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The price of ‘green’ electric cars and smartphone batteries? Child labor
CNN From Freedom United An investigation by CNN has uncovered that children are working at cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They labor at the very bottom of the global cobalt supply chain as electric carmakers and…
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This Caribbean born teacher’s dream is multiplied
From NAN News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. May 9, 2018: A Caribbean born teacher’s dream of expanding child literacy in the region is being multiplied, thanks to a new partnership. Seasoned North York, Toronto elementary school teacher and Jamaican-national, Myrna…
Caribbean Bank: Bahamas fiscal plan ‘Very Ambitious’
By NEIL HARTNELLFrom Tribune242 The Bahamas’ plan to reverse its fiscal woes has been branded “very ambitious” by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), with this nation needing to outperform GDP growth forecasts to hit target. The CDB, in a recently-released…
Arkansas pregnancy center chief stole funds, left for beach, file says
By Dave Hughes From Arkansas Online FORT SMITH — The former director of a pregnancy support center accused of stealing more than $25,000 from the center used some of it to pay for a vacation in the Caribbean, court documents…
Hawaii: volcano eruptions
The spectacular and terrifying volcano eruptions currently destroying a housing estate in Hawaii By SIMON THOMSEN From Business Insider US Geological Survey A new fissure erupted on Saturday night and by 9pm, lava fountains as high as about 70m (230ft)…
Caribbean customs departments targeted for improvement
By Marlon Madden From Barbados Today One regional association is about to turn up the pressure on Barbados and other Caribbean territories that have not yet fully implemented systems in their customs department to improve business facilitation and trade. Officials…
U.S. Coast Guard seizes over 1 Ton (2600 Pounds!) of Marijuana in the Caribbean
By ERIC ITALIANO From COED Sometimes, while I’m sitting around smoking weed, I think to myself, “I wonder how this weed got here?”. Like, where it was grown and who grew it, who did they sell it to, where was…
North Korea frees three US detainees ahead of Trump summit
From BBC North Korea has freed three US citizens from prison, according to a tweet from US President Donald Trump. It is viewed as a goodwill gesture ahead of a historic summit between Mr Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un….
Spying on penguin lovemaking
Scientists spy on penguin lovemaking with timelapse cameras BY JOHNNY LIEU From Mashable Antarctic researchers are being a bit creepy in the name of science. They’ve been using remote timelapse cameras to keep track of the mating habits of Adélie…
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DNV GL and Meyer Turku sign class contract for Royal Caribbean’s two new ICON Class vessels
From Hellenic Shipping News The Finnish Meyer Turku Shipyard and DNV GL have signed a contract for the classification of Royal Caribbean International’s new ICON Class vessels. The contract covers two vessels with delivery scheduled for 2022 and 2024. “It…
