CDB member countries to receive assistance with human development monitoring and CDB to manage EU funds for EPA implementation
Five borrowing member countries of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are to benefit from financing from the Bank for a database system which harnesses the power of advanced information technology to compile and disseminate data related to human development, as…
NASA chief hails new era in space
The head of NASA has hailed a “new era” in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company. The Falcon rocket topped by an unmanned Dragon freight capsule, lifted clear of…
Egypt’s presidential race is haunted by the past
AP) — Egypt’s presidential campaign has been full of startling moments. At one point, ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister rode into a rally on a white horse like a knight, promising to restore Mubarak-era stability and ensure secular…
Russian lawmakers slap big sanctions on protesters
(AP) — President Vladimir Putin targeted those who dare oppose him Tuesday, introducing draconian new fines for protesters and handing out Kremlin jobs to widely detested lieutenants despite the public anger they have generated. A new law introducing a 200-fold…
London Olympics torch carriers try to cash in on role
It’s not just the athletes going for gold in the 2012 London Olympics — it appears that some of the torch bearers may be trying to cash in on the role of carrying the flame. In the few days since…
Has Brett Kimberlin accounts in the Cayman Islands?
This question is asked on the “An Ex-Cons View” website under the following title “We Are All Victims of Brett Kimberlin”* Every last one of us is a victim of Brett Kimberlin and the organized liberal left. By engaging in what…
Passenger’s suspicious claim diverts jet to Maine
AP) — A US Airways jet traveling from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after a French passenger handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, raising fears of…
Cayman Islands to be vice chair of COCTC
Curacao is the first chair of the executive body of the recently formed Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Council (COCTC), a new body created to foster stronger relations between the several European Union (EU) dependencies in the Caribbean. The council…
CDB to assist with CSME capacity building
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is to administer funds equivalent to €3.45 million to help enhance the capacity of countries in the Region to further implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). The beneficiaries will be CARICOM member…
Hezbollah appeals for calm after Syria kidnapping
(AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria. The abductions in Syria’s northern Aleppo…
