Kenya attack: DusitD2 siege over as attackers killed
From BBC A deadly siege by suspected militants in Nairobi has ended after all the attackers were “eliminated”, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. Gunmen attacked a compound in the Westlands district of Kenya’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least…
Canada joins US in raising travel advisory after China’s ‘arbitrary’ use of law to sentence Canadian to death in drug case
By Christian Edwards From Business Insider Canada has joined the US in raising its travel warnings for China, fearing a growing pattern of the arbitrary application of local laws to detain citizens from those countries. The move comes just hours…
Winter storm Gia is battering the Midwest with snow and ice
By Talia Lakritz From Business Insider Winter storm Gia is moving across the Midwest. Seven people have died in weather-related crashes, Reuters reports. Hundreds of flights have been canceled and thousands are without power. The first major snowstorm of 2019…
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Viewpoint: Secure the Caribbean — with a modest addition to the BUILD Act
By Andrea Clabough and David L. Goldwyn From Next Billion As Venezuela declines, and the Caribbean struggles to achieve energy security, China and other nations are stepping up to become key players in the region. The United States, however, has…
PM Harris meets with Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, which is seeking regulatory approval to acquire Scotia’s operations in SKN
The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, had a cordial and productive discussion this morning with senior representatives of the Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) and representatives of Scotiabank on the purchase by Republic…
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Taste of Cayman Food & Drink Festival announces most iconic tribute act yet – Simply Queen
The Taste of Cayman Food and Drink festival organisers have announced this year’s live entertainment who will take to the Main Stage at the 31st annual food festival on Saturday, January 26, 2019. The headline act at the Cayman Islands Tourism…
US nursing home chief resigns after vegetative patient gives birth
From BBC The chief executive of the corporation in charge of an Arizona nursing home where a woman in a vegetative state gave birth has resigned. Bill Timmons’s resignation was unanimously accepted by directors, the company said in a statement….
Significant growth in new businesses in St. Kitts and Nevis seen over last four years
Local taxi operators are indubitably sharing in the fruits of growth, as they have witnessed a whopping 77 percent increase in total cruise passenger spend in 2017/2018 (US $133.02 million) over 2014/2015 (US $75.30 million). Source: 2018 Business Research & Economic Advisors (BREA)…
The global economy is living dangerously – but don’t expect superpowers to follow the 2008 script
By Ben Chu, The Independent From Business Insider Twelve months ago, the global economic outlook was encouraging. Now things are looking far less rosy. US growth is expected to slow from 2.9 percent in 2018 to 2.5 percent in 2019,…
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The Caribbean and climate change: Evil in paradise?
By Rebecca Theodore From The Nassau Guardian Is there an immediate lifeline for the lives of the more-than-40 million people who now lie in peril in the Caribbean? In no uncertain terms, the ravaging effects of climate change in the Caribbean…
