Jamaica’s PM Holness engages Jamaican and Caribbean diaspora in Namibia
By Office of the Prime Minister From JIS Story Highlights Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday afternoon (July 24) engaged Jamaican and Caribbean nationals living in Namibia as part of his official visit to the southern African state. The Prime Minister…
OFREG investigates anti-competition allegations in the Cayman Islands propane market
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands: 27 July 2018 OfReg, the multi-sector regulator of the Cayman Islands has commenced an inquiry into a complaint of anti-competitive practices in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (commonly known as “propane”) market. The complaint was made against…
Cayman Islands: Harney’s set the pace for private wealth market
For the second consecutive year, Harneys has proven itself as the forerunner for the private wealth market with its recent rankings in the 2018 Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) Guide. The firm’s British Virgin Islands (BVI) team was the sole…
Chocolate, bioterrorism and the birth of Brazilian funk
By Megan Giller, From engadget Is a plot to topple the aristocracy to blame for the collapse of cacao in Brazil? In the 1990s, the cacao farmers of Brazil fell into a collective depression. Some hanged themselves, others dosed themselves…
Scientists say they revived 42,000-year-old frozen worms
By Mallory Locklear From engadget It could help researchers understand how species survive extreme environments. A group of scientists in Russia claim to have revived a pair of frozen nematodes, or roundworms, that were between 30,000 and 42,000 years old….
Amazon shares hit record high as profit tops $2 billion for first time
From Newsmax Shares of Amazon.com Inc. rose 4 percent to hit an all-time high after the online retailing giant’s quarterly profit topped $2 billion for the first time, powered by its best operating margin in 13 years. Wall Street analysts…
Taino heritage in Caribbean
New exhibit explores Taino heritage in the Caribbean BY ALEXANDRA SIMON From Caribbean Life Tradition in gear: A Taino head dress, foreground, and instrument in the background, on display at the National Museum of the American Indian’s new exhibit “Taino:…
Stone: Cohen tape proof Trump ‘Had a moron working for him’
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax Political strategist Roger Stone compared the tape recording of President Donald Trump and his former attorney, Michael Cohen, discussing the matter of a former Playboy model to a tape he once heard of recordings between…
Destinations of the week 2
RANKED: The 19 cheapest holiday destinations in Europe Part 2 By Alison Millington Mar. 24, 2018, 4:06 AM Which one came out on top? Eastern Europe offers some of the cheapest holiday destinations on the continent, according to the 10th…
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From Paul McGowan From PS Audio We perceive sound with our ears. We listen with our minds. What’s interesting about this observation is that no two people hear or listen in the same way yet we can each agree an…
