Waterton announces extension of offer to Chaparral shareholders
TORONTO, May 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP (” Waterton “) announced today that the cash offer by Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp. () Offer “) to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of…
What future for Colombia?
What future for Colombia? The Millennium Project to discuss potential futures just before the country’s upcoming presidential elections Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, (PRWEB) May 05, 2014 The recent “2013-14 State of the Future” report [go to: http://millennium-project.org/millennium/201314SOF.html] shows that the…
Delta made more than $800 million in baggage fees in 2013
From Mashable/ Bloomberg Business Week One of these days, despite the best efforts of frugal travelers to fly with less luggage, some crafty airline is going to make $1 billion a year in baggage fees. Delta is still leading the…
HIV/AIDS highlights gender inequalities in Cuba
By Ivet Gonzalez From Caribbean360 HAVANA, Cuba, Thursday May 8, 2014, IPS – All illusions of love, trust and dedication to a relationship flew out the window for Mayda Torres in 1992, when she found out she was HIV-positive while…
Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts to eradicate hunger
REPORT from Food and Agriculture Organization Relief Web President of Chile, FAO Director-General, Vice President of Venezuela and representatives of the 33 countries gather for FAO regional conference Santiago de Chile – Representatives of all countries in Latin America and…
[Former BBC broadcaster] Stuart Hall ‘raped teenage girls in BBC dressing room’
From BBC The 84-year-old former BBC broadcaster denies 20 charges of rape Stuart Hall groomed two girls and raped them in his BBC dressing room, a court has heard. Mr Hall, then 47, invited one of the girls to the…
Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals process – Caribbean Webinar on Marine resources, oceans and seas
Posted By nwehner From Open Channels The international community is working to develop a set of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the overarching global development framework after 2015. As part of…
The Future of CARICOM
By Michael W Edghill From Caribbean Journal Recently, noted columnist on Caribbean affairs, Sir Ronald Sanders, authored an article that appeared in numerous publications throughout the Caribbean. The catalyst for his work appears to have been the remarks of Dr…
TRACK & FIELD: Three Jamaican victories at Cayman Invitational – RESULTS
From Jamaican Gleaner May 8 2014 Three-time Olympic medallist Novlene Williams-Mills, Ristananna Tracey and Jowayne Hibbert secured the Jamaican victories at the Cayman Invitational meet last night at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. The 32-year-old Williams-Mills led home a Jamaica…
Cayman news: the case for offshore?
From Financial Secrecy Media Monitor A column published in April in the Cayman Financial Review makes the case for offshore (see: http://www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2014/04/07/The-case-for-offshore/) It starts by claiming that the arguments of offshore’s critics are based on a “profound misunderstanding of how…
