From Asia to Caribbean: UN Security Council gets new members in 2019
By Sim Sim Wissgott From CGTN Five new member states are joining the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on January 1 as non-permanent members for two years. Who are they and what can we expect from them? Who are they?…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Greenwoods Asset Management Ltd acquires new holdings in ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc (ZTO)
By Lisa Matthews From Fairfield Current Greenwoods Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc (NYSE:ZTO) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund…
5 Died after falling off cruises in 2 months. Advocates say cruise lines can do more to protect passengers
By Tara Law From TIME On Christmas Day, Arron Hough did not show up for his job as a dancer in the musical Grease onboard the Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas cruise ship. After crew members reviewed security video to search…
Tampon parts were left in hundreds of women – Kotex apologize
By Andrea Fernandes From Guyana Guardian Kotex, a popular brand of Tampon; – the sanitary choice for many Guyanese women during their periods, has been blamed for a number of vaginal infections and other gynaecological problems that have occurred as a result…
The downside of home genetic testing
By Jordyn Cornier From Care2 Home genetic test kits like 23&Me are pretty incredible. With one little vial of saliva, you can find out your genetic predisposition for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, obesity and more—which potentially allows you to make…
Work on geothermal plant in Dominica, Caribbean could start Q3 2019
By Alexander Richter From Think Geo Energy The Government of Dominica in the Caribbean has announced that construction of the long awaited geothermal power plant could start as early as in the third quarter of 2019 with funding recently announced…
Oil prices fall – Exxon Mobil records worst annual performance since 1981
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian With US oil Giant Exxon Mobil recording a 22% loss for 2018, and oil prices slumping by more than 40% since October this year, analysts have revealed that the company is now heading for…
OPINION: Rambo Putin Pupitizes Maduro and the Caribbean Marxist Leaders
By Jolly Green Russia has already managed to develop a sophisticated cyber toolbox, including cyber espionage instruments. Every country in the world is at risk from the vigorous cyber activity of Russian government based hackers. They are interfering in all…
Fisherman finds a bundle of suspected cocaine in Florida Keys
CNN WIRE From ABC WGNO FLORIDA – A fisherman returning to land in Monroe County, Florida, pulled almost 60 pounds of suspected cocaine out of the water on Saturday morning. Matthew Hood noticed something floating under the dock of the Caribbean…