A Polish connection: all roads lead to Opole
Michal Kaczmarski From FDiIntelligence The small Polish city of Opole has landed some large investors, particularly in the food processing sector. Michal Kaczmarski looks at how it uses its excellent road connections to punch above its weight. An Italian finding…
Warming Cuba relations spurs invasive species debate
By Allison Griner From Jacksonville.com After 18 months of secret diplomatic talks, the White House dropped a bombshell in December: relations with Cuba would start to be normalized. In his speech, President Barack Obama announced that he plans to relax…
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Will Cuba’s gain cause the Caribbean pain?
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatest concerns may be about to materialise: American citizens being allowed to travel to Cuba on an individual basis. At present, it is only possible for most United…
Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title
By Tom Fordyce Chief sports writer in Beijing From BBC Usain Bolt produced perhaps his greatest performance of all as he put a troubled build-up behind him to beat two-time doper and clear favourite Justin Gatlin to retain his world…
Trump’s deportation rhetoric crushing to GOP
By George Will From Newsmax It has come to this: The GOP, formerly the party of Lincoln and ostensibly the party of liberty and limited government, is being defined by clamors for a mass roundup and deportation of millions of…
D.C. lawyer’s killer gets 24 years in prison
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times A judge on Friday sentenced the woman who fatally stabbed Washington lawyer David Messerschmitt in a hotel room to 24 years in prison. The defendant, Jamyra Gallmon, admitted luring Messerschmitt, 30, an associate at…
The Greek crisis is shaking the IMF to its core
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News The Greek crisis, having shaken the eurozone to its core, is likely to have a similar seismic effect on another massive institution, the IMF. The International Monetary Fund’s exposure is small compared with…
Antigua and Barbuda opens Caribbean’s newest most modern state-of-the-art airport terminal
From e TN Global Travel Industry News ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has opened one of the most modern international airports in the Caribbean. The 23,000 square meters new terminal for the destination, more…
Global shares nosedive on China economic woes
From BBC Stock markets across the world have fallen sharply as fears of a Chinese economic slowdown continue to haunt investors. London’s FTSE 100 index closed down 4.6% at 5,898.87, with major markets in France and Germany down by 5.5%…
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Grand Cayman Concept: Cable Cars to Replace Cruise Tenders in GT
By Ben Souza From CruiseFever As locals in Grand Cayman debate over a cruise pier that will eliminate tendering, Cayman 27 is reporting about a cable car concept as a valid alternative to a new pier. The cable car concept…
