A high-ranking Russian politician is comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitle
By Alison Millington from Business Insider A leading Russian politcian is comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Alexander Sherin’s comments came after the US-led launch of missile strikes on Syria on Friday night. Russia has had military presence in Syria…
Cuba’s Raúl Castro hands over power to Miguel Díaz-Canel
From BBC Miguel Díaz-Canel has been sworn in as Cuba’s new president, replacing Raúl Castro who took over from his ailing brother Fidel in 2006. It is the first time since the revolution in 1959 that a Castro is not…
Trump rumors are fun, but they’re a dangerous fantasy
BY PETER ALLEN CLARK From Mashable Donald Trump’s presidency has caused a number of divisions in America. One of the most damaging has been the divide between rational people and the truth. I’m not even talking about Russian rumor mills…
Facebook has a much bigger problem than Russian ads
BY JACK MORSE From Mashable Much noise has rightly been made about the role Facebook played in the 2016 presidential election. Critics have pointed to a targeted ad campaign by Russian groups as proof that the Menlo Park-based company wasn’t…
Joint Statement by the Relevant Authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Allegations of ‘Money Laundering’
Joint media release: National Anti-Money Laundering Committee (NAMLC), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) The relevant authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, namely, the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee (NAMLC), the Financial Services Authority (FSA)…
Paul Manafort & Richard Gates’ Caribbean link
From NAN News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. Oct. 31, 2017: The Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines received some unwelcome spotlight Monday as Paul Manafort, Jr., Donald Trump’s former election campaign chair, and his business partner Richard Gates,…
Trump’s truth is hell for some
By Daniel Bonevac From Newsmax Last week I ventured where few conservatives dare to tread — MSNBC. Washington Post fact-checkers had that very day proclaimed that they had documented 1,000 false or misleading statements from the mouth (or the Twitter…
Caribbean pols strongly condemn hate, violence in Charlottesville
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Caribbean American legislators in Brooklyn on Sunday vehemently denounced the hate and violence that engulfed the City of Charlottesville, Va. the day before when white nationalists and counter-protesters clashed in what has been…
Al Gore’s climate change sequel stumbles at box office
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax The sequel to Al Gore’s Academy-Award winning climate change documentary sputtered at the box office this weekend, The Hill reports. “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” opened two weekends ago but has only so far…
Train has left on Caribbean’s 1.5˚C climate goal – meteorologist
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTOWN, St Vincent (CMC) – A leading regional meteorologist Tuesday said the Caribbean and other small island developing states are facing an uphill task in trying to convince the world to contain global temperature rise to 1.5…