Dreamliner: Japan’s ANA cancels more Boeing 787 flights
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has said it will cancel all Boeing 787 flights until at least the end of May, in the latest blow to Boeing. International regulators grounded all 787 Dreamliners in January so that safety checks could…
Consultation on Small-scale Fisheries Governance Arrangements for the Caribbean
CTA/CRFM/CNFO Consultation to formulate Small-scale Fisheries Governance Arrangements for the Caribbean BELIZE CITY, BELIZE; SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013 – Across the Caribbean, the fisheries sector employs over 182,000 persons, directly or indirectly. Whereas commercial fisheries play a key role in…
China’s Mall Expansion Outpaces Demand
by Deborah Hastings The Financialist In China, where fast-paced real estate development has created thousands of massive shopping centers, the amped-up development bubble has left some cities with more malls than they can handle, suggesting this trend may be about…
Book of the Week: We Are Anonymous
by Mark Pabst The Financialist The word hacker connotes both the most intriguing and the most frightening aspects of modern technology. Recent news stories trumpet the ability of hackers to disrupt the flow of information and services necessary for free…
Iran maneuvers for upper hand ahead of nuclear talks
By Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor Expectations for a breakthrough at the talks are low. The P5+1 appears to be offering little new and an IAEA report shows Iran has made steady nuclear progress since talks stalled last spring. Iran…
Peter Tosh remembered [from Sharon Chambers]
by Theo Chambers The birthplace and burial site of the Great Peter Tosh came alive with thousands of local, regional and international visitors. The place was jam-packed. The theme throughout the tribute was “Equal Rights and Justice,” an anthem for…
Year Ahead a Gamble for Casinos
by Ashley Kindergan The Finacialist New casinos have been popping up all across the United States in the last few years, creating new gaming markets in places where state governments have welcomed new revenue sources to bolster their strained budgets….
Investment Houses comment on Britain’s credit rating downgrade
Tom Burroughes Group Editor in London Editor’s note: Late last week, Moody’s, the rating agency, cut the UK’s rating for debt from Aaa to Aa1, the first time in over three decades that the country hasn’t had a top-level ranking…
Crime Writer Cornwell awarded $51 Million in Federal Lawsuit
Eliane Chavagnon, Reporter Family Wealth Report Crime writer Patricia Cornwell and her spouse won nearly $51 million in a lawsuit against their former accounting and business management firm, according to Thomson Reuters. New York-based Anchin, Block & Anchin had reportedly…
Cardinal Keith O’Brien resigns as Archbishop
By Robert Pigott Religious affairs correspondent, BBC News Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, is stepping down as leader of the Scottish Catholic Church. He had been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards priests dating back to the…
