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Jamaican college nabs major investor partner
The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) located in Jamaica is aggressively advancing its strategic plans to become the first private university college in the Caribbean to go public. This move, it is believed, would address the huge gap between…
Forensic audit in Guyana reveals unauthorised transfers from PetroCaribe fund
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Aerswar Deonarine, deputy chief executive officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, and Carvil Duncan, president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and a director on…
New TV channel to show ‘Positive side of the Caribbean’
From The Voice UK 1HEART TV will broadcast via OHTV from July 28 CELEBRITIES TURNED out in full force to celebrate the launch of brand new London-based ‘Caribbean inspired’ TV channel, 1HEART TV. Capital XTRA presenter Jade Avia, MOBO award-winning…
Blacktower gets go-ahead for MiFID licence
By Mark Battersby From International Adviser Blacktower Financial Management Group has been given the green light by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission for a Restricted Category 3 MiFID Licence. The European-focused IFA, which has head offices in both Gibraltar and…
CDN Special Feature: The Sargassum phenomenon in the Caribbean
By Ricardo Blackman (CDN) Barbados From Caribbean Digital A strange phenomenon occurred in the Caribbean in 2011. A massive tide of Sargassum, brown invasive algae, washed on to the shores of the region’s popular beaches. A similar event is occurring…
Wearable furnitures that will keep you warm
By Furniture design Frim Designer Daily Lots of sofas and armchairs look very cozy and often are, but these two take it one step further, they include a blanket within the sofa itself. The “Tie Warmchair” is just as comfortable…
Pilot error and poor training likely caused Virgin Galactic’s fatal crash, NTSB finds
By Miriam Kramer From Mashable The October 2014 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo that killed the co-pilot and seriously injured the pilot was likely the result of human error and a failure of the private spaceflight company to protect against…
Rock Group’s legal argument falls on deaf ears
By Lisa Shuchman, from Corporate Counsel Lawyers for The Turtles fail to stop a settlement between Sirius XM and record labels. Attorneys for the founders of the 1960s rock group The Turtles have failed to stop a $210 million settlement…
Community holds out hope for missing Florida teens, but time grows short
By Ed Payne and Catherine E. Shoichet, From CNN Story highlights A friend says one of the boys posted “Peace out, Jupe” on Snapchat before they left The search area stretches from Jupiter, Florida, up to Charleston, South Carolina Search…
Smoking raises breast-cancer death risk, study finds
By Lisa Rapaport Reuters from The Columbus Dispatch Longtime smokers might face an increased risk of death if they develop breast cancer, according to a Japanese study that adds to a growing body of evidence highlighting the lethal effects of…
