The Editor Speaks: Peace
In the Christian Church’s calendar we are in the week of Peace. If you read the news like I have to there is precious peace going on. In fact has the world ever seen complete peace? The answer is No…
Sir Lester urges Caribbean to speak out against Russian bases in Cuba
By WINN FM From Antigua Observer A former prime minister of Antigua & Barbuda, Lester Bird, has urged the United States and the Caribbean to speak out against Russia re-establishing a military base in Cuba. The Russians are considering restoring…
Cuban ambassador doubtful about Russian military base
By Ken Richards West Indies News Network From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — Cuba’s St Kitts and Nevis based ambassador, Hugo Ruiz Cabrera, has downplayed the likelihood of Russia re-establishing a military base in Cuba. The defence…
The View from Europe: Climate change – a test of the region’s staying power
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now After a period of uncertainty, it has been confirmed that the Paris Agreement on Climate Change will enter into force on November 4. This is good news for the Caribbean, one of the…
Philippine leader Duterte tells Obama ‘go to hell’, says can buy arms from Russia, China
From Reuters Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama to “go to hell” and said the United States had refused to sell some weapons to his country but he did not care because Russia and China…
There are distinct moral underpinnings to every action in Syria — including the chemical weapon attack
By Peter Lee, The Conversation From Business Insider Outrage. Again. In Syria. The latest cause of anti-Assad angst is an apparent chlorine gas attack against civilians in Aleppo. The only surprise is that anybody can still be surprised by such activity….
FIFA appoints PricewaterhouseCoopers as new auditors
AFP From Times of India GENEVA: FIFA said Saturday that it had appointed accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct its audits, after KPMG ended their decade-long association with the scandal-hit world football governing body in June. “The Bureau of the…
What people eat for breakfast
What people eat for breakfast in 25 countries around the world By Sarah Schmalbruch, INSIDER From Business Insider Breakfast has long been called the most important meal of the day, as it gives us energy to make it through the…
New report: app and video streaming experience determine customer loyalty
New behavior with video apps is causing smartphone issues, despite improvement in networks Among smartphone users globally, three in five face more than 11 issues at least weekly, and are twice as likely to consider switching operators Net Promoter Scores…
Chinese space theme park to send tourists to the stratosphere
By Sean Buckley From engadget ‘Future Valley’ theme park will put people in near-space high altitude balloons. Until Virgin Galactic launches, the only way to get to space as a civilian is to pay Russia a cool $20 million. If you’re…