Jamaica public sector wage freeze could be extended
From Caribbean360 Workers may be faced with an extension of the current wage restraint if the structural reforms under the IMF agreement are not achieved over the next three years. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday March 11, 2014, CMC – The head…
Greenspan: Stocks aren’t in bubble territory
By Dan Weil From Moneynews While some financial commentators argue that the stock market has turned into a bubble, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan disagrees. “That’s not to say we may not be near highs, but you don’t get…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to host 2013 earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 18, 2014
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Mar 11, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water…
Warburton to Newsmax TV: Central banks may get involved with digital currencies soon
By Dan Weil From Moneynews Central banks may well enter the digital currency space before long, says Peter Warburton, director of U.K.-based Economic Perspectives, an economic consulting firm. “They must realize that challenges like bitcoin will just keep on coming,…
Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta and Rendezvous starts March 20
By Jill Campbell From Sail World The Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta and Rendezvous continues to go from strength to strength with twenty sailing superyachts signed up for the four day event. Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS)…
Former Trinidad minister “Jack” Warner given extra time to file defence to lawsuit
From Caribbean360 The lawsuit alleges that Warner’s words, in their “natural and ordinary meaning,” were understood to mean that, among other things, Ramlogan was involved in corruption and scandal and was guilty of corruption, abuse of power or misconduct in…
Grenadian Social Action Collective challenges Caribbean to #BunDiscrimination
From Global Voices The online social collective Groundation Grenada recently launched an anti-LGBT discrimination campaign, #BunDiscrimination, collaborating with graphic designer Joshua Lu to create several posters featuring altered lyrics from popular songs to highlight the double standards at work. According…
Women’s Football: A world of opportunity
From CONCACAF With the hope of inspiring women to acquire a love for the beautiful game and to commemorate International Women’s Day, CONCACAF.com spoke with two prominent personalities: Sonia Bien-Aime, General Secretary of the Turks and Caicos Islands Football Association…
Why Chinese ADRs plunged?
By Mena Callahan From Emerging Markets E Commerce China Dangdang Inc, 58.com, Concord Medical Services Hldg Ltd, Sky-mobi Ltd, Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd, Perfect World Co., Ltd. Dot Hill Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:HILL) fell 12.80% on Monday, extending declines after providing…
