Malta

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This is the story of "black in blue," began the ITV news broadcast in a segment discussing Pilots of the Caribbean: Volunteers of African Heritage in the Royal Air Force - an exhibition currently on display at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum in Cosford, England. The exhibit highlights the Caribbean people who fought for Britain in two world wars. Though integral to British history, their stories are not well-known hence the reason that the RAF Museum has regularly mounted the ever-growing exhibit since 2014. 

Their beginnings

This year industry pros are looking forward to cocktails that make a splash in the new year and crave classic drinks with an edge. There will be more invention and innovation that include non-alcoholic options, and perhaps they will even ditch the "mocktail" moniker once and for all, so says Food & Wine magazine writer, Patrice J Williams. Also tequila, tequila, tequila. It never left us but has been increasing in popularity with brands like Casamigos and Don Julio.

Get in the spirit with the charismatic and spirited Maurice Blair, bartender at Kingston's Spanish Court Hotel. Kingstonian by birth, Blair was raised in Kingston as well as St Elizabeth. I install myself at the Skybar around the recently renovated pool bar and immediately wonder how Blair first entered this wonderful world of mixology.

A new report from the European Union Tax Observatory suggests that European banks are reaping about 14 percent of their total profits — about 20 billion euros a year — from the Virgin Islands and 16 other jurisdictions the report identified as “tax havens.”

The report’s authors say the findings will further bolster the case for a global minimum corporate tax rate proposed by the G20 in August and set for final approval next month.

Inside QNet Pyramid Scam Scheme

By Yankuba Jallow

In what looks like a daylight robbery, Foroyaa’s four months investigation has found a global e-marketing group operating in The Gambia amassing wealth from Gambians, including innocent students.

Dubbed QNet, the company does this under the ploy that they organize “Business Management” with the promise to give the students what they refer to as “International Certificate”.

The United States’ government has accused Ramon Abass, also known as Hushpuppi, of involvement in a North Korean conspiracy leading to a multi-billion dollar cyber fraud.

Mr Abass, who is currently facing money laundering and wire fraud charges in the United States, allegedly took part in a “North Korean-perpetrated cyber-enabled heist from a Maltese bank” in February 2019.

This was contained in a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday.

Internet Television Service provider Showmax says it will be streaming “I Am LAYCON”, a television show, in the U.K., France, Italy Australia and 23 other countries outside Africa.