New Venezuelan decree claims ownership over Guyana’s continental shelf
By Dr Odeen Ishmael From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on May 27 issued a decree creating the “Atlantic coast of Venezuela”, which now includes sovereignty over Guyana’s territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean off…
Suriname to attend Mozambique Islamic Bank meeting
By Ray Chickrie from Caribbean News Now MAPUTO Mozambique — Suriname is sending a strong delegation to participate in the 22nd Annual Board of Governors Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), in Mozambique, which begins on Wednesday in Maputo….
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
MERS virus spreading across Asia, South Korea fails to contain outbreak
From RT IMAGE: Workers in full protective gear disinfect the interior of a subway train at a Seoul Metro’s railway vehicle base in Goyang, South Korea, June 9, 2015 (Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji) Hong Kong issued a red alert and…
TCI wins Caribbean Tourism Organisation student symposium
From TCI Weekly News Students from the TCI Community College have emerged victorious from the annual student colloquium in New York during the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s Caribbean week. The competition challenges students to present creative ideas for sustainable tourism projects…
Williams & Connolly Subpoenaed in Lance Armstrong Fraud Case
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times Williams & Connolly is refusing to turn over documents about the firm’s relationship with Lance Armstrong as the disgraced cyclist fights allegations that he defrauded the U.S. government by lying about his use of…
Sky’s the limit: Cape Town Convention extension to Cayman Islands imminent
Authors: Ellie Crespi-McCarthy & Louise Groom From Harney’s Practitioners will be aware that the United Kingdom Government is set to ratify the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment (the…
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Protecting the ocean could boost economy by $900 BN, says WWF
AFP Fr0m Business Insider Lisbon (AFP) – More than $920 billion could be generated by 2050 and 180,000 jobs created by expanding the ocean’s protected zones, according to a study published Thursday by conservation group WWF. “Every dollar invested to…
building NYC’s new subway stations
This is what building NYC’s new subway stations looks like By Elizabeth Pierson From Mashable Manhattan’s east side is a notorious subway desert. But come December 2016, eastsiders will rejoice because phase one of the Second Avenue Subway is slated…
Trade agency weighs banning import of Nokia Phones
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal Four tech companies argue the restriction could harm the public interest. As the U.S. International Trade Commission considers banning the importation of some Nokia phones, four tech companies this week argued that…
