Cedric Stephens | Passing storms can still spike your insurance
From Jamaica Gleaner ADVISORY COLUMN: INSURANCE HELPLINE My plan to offer readers some viewpoints for property insurance rates in 2020 was almost foiled. None of the intended local sources – one, a vice president in the country’s biggest non-life insurers,…
Scientists: ‘Draconian Measures’ needed to stop spread of virus
From Newsmax Hong Kong University scientists have called for “substantial, draconian measures” to stop the spread of the coronavirus that first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, AFP reports. “We have to be prepared that this particular epidemic may be about…
Coronavirus: Top Hong Kong scientist claims community outbreak has already occurred as government prepares to quarantine mainland Chinese
By Lilian Cheng and Gary Cheung From South China Morning Post Lack of travel history in several confirmed cases convinces Professor Yuen Kwok-yung of local human-to-human transmission Carrie Lam adviser says government to quarantine incoming mainland Chinese in hotels and government…
More action and funding needed to protect Caribbean coasts and marine areas
ST. LUCIA (February 9, 2020) – More action and funding are needed to protect the region’s coral reefs and to conserve fisheries and other marine resources, asserted Karolin Troubetzkoy, special envoy for the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI). Troubetzkoy called on…
St K-N: PM Harris & Cabinet to visit manufacturing & construction sites Mon & Tue as part of Team Unity’s 5th Anniversary of stellar leadership
February 9th, 2020Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris and his Cabinet colleagues in the Team Unity Government are celebrating five years of stellar leadership this month in St. Kitts and Nevis with wide-ranging activities that represent the best of…
St. Kitts-Nevis moves to further decriminalise marijuana with a slate of legislation includes a proposed medical cannabis authority
February 10th, 2020 The sitting of the St. Kitts and Nevis National Assembly on Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 at 10:00am will see the Team Unity Government continue to roll out a slate of legislation aimed at better serving, accommodating and…
“Game-changing Caribbean Conservation Conference”
The UWI/ OAS Caribbean Heritage Network (CHN) will host its inaugural conference “Caribbean Conversations in Conservation” Conference at the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business and Management at The University of the West Indies (UWI) in Barbados next month, March…
10 hacks for mental control that every human being should know
By Tzvi Freeman From Chabad Plenty of personal coaches, psychologists and consultants will provide you with advice and techniques for mental control, each teacher providing what works for him or her. But in Jewish circles we have a small book…
A watched pot never boils
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Our perception of reality, of the here and now, of past and future, is relative: time crawls when you watch a clock’s secondhand and speeds past when we’re otherwise occupied. The same can be…
UK facilitates Digital Media workshops for Caribbean journalists
British High Commission Bridgetown Press Release Monday, February 10, 2020 — Media practitioners from Saint Lucia were given the opportunity to hone their craft and develop new skills, thanks to a UK-funded workshop delivered by Multimedia Trainer and Mobile Journalism Specialist,…





