Feb 16, 2008 | Nubricks - Overseas Real Estate Blog
Top Reclaimed Island Property Hotspots
More articles about: Unique Property If you are thinking about buying a island property these days, the Caribbean, Croatia and the Greek Islands just don't make the grade, it seems real land is old news. via Nubricks - Overseas Real Estate Blog
Cabinet discusses efforts to counter 'money laundering'
“We do believe that these questions, despite their large number, open up huge prospects for ministers to handle issues because when an inquiry is made, the issue is looked into and thus measures are taken.”
KUWAIT : The cabinet, it is weekly session on Monday, discussed recent legislative amendments to the housing law, efforts to counter money laundering, and His Highness the Prime Minister's Arab tour, on which ... via Arab Times
Seafood safety gets fresh look
“I can assure you that no one eating fish in those (Manhattan) restaurants came anywhere near the 6 parts per million”
A new investigation testing mercury content in seafood in New York City has put the recurrent issue at the forefront. via Democrat & Chronicle
Property in the Seychelles: Garden of Eden where newcomers are welcome
“Eden is the first formal marina setting on the Seychelles, which gives it huge buyer cachet”
Recent changes in the law on property ownership are opening up a new rival to the Caribbean. via Telegraph.co.uk
The first cruise ship to arrive at the port of Mombasa since violence erupted after the December 27 poll docked with 200 tourists. via Financial Standard
Statement at the Conclusion of the 2008 Article IV Staff Mission to Seychelles
The following statement was issued on January 30, 2008, in Victoria by an International Monetary Fund staff mission: "An IMF team, headed by Mr. via International Monetary Fund
Low-tax, high luxury in the Seychelles
“The idea is that the villas merge into the landscape from the sea or air, with angled flank walls that mirror the ridges and angles of the rock. It's like a spaceship that has landed and blended into the landscape. We call this stealth architecture.”
These islands in the Indian Ocean have become a hotspot for the super-rich Judith Heywood THE HUNT for a status home has taken buyers many places - but the most determined are now eyeing a slice of distant ... via Times Online
Bizarre Amphibians Found Living on the Edge
“If the amphibian communities are dying, it's basically saying that place right there is no longer a healthy environment”
Blind salamanders, legless amphibians with tentacles on their heads and ghost frogs whose favorite haunt is a human burial ground are just a few of the world's weirdest and most endangered creatures. via LiveScience
New Malware Demands Pay-By-Phone 'Activation Fee'
“Apparently, this is a payment processor that's now being used for malware, whether they know it or not”
Microsoft may have decided to drop the "kill switch" it developed to penalize Windows Vista users who failed to activate their operating system software, but criminal hackers are taking up the slack. via Imaging Magazine
'Ransomware' extorts payment with phone call
“Surfing PORN, ADULT and some other kind of sites you like without this software is dangerous and threatens with infection of your computer by harmful viruses, adware, spyware, etc.”
Pay $35 by dialing a 900 number or forget using the PC, says researcher January 02, 2008 -- New "ransomware" that locks up a person's PC and demands $35 to return control to its owner is on the prowl, a ... via ComputerWorld
Time for a December week away in the sun
If you've got a week free before Christmas, bag a tropical bargain Mark Hodson Christmas is coming early this year. via Times Online
Seychelles President Happy with Improves Ties with Bulgaria
“It is an honour for me to work for boosting bilateral relations and to represent this beautiful country in Bulgaria”
Seychelles President James Michel expressed satisfaction with the development of bilateral relations with Bulgaria at a meeting in the capital Victoria with its Honorary Consul to Bulgaria Maxim Behar. via Sofia News Agency
Seychelles on Cuba Cooperation Visit
Havana, Oct 15 Patrick Georges Pillay, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Seychelles, starts an official visit to this country Monday, invited by his Cuban counterpart ... via Prensa Latina
BALMORAL: William & Kate spend weekend in Scotland
Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are spending the weekend on the Queen's Balmoral estate having flown into Aberdeen on a scheduled British Airways flight. via The Herald
Pageants take NKU senior across the globe
“I want to become a special agent for the FBI so hopefully my acting experience will allow me to do a lot of undercover work. I guess I will be able to incorporate what I'm doing now with my career.”
Ashlei Sothard, 21, a senior criminal justice major at Northern Kentucky University, will represent the United States in the 36th annual Miss Intercontinental Beauty Pageant in the Republic of Seychelles, an ... via The Cincinnati Enquirer
Seychelles: Technology for Polluters to Mitigate Their Emissions
“The future in our hands: addressing the leadership challenge of climate change.”
The Seychelles Ambassador to the UN, Ronny Jumeau said he's disappointed that small island states and low-lying countries are not urgently getting technologies they need to adapt to the rising sea levels in ... via AllAfrica.com