Apple backs news literacy programs in US and Italy
By Amrita Khalid From engadget The company teams up with three non-profits to fight fake news. Apple is joining the fight against fake news by teaming up with three groups that offer news literacy training for young people. The company…
Norway cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts
From BBC A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived safely at the port of Molde after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a…
Christchurch shootings: New Zealand to ban military style weapons
From BBC New Zealand will ban all types of semi-automatic weapons and assault rifles following the Christchurch attacks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said. The announcement comes less than a week after 50 people were killed at two mosques, allegedly…
Cricket: Hero CPL rakes in US$25M in Guyana matches
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is claiming that the 2018 edition, which took place between Aug. 8 and Sept. 16, raked in US$25,515,816 in Guyana — an 80 percent increase on the 2017…
Hong Kong voted as Top International Financial Centre by Global Corporate Services Industry: Vistra 2020 Report
Trend toward onshore and mid-shore jurisdictions continues Hong Kong, March 18, 2019 – The latest report on the Corporate Services industry conducted by Vistra, a leading global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, reveals that the trend toward onshore…
Best dating sites for seniors: Dating over 60 can actually be fun
By Leah Stodart From Mashable Senior dating: Hard, but not as much as you think. Because let’s face it: Dating at any age is kind of a pain in the ass — and being over 60 in the dating world could actually have…
Man extradited from US to Cayman Islands, Charged with Manslaughter and Child Cruelty
March 15 2019 From RCIPS Man Extradited from US, Charged with Manslaughter and Child Cruelty A man, age 46, has been charged with Manslaughter and Cruelty to a Child in relation to an incident on 29 November, 2015, where a…
RFA Mounts Bay in Caribbean drugs bust
By George Allison from UK Defence Journal RFA Mounts Bay recovered 100kg of Cocaine from Hessian sacks dumped in the Caribbean as drug-runners dumped their cargo and fled from authorities, say the Royal Navy. The British vessel responded to a…
US pulling last diplomats from Venezuela amid power crisis |
From Newsmax The U.S. said late Monday that it is pulling its last remaining diplomats from Venezuela, saying their continued presence at the country’s embassy in Caracas had become a “constraint” on U.S. policy as the Trump administration aggressively looks…
Tariff war cost US companies and consumers US$4.4 billion a month in 2018, report says
By Zhenhua Lu from South China Morning Post Economists find those who were exposed to the duties overseas ‘paid none of the bill’ – which was passed on to American importers and consumers They say the US economy has been…







