The Zika virus epidemic has reached Scotland
By Adam Payne From Business Insider An unconfirmed number of people in Scotland have been diagnosed as having the Zika virus, the Scottish Government has confirmed. The disease has affected up to 5 people in Scotland, according to the BBC….
Greenlight Re boss heralds new chapter despite more losses and criticism of business model
From Intelligent Insurer Losses at Greenlight Capital Re burgeoned in the second quarter of 2016 amid wider criticism of hedge fund reinsurers’ business models. But the company believes that it has now taken appropriate action to leave its problems behind….
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What’s Emancipation Day to the Caribbean working-class?
By Ajamu Nangwaya/teleSUR From Carib Flame While it is great to commemorate Emancipation Day, this day must also be used to reflect, critique, assess, deliberate and plan for the next year of struggle. On 1 August 1838, enslaved Africans in the…
La Fortaleza: GDB interest payment wasn’t made
By Luis J. Valentín From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN — After hours of much deliberation among Gov. Alejandro García Padilla and his administration’s fiscal team, a $28 million interest payment on Government Development Bank (GDB) debt due Aug. 1 failed to…
CIG interns appreciated
Cayman Islands Government interns appreciated in Farewell Ceremony On Tuesday, 26 July 2016, civil service interns, the Acting Governor Mr. Franz Manderson, Ministers, Chief Officers, Heads of Department and HR Managers attended a special event thanking interns for their contributions…
Atticus gives users legal support to fight US traffic citations
By Gabrielle Orum Hernández, From Daily Report Throughout his career as a criminal defense attorney, Michael LaScala often found himself waiting around in courthouses, twiddling his thumbs and wondering how he might be able to put to use all the…
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,…
Montego Bay, Nassau among cities with ‘intelligent solutions’ – IDB
From CARICOM WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — Cities in two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are among the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB’s) guide of more than 50 examples of cities around the globe that have implemented intelligent solutions. Montego Bay in…
American dead, 5 wounded in London knife attack; Norwegian arrested
From Newsmax LONDON – An American woman was killed and five other people injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on a rampage with a knife in central London, but police said there was no evidence…
Flow Miss Caribbean Culture Queen
Khyla Brown crowned Flow Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2016 From ZIZ St Kitts & Nevis (ZIZ News) — St. Kitts’ Khyla Brown is the newly crowned Miss Caribbean Culture Queen 2016 after capturing the title just after 12 in the…
