Madonna in Malawi visits hospital she has supported
From Fredericksburg BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna in Malawi on Sunday visited the construction of a children’s wing at a hospital that her charity is funding in this southern African country’s largest city, Blantyre. The pop star has been in…
Most populous countries in the Caribbean
From Worldatlas Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti are the three Caribbean countries with the highest populations in the Caribbean. Evidence indicates that human settlement in the Caribbean existed as far back the 6th millennium BC. The discovery of ancient…
INDIA: Lalit Modi applies for citizenship in Caribbean tax haven to evade law
By Ruchi Dua From India Today Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has applied for citizenship in the tax haven of Saint Lucia. Lalit Modi has applied for Saint Lucia’s citizenship. Saint Lucia is considered to be one of the best…
Melba Acosta resigns as GDB President
By Luis J. Valentín From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN — On Thursday, La Fortaleza announced the resignation of Government Development Bank (GDB) President & Chairwoman Melba Acosta, effective July 31. In her resignation letter dated July 6, she says it is…
PM-in-waiting Theresa May promises ‘a better Britain’
From BBC Theresa May promised to build a “better Britain” and to make the UK’s EU exit a “success” after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be PM. Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs May said she was “honoured…
Amid expansion, Caribbean laborers honored for paving the Panama Canal
By Shanna Collins From Vibe West Indians are being honored for their important role in shaping Panamanian history, as the South American country readies for the expansion of the Panama Canal. During the construction of this historic waterway, beginning in…
Panama Paper law firm representative in Venezuela arrested
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Jannet Almeida, a local representative of the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca, which is at the center of the Panama Papers offshore scandal, has been arrested by Venezuelan authorities in Caracas. “The woman…
Chaka Khan and sister enter rehab over prescription drugs
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY From The Big Story NEW YORK (AP) — Chaka Khan and her sister have entered a drug rehabilitation program to battle their addictions to prescription drugs, and Khan says the death of her good friend Prince…
The Brexit hangover has left UK startups drained — Are the brains next?
By Mike Butcher From Techcrunch As the UK referendum result dropped in that fateful Friday morning, the tech startup world didn’t immediately grind to a halt. Websites kept loading. Apps kept opening. But what left UK technology entrepreneurs aghast was…
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FDA halts Juno’s gene-altering cancer trials after three deaths
By David Lumb From engadget Company stock plummeted 27 percent after the suspension. The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily halted a cancer-treating study after three patients died of swelling in the brain. Biopharmaceutical company Juno Therapeutics had been testing an…
