Jeffrey Epstein profile: the billionaire paedophile with links to Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Robert Maxwell – and Prince Andrew
By Andrew Buncombe From The Independent Many A-list celebrities broke off links with the businessman after he was conviction of having sex with an underage girl A list of people who have associated with Jeffrey Epstein over the years would…
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Government companies to be scrutinized closely by Cayman Island government Speaking at a press briefing, last week, Cayman Islands Premier, Alden McLaughlin, said government was bringing in a new law in the New Year that will change the rules regarding…
Jonathan Franzen: ‘Egypt is the worst place to be a migratory bird’
NatureUp By Adam Welz From The Guardian UK US author sounds warning over Egyptian trapping that kills millions of birds as they migrate from Europe into Africa One of the photos shows a Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) caught in a…
Will the Ebola virus go airborne?
By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American From Nature.com Experts say the possibility remains remote. Could Ebola go airborne? That’s the fear set off last week by a New York Times op-ed entitled “What We’re Afraid to Say about Ebola” from…
Will Scottish referendum encourage Africa’s separatists?
Many African countries have secessionist movements, partly because their borders were drawn up by colonial powers in the 19th Century. Will the Scottish referendum lead to a greater push for independence on the continent? In one of the few referendums…
Southend MP promoted into Foreign Office with responsibility for Cayman Islands
A South Essex Member of Parliament has been promoted to a ministerial role in the Government after the resignation of Mark Simmons, MP for Boston and Skegness James Duddridge, Tory MP for Southend East, has been appointed to Parliamentary Under…
White House Summit on Africa lauded but Caribbean/Central American investment summit urged
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. August 1, 2014: While saluting the White House for its second annual U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the Board of Invest Caribbean Now, (ICN), the biggest investment summit on the Caribbean outside the region, is urging…
Sahara Desert dust takes Transatlantic trip
By Patrick J. Kiger for Discovery News From Mashable If you’re sneezing right now, the cause may be on the other side of the planet. In late June, winds began blowing what NASA describes as a “river of dust” from…
Pablo Escobar’s hippos: A growing problem
By William Kremer BBC World Service A herd of hippopotamuses once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar has been taking over the countryside near his former ranch – and no-one quite knows what to do with them….
Kenyan baby girl ‘rescued by dog’
From BBC An abandoned baby girl found among a dog’s litter of puppies is now doing well in hospital in Kenya’s capital. Two boys heard the two-week old baby girl, named Angel by nurses, crying near their house in a…
