China suitor tightens grip on century-old Caribbean refinery
From HydroCarbon Processing BEIJING/HOUSTON (Reuters) — China’s Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co will submit a plan by April to revamp a century-old oil refinery in Curacao, as it seeks to secure a $5.5 billion project that will give China a foothold…
Zika’s million-dollar question: Where are the birth defects?
By Will Carless From PRI For experts studying the mosquito-borne virus Zika, the data just got even more confusing. A curious conclusion is emerging: While the virus has spread like wildfire across the Americas, outside Brazil, an epidemic of birth…
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Peter Binose: Whilst the Caribbean politicians get fat Venezuelan children starve
By Peter Binose In the Caribbean just look at the suits and hear the fabric groan under the weight and volume of the fat Caribbean pigs that pretend to be men. Large numbers of citizens want to oust President Nicolas…
China firm seeks state financing for $5.5 bln Caribbean oil project
By Chen Aizhu | BEIJING From Reuters Nov 2 Commodity trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co. Ltd is in talks to secure funding for a $5.5 billion plan to upgrade a Caribbean oil refinery and build a natural gas terminal, giving…
Press freedom organisation condemns harassment of journalist by Venezuelan government
From Caribbean News Now PARIS, France — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Venezuelan government’s harassment of Globovisión’s well-known TV host Melissa Turibbi. In the latest serious violation of her rights, at a time of great tension for the…
OAS calls on the region to defend democracy in Venezuela
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, on Saturday called on the countries of the region to take “concrete actions to defend democracy in Venezuela” after the Venezuelan…
Venezuela electoral council obstructionist and biased, says OAS secretary general
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, said on Friday that Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE, for its initials in Spanish) is “obstructing a constitutional right and acting…
Press organisations condemn repression of media freedom in Venezuela
From Caribbean News Now MIAMI, USA — The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have both condemned the Venezuelan government for repressing freedom of the press and expression after it had prevented the entry into the…
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Economic incentives vital for development of the Guiana Shield
By Dr Odeen Ishmael From Caribbean News Now The fourth international congress on the biodiversity of the Guiana Shield, sponsored by the International Biodiversity Society of the Guiana Shield (IBG) in conjunction with the Guyana government, was held during August 8-12…
A ‘Venezuela’ is happening in capital markets
By Linette Lopez From business Insider This may be the darkest thing we’ve read about the market in a while. In a letter to investors marking his hedge fund’s 10th anniversary, James Litinsky of JHL Capital said he would rather be…
