Advancing health and wellness as a priority in CARICOM countries development
From St Lucia Times Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, July 1, 2016: Health and wellness are essential factors to the Caribbean region’s development. Taking a very strong stance, Dr C. James Hospedales, Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA),…
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Sanders: Brexit: No one won
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 1, 2016 – The result of the British referendum to leave the European Union (EU) has already left a trail of culprits, victims and intended and unintended consequences. Its primary…
BBC’s new Top Gear show in turmoil as presenter Chris Evans quits
By Trevor Mogg From Digital Trends The BBC’s revamped Top Gear show was thrown into turmoil on Monday after lead presenter Chris Evans suddenly quit. Evans revealed the news in a tweet, telling fans, “Stepping down from Top Gear. Gave…
Sir Hilary speaks out against EU Blacklisting
From The Barbados Advocate “The European Union, while it has pulled us in through the EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement), is also pushing us out through some of the blacklisting analyses they have put in place for our service economy”. The…
3D printed rifles
Great, now 3D-printed rifles can fire larger, deadlier rounds By Andrew Tarantola From engadget In 2013, Defense Distributed created the world’s first 3D-printed handgun, the .38-caliber Liberator. The following year, they unveiled an AR-15 receiver capable of firing hundreds of…
UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down
From BBC Nigel Farage says he is standing down as leader of the UK Independence Party. Mr Farage said his “political ambition has been achieved” with the UK having voted to leave the EU. He said the party was in…
Thousands at ‘March for Europe’ Brexit protest
From BBC Thousands of people have marched through London to protest against the referendum decision to leave the EU. Demonstrators at the “March for Europe” rally, organised on social media, held placards saying “Bremain” and “We Love EU”. In the…
Mt. Gay, the world’s oldest rum distillery leads a rum renaissance
By Joseph V. Micallef From The Huffington Post The Mt. Gay rum distillery is the oldest active rum distillery in the world Rum is inexorably bound up in the history of the Caribbean and North America. From the mid-17th century…
Three further bans for Libor manipulation
By Kathleen Harris, Stuart Baker, Michael J Atkinson, James McSweeney Contributed by Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP From International Law Office On March 2 2016 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it had prohibited Mr Michael Curtler, a former trader at Deutsche Bank, from…
Caribbean territories have been neglected in PhD Education says Associate Provost at the University of the Virgin Islands
By Lorna Smithen- Bussue From Nevis Pages Charlestown (June 30, 2016) Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education, Hon. Vance Amory said “The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is seeking to be a pioneer institution in creating this new approach…
