‘Small spelunkers required’: the ad that led to the discovery of Homo naledi
By David Smith at the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa From The Guardian UK The skeletons found in a South African cave were retrieved by six scientists with a hard-to-find combination of skills The advertisement on social media called for…
The Queen’s history-making reign
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her record also applies to her 15 realms other than Britain, the majority of them in the Caribbean…
For Ganga, inspiration flows from Rhine, once among dirtiest rivers
By Vishwa Mohan, TNN From Times of India Kanpur drain hurdle for clean Ganga, IIT roped inCentre’s claim on Ganga remains unfulfilled: Experts20K crore to clean Ganga‘Tame Sisamau nullah to check Ganga pollution’No sanction to any new dam on Ganga…
Cruise lines leaving Houston high and dry as attention turns to Asia
By Tom Stieghorst From Travel Weekly The Port of Houston is losing both of its homeported ships next year, a victim of a growing focus by North American cruise lines on shifting deployments to Asia. Both Norwegian Cruise Line and…
Brookfield management fees under scrutiny as Asciano investors wait on $9b bid
By Jenny Wiggins From The Sydney Morning Herald Asciano investors will scrutinise Brookfield Infrastructure’s fee structure closely if the Bermuda-based group proceeds with a formal $9 billion takeover bid after the ports and rail group releases full-year results on Tuesday….
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session, the report date of Monday, 31 August, 2015 has…
Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014: report
From Caribbean Digital Network | July 17, 2015 (AFP) – All the major greenhouse gases that fuel global warming hit record highs last year, while the planet’s surface temperature reached its hottest point in 135 years, international researchers said Thursday….
Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons: Australia
From Newsmax The Islamic State group has shown it is prepared to use chemical weapons and is likely to have among its recruits the technical expertise to develop them, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. In a speech late Friday,…
Anger at bid to fly monkeys to Australia for Pirates of the Caribbean film
By Oliver Milman from The Guardian The trip from California to Australia would stress the monkeys, groups say, and Pirates of the Caribbean 5 could be made ‘without the need to exploit animals’ capuchin monkey Wednesday 18 February 2015 03.10…
Oil services company Civeo is getting demolished
By Myles Udland From Business Insider Shares of the oil services company Civeo are crashing. In late morning trade on Tuesday, shares of the company were down about 50% to $4.07 per share after Civeo announced on Monday afternoon that…





