt hotel in the Caribbean, Park Hyatt…
Chef admits to unknowingly importing cocaine
From Barbados Today A St Lucian chef [on Nov 1] admitted to importing $100,000 worth of cocaine into Barbados, but said it was done unknowingly. In fact, 23-year-old Johnelle Leeanne Pierre of Ti-Rocher, Micoud told Chief Magistrate Christopher Birch she…
Why get a flu vaccine?
From CTMH Doctors Hospital Yearly flu vaccination is the best tool currently available to protect against influenza (flu), a serious disease which sickens millions of people each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu…
