U.S. halts Arctic drilling under Obama administration
By Brian Wingfield and Joe Carroll Reuters From gCaptain (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Interior Department canceled the two remaining Arctic oil and gas lease sales scheduled to occur under its current program, effectively halting drilling off Alaska’s coast under President…
Montserrat Speaker elected Vice-Chairperson of Int’l Executive Committee of CPA
The Honourable Shirley M. Osborne, Speaker of the House of Assembly of Montserrat was elected to the position of Vice-Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). at the meeting of the Association’s International Executive Committee held in London, England on…
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St Kitts & Nevis: Health problems and solutions
By G.A. Dwyer Astaphan From Caribbean News Now One area in which very serious problems have been inherited by the young Team Unity administration in St Kitts and Nevis is the nation’s health sector. Over the years prior to the…
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St Kitts-Nevis not eligible for UK’s $550 million Caribbean aid package
By Toni Frederick From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — St Kitts and Nevis is not eligible to tap into the £360 million (US$550 million) aid package that the UK government is gearing up to invest in the…
Wal-Mart accuses insurer of bad faith in Tracy Morgan case
By Michael Booth,From New Jersey Law Journal Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has alleged that one of its largest insurers is attempting to pull out of its obligation to pay into the settlement reached between the retail giant and comedian Tracy Morgan…
Caribbean Internet TV platform launched
By Paula Lindo From T&T Guardian The Caribbean equivalent to Netflix is here! Newly launched Over-the-Top (OTT) Platform, MAS2TV, delivers unique Caribbean content to consumers on demand, with the tagline “Love Your Culture.” MAS2TV stands for Multiculturalism, Art, Society, and…
Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship
Miami, FL (Monday, November 23, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today conducted the draw for the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship, at the InterContinental Doral in greater Miami. The draw, which…
Australia: Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘born to rule’ life dismantled
By Phil Shannon From Green Left Born To Rule: The Unauthorised Biography of Malcolm Turnbull Paddy Manning Melbourne University Press,2015 442 pages Coalition Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull likes to downplay his image as a privileged, wealthy silvertail by touting his…
US$ 500 million IBQ first bond met with positive response from investors
International Bank of Qatar (ibq) announced the successful closing of a debut 5-year, USD 500 million bond issuance under its USD 2 billion dollar Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) program. The deal, which evoked strong response from international, regional and…
Cayman Finance holds inaugural Members Briefing
Cayman Finance, the organisation representing the Cayman Islands financial services industry, held its inaugural Members Briefing last week at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. The briefing was attended by over 170 people from Cayman’s financial services industry, including Her…
