UN accepts blame for spreading cholera in Haiti but refuses to pay compensation
By Caribbean360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN360 – The United Nations has finally acknowledged that it played a role in an outbreak of cholera in Haiti in 2010 that has since killed about 10,000 people and continues to sicken…
Swiss whistleblower says black money data he disclosed [from Cayman Islands bank] has Indian names
From NDTV Zurich: Highlights Rudolf Elmer said his data on tax evaders includes Indian names He accessed the data as an employee of a subsidiary of Julius Bar bank He was suspected to have handed over two CDs of data…
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Opportunity of documentary heritage preservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Call for Applications to the Regional Register of the Memory of the World Programme (MOWLAC) open until August 31st Memory of the World Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Committee (MOWLAC) reports that up to August 31 will be open…
Olwomen story of the week
17 Essential Home Remedies For Gas By Amy Reid From Olwomen There can be many reason for it like unhealthy food, overeating eating a lot of things at the same time without giving a gap or rest to your digestive…
Alleged terrorist behind bars in Martinique after escape bid
From Caribbean360 MORNE ROUGE, Martinique, Wednesday August 24, 2016 – An alleged terrorist who escaped house arrest in Martinique last month, is now back in custody. Rachid Rafaa was recaptured on Sunday, near the bungalow in the northern town of Morne…
World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Global youth unemployment is on the rise again
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that the global youth unemployment rate is expected to reach 13.1 per cent in 2016 and remain at that level through to 2017 (up from 12.9 per cent in 2015)….
Italy earthquake: Death toll rises to at least 159
From BBC At least 159 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, civil protection officials say. The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of…
How the International Olympic Committee is using technology to educate future host cities
By Bérénice Magistretti FromTechCrunch As the Rio Games draw to a close and the competing athletes pack up, leaving the Brazilian metropolis behind, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already hard at work laying the foundation for the future spectacle…
Caribbean Maritime Institute expands programme options
By JIS From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will be expanding its curricula and programme options with its engineering department, to be launched soon. The $500-million facility, to be named FESTO Didactic Centre,…
Sports Commentary: A gold medal for Rio staff and volunteers
By Rene A. Henry From Caribbean News Now The International Olympic Committee needs to award one more gold medal. This gold needs to go to the volunteers and staff who made Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games a success. I do not…
