Governments must prioritise the fight against corruption
Looking at the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012, it’s clear that corruption is a major threat facing humanity. Corruption destroys lives and communities, and undermines countries and institutions. It generates popular anger that threatens to further destabilise societies and exacerbate violent…
Kate Prank Call Nurse ‘Commits Suicide’
From Sky News UK A nurse working at the hospital treating the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge, who was duped by a prank phone call, has died in a suspected suicide. Jacintha Saldanha, who has worked at the hospital for four…
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat announces Jamaican workshops
Belize City, Belize, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Small-scale fisheries, although they do not land as much produce as commercial or large-scale fisheries, bear far more socioeconomic importance. They produce more fish for domestic human consumption, employ over 90% of the…
Suomi satellite pictures Earth in black
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco This spectacular night-time view of Earth is called Black Marble. It has been assembled from a series of cloud-free images acquired by one of the most capable satellites in the sky…
Ghana solar energy plant set to be Africa’s largest
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News A UK firm has announced plans to build what it claims is the biggest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Africa. The Nzema project, based in Ghana, will be able to provide electricity…
Apple’s Tim Cook says Macs will be made in US
Apple is to begin manufacturing one of its Mac lines exclusively in its home country. In an interview with NBC, the firm’s chief executive Tim Cook said the company had been working on “doing more and more” in the US….
US Congress passes ‘Magnitsky’ rule on Russia trade law
The US Congress has passed a bill to normalise trade with Russia, but which will also penalise Russian officials linked to human rights violations. The legislation passed by large majorities in the House and Senate. Under the bill, US would…
Blazing mouse sets fire to house
A US man who threw a mouse onto a pile of burning leaves could only watch in horror as it ran into his house and set the building ablaze. Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, found the mouse…
European Central Bank cuts growth forecasts and holds rates
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revised down its eurozone growth forecasts for this year and next as “economic weakness extends into 2013”. ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank expected the bloc’s economy to shrink by about 0.5% this…
Sunday Morning at Rum Point, Grand Cayman
From the Boston Globe Sunday at Rum Point might be Grand Cayman’s biggest casual beach party. Caymanian singles and families alike arrive early to get a head start on a laid-back day at the beach. Casuarina trees along the sandy white strand…
