Take a walk through Brazil’s dangerous slums with the nation’s elite police force
ByDavid Choi From Business Insider A BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) officer patrols on the rooftop of a school while on patrol at the Rocinha slum.Silvia Izquierdo/AP With the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro quickly approaching, Brazil expects…
Overwater villas in Panama
First Look At A Caribbean Sensation: Viceroy Hotel Group’s Overwater Villas In Bocas del Toro, Panama An Unprecedented Hospitality Experience For The Region LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Perched above crystal-blue Caribbean waters on the edge of the…
UK scientists are trying to grow military drones in a lab with advanced chemistry and 3D printing
By Yoni Heisler From BGR More often than not, some of the most cutting edge technology comes not from Silicon Valley, but from military companies and various branches of the armed forces. With generous budgets at their disposal, it’s hardly…
Cayman Islands Betty Crocker Cake Mix Recall
From Foster’s Food Fair Foster’s Food Fair – IGA would like to announce that General Mills Inc. is recalling two flavors of Betty Crocker cake mix sold in the U.S. and one flavor sold in Canada because they use flour…
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Cayman Islands Humane Society: Raine Raine is looking for a foster home, or even better, a forever home. He was surrendered a week ago when his owner moved home and couldn’t take him with them. Raine is in poor shape…
SK group in crisis due to poor corporate ethics, chairman’s alleged tax evasion [Cayman Islands]
By Huh Sung-soo From Business Korea SEOUL, KOREA: SK Group, the nation’s third-largest conglomerate has the most offshore companies in tax havens among the nation’s top four business groups, according to market data. SK Chemicals, a chemical unit of the…
Major banking crisis is facing the Caribbean region
From News Americas Now Five things you should know about the Caribbean’s latest challenge News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 8, 2016: A major banking crisis is facing the Caribbean region and the issue made its way to the…
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CARICOM and correspondent banking
By Martin Henry From Jamaica Gleaner After a 39-year withdrawal, we could well see a return of Barclays Bank to Jamaica’s shores in short order. Barclay’s pulled out in 1977, selling its operations to the brand new ‘indigenous’ National Commercial…
Madonna in Malawi visits hospital she has supported
From Fredericksburg BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna in Malawi on Sunday visited the construction of a children’s wing at a hospital that her charity is funding in this southern African country’s largest city, Blantyre. The pop star has been in…
Most populous countries in the Caribbean
From Worldatlas Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti are the three Caribbean countries with the highest populations in the Caribbean. Evidence indicates that human settlement in the Caribbean existed as far back the 6th millennium BC. The discovery of ancient…
