Cayman Islands Ministry of Education hosts meeting about Overseas Tertiary Scholarships
The public is invited to attend a meeting about overseas scholarships hosted by representatives from the Ministry of Education’s Scholarship Secretariat. Details of the meeting are as follows: DATE: Tuesday 12th January, 2016 TIME: 5:30pm – 7:00pm WHERE: George Town Town…
Greenland aiming to opt out of Paris Climate Accord
By H. STERLING BURNETT From News Heartland Even before the ink dried on the UN climate agreement developed in Paris, Greenland is angling to opt out of its commitments under the accord due to its impacts on the territory’s energy sector. …
Robert De Niro’s Caribbean resort plan draws criticism
By ELAINE GLUSAC From The New York Times In the year since the government of Antigua and Barbuda and investors led by the actor Robert De Niro announced plans to open a luxury resort on the smaller of the dual-island…
Women lawyers tell US Supreme Court about their own abortions
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal More than 100 women lawyers joined in a brief to tell the U.S. Supreme Court about their own abortions and why their reproductive freedom was pivotal to their personal and professional lives. The…
China’s mandate of Communism poisons Dalai Lama’s reincarnation
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling “But of course, religion is poison!” exclaimed Mao Zedong to Tenzin Gyatso, the “Great Fourteenth” Dalai Lama of Tibet.(1) Though initially impressed by China’s first communist leader and promise to modernize Tibet and interest…
Here are the countries with the most generous billionaires
By Akin Oyedele From Business Insider India’s ultra-high net worth people give away the most money for philanthropic reasons. But as a percentage of net worth, the United Kingdom’s filthy rich give away the highest, followed by America’s. These findings were…
North Korea says that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb
From Business Insider SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has conducted a successful hydrogen bomb test, a surprise announcement. North Korea reportedly detonated the device at the Punggye-ri underground test site in the far northeast, its official Korean Central…
US Court says violating your work’s computer policy isn’t a crime
By Jon Fingas From engadget Your employers might shake their fists when you check Facebook at work, but they can’t have you sent to prison for it. A US appeals court has ruled that breaking corporate computer policies isn’t against the…
US: 11th Circuit targets Public Interest in Rosa Parks case
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker, From Daily Report In an opinion that reads like a biography, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit used Rosa Parks’ starring role in the civil rights movement to justify ruling against a nonprofit…
Radio stations in ten Caribbean countries to broadcast NAGICO Super50
From Stabroek News ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Radio stations across ten Caribbean countries have agreed to carry live commentary of the NAGICO Super50 championship which begins Thursday (7). The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced yesterday that the region’s premier One-day…





