Narayana Hrudayalaya plans Rs 500 cr expansion,to enter Africa
From the Times of India Mumbai, Nov 19 () Leading private sector hospital chain Narayana Hrudayalaya has chalked out a Rs 500 crore expansion plan, which will see it entering high-value markets in the country over next three years as…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Mugabe: A Graceful Coup
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Sir Ronald Sanders is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the US and the OAS. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London and Massey College…
Nigeria: Paradise Papers – Huge Chunk of Dangote’s Fortune Now Kept in Tax Haven
From PREMIUM TIMES Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is no stranger to using shell companies in offshore tax havens. The influential industrialist is one of the prominent figures around the world whose names popped up in the infamous #PanamaPapers database…
CBAAC plans Caribbean nations tour, to reconnect them with African culture
From The Nation The Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC) says its proposed tour of the Caribbean nations and festivals is to reconnect Africans in the Diaspora with their cultural heritage in Africa. Chief Ferdinand Anikwe, the…
Tropical cyclone expected Thursday from wave nearing Caribbean
UPDATE: Thu 17 Aug – Tropical Storm Harvey formed BY JENNY STALETOVICH From Miami Herald A tropical cyclone will likely develop from a wave of storms rolling toward the Caribbean later today, National Hurricane Center forecasters said early Thursday. Located…
Peacekeeper, workers killed in attack on UN missions in Mali
By Bijan Hosseini and Euan McKirdy, From CNN Story highlights Eight people killed in two attacks on the UN in Mali Seven people died in the central city of Timbuktu, while one peacekeeper was killed in Douenza (CNN)A total of…
Jamaica Emancipation Day Tue Aug 1 2017
Emancipation When full Emancipation came in 1838 a system that had been tried and tested in the Caribbean since the sixteenth century came to an end. Slavery had within itself the seeds of its own destruction, whether because slaves resisted…
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Last Week’s Tropical Depression Four could come back to life in the Atlantic; Hurricane Hunter Mission scheduled
By Jon Erdman from Weather Underground The remnant of last week’s Tropical Depression Four continues to sprout thunderstorms and may regenerate as a tropical cyclone as it tracks toward the Bahamas and possibly Florida later this week. Located just over 100 miles…
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Why we’re watching Cape Verde now
By Jonathan Belles From The Weather Channel Story Highlights Cape Verde hurricane season is used to describe an uptick in storm activity originating from Africa. Tropical waves develop into tropical cyclones between July and September. Hurricanes begin to develop further…
Angolan VP to be tried for corruption in Portugal
From news24 Lisbon – Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente will face trial in Portugal over allegations he bribed a magistrate to drop two investigations against him, according to a Wednesday ruling cited in Portuguese media. Vicente, who was the president…
