Saudi oil attacks: US says intelligence shows Iran involved
From BBC The United States has issued satellite images and cited intelligence to back its allegation Iran was behind attacks on major Saudi oil facilities. Iran denies involvement in Saturday’s air attacks, which were claimed by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in…
Why the US is losing the war against diabetes
By Health Day From Newsmax U.S. adults with diabetes are no more likely to meet disease control targets than they were in 2005, a new study finds. Typically, diabetes treatment focuses on controlling blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels,…
Hurricane Dorian lashes US as Bahamas counts cost
From BBC Hurricane Dorian is expected to bring “life-threatening storm surges” up the US east coast after causing destruction and at least 20 deaths in the Bahamas. The category three storm is currently lashing the coast of the Carolinas as…
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OPINION: An outsider looking in at the US gun culture
By Jolly Green The Second Amendment provides U.S. citizens the right to bear arms. Ratified on December 1791, the amendment says: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to…
World Bank approves US$30.6 million project to build resilience of public health systems in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Reproduced Courtesy The World Bank Group By Alejandra De La Paz Melo Communications Associate, Latin America and the Caribbean, The World Bank Group Wednesday, September 4, 2019 — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$30.6 million regional…
China in new growth push to fight prolonged US trade war, top policy body indicates
By Frank Tang From South China Morning Post Financial Stability and Development Commission, chaired by Vice-Premier Liu He, says Beijing is ready to step up help for the growth amid escalated trade tensions But there is no indication that it…
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Hurricane Dorian: Bahamas sees ‘unprecedented devastation’
From BBC Hurricane Dorian appears to have caused “unprecedented” devastation in the Bahamas, the country’s leader says. The storm, the second-strongest Atlantic hurricane on record, remains “extremely dangerous”, said Prime Minister Hubert Minnis. Some 13,000 houses are feared damaged or…
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. announces closing of US$40 million second tranche of aggregate US$80 million private placement of Senior Unsecured Notes
CARIBBEAN UTILITIES COMPANY, LTD. CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES ARE LISTED FOR TRADING IN UNITED STATES FUNDS ON THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE. GRAND CAYMAN , Cayman Islands , Aug. 28, 2019 /CNW/ – Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUP-U.TO) (“CUC” or “the…
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Tropical Storm Dorian nears Puerto Rico
By Meg Wagner, paul P. Murphy and Mike Hayes, From CNN Miami fire department sends search and rescue team to Puerto Rico ahead of the storm The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department will send a 45-member urban search and rescue team…
Cayman Islands says it will meet bond payment of US$312 million
From RJR News Online The Cayman Islands Government has confirmed that it will meet the bond payment of US$312 million that is due to be repaid on November 24 this year. The Cayman government says it may not need to…
