Alicia Bárcena reviewed with Caribbean Authorities progress on the debt for climate adaptation swap initiative, including the creation of a resilience fund
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary met with the Prime Ministers of Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the framework of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly being held in New York. (September 23,…
The mattress of their dreams: One couple’s quest for a good night’s sleep
By Julia Rappaport From Mashable Pivotal Purchase is an ongoing series highlighting a watershed shopping moment — the thing you bought that made you feel like you were financially stable, that changed your perspective, that made you realize you were really,…
How to defend yourself with a flashlight
Can you remember how popular those long, heavy Maglites were in the 90s? Just about every driver kept one in their car, and it wasn’t just in case they needed to see something in the dark. While the largest flashlights…
Diverse photojournalism enhances your storytelling
By Sahar Amer From Reuters Community As the challenge for diversity in the news industry continues, publishers explore the broader potential of photojournalism The popularity of image-based social network apps such as Instagram and Pinterest prove that attractive and engaging visual…
CANARI appoints Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Champion
Port of Spain, September 23, 2019 – To complement existing actions and the extensive body of work by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) in facilitating environmental stewardship and Caribbean civil society participation in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), CANARI…
Kristalina Georgieva selected as new IMF Managing Director
On September 25, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director and Chair of the Executive Board for a five-year term starting on October 1, 2019. Ms. Georgieva, who succeeds…
U.S.: Multiple SEC enforcement actions, new Treasury sanctions, more crypto-mining malware detected
Article by Marc D. Powers, Baker Hostetler From Mondaq This week, the LA office of the SEC brought an action against a Cayman Islands business, ICOBox, and its founder based in Beverly Hills, California, Nikolay Zvodokimov, for violations of the registration…
US: Republicans fire back on Impeachment: ‘Facts Be Damned’
By Ted Beamon From Newsmax Republicans reacted swiftly and bitterly Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump for allegedly asking the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden, with House Minority Leader…
Drink recipe of the week
MoTito By DINING WITH ALICE From Yummly 6 Ingredients 10 Minutes 310 Calories Ingredients 2 lime wedges (1/4 of a lime) 1 ounce simple syrup 8 fresh mint leaves 2 ounces vodka (Tito’s) 1 cup crushed ice 4 ounces club soda METHOD You’ll need a cocktail shaker for this recipe. Start with…
Saturn
Stark new Saturn images give a detailed look at the ringed planet By Kellen Beck NASA released its annual images of the planet Saturn taken by the Hubble Space Telescope Thursday, giving the citizens of earth an update on what’s been going…






