T&T talks Caribbean labour mobility with IMF, trade union, and business reps
By Aleem Khan breaking news Trinidad & Tobago The T&T government will sit with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Caribbean’s private sector and trade union movement to discuss the free movement of labour in the Caribbean, at…
Appeals court silent on Texas Abortion Clinic Law
By Tony Mauro From The National Law Journal A Texas law imposing new regulations on abortion clinics fell into Labor Day limbo Monday after a federal appeals court made no response to an urgent plea from the state to let…
The whopper about global taxation
By Megan McArdle ,Bloomberg News From Stripes Jacob Levy, an American professor living in Montreal, made a point on Twitter last week that I wish more journalists would take to heart: If you’re writing about inversions, and you don’t prominently…
Building Brand Caribbean
By David Jessop THE view from EUROPE From Jamaica Gleaner Some years ago, on the table at which I was sitting in a Barbados hotel, there was a small brown packet of sugar. In large letters it identified its contents…
Tropical island sounds fun, petting stingrays…better
Going to a tropical island sounds fun, but petting stingrays here just might be better From Techeblog Going on vacation to a tropical island sounds fun for most people, but what if you throw in a bunch of stingrays? If…
Haiti’s leader agrees to talks with recalcitrant senators about elections
By Joseph Guyler Delva From HCNN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — Haiti’s president Michel Martelly agreed over the weekend to engage in political talks with a handful of recalcitrant senators who have been blocking a vote to pass amendments to an…
Cuba, DR threat – Single tourism marketing strategy needed
From Barbados Advocate It’s just a matter of time before America lifts its travel ban on Cuba, and when that happens, a flood of pent up demand will be unleashed, bringing with it a monumental threat to the tourism dependent…
Jihadists steal commercial jets, raise 9/11 Fears
By Cathy Burke From newsmax Jihadists have stolen several commercial jetliners in Libya, raising concerns with intelligence officials about 9/11-style terror strikes as the 13th anniversary approaches, some reports say. The Algerian news site al-Fadjr on Aug. 6 said 11…
Corruption ‘impoverishes and kills millions’
From BBC The ONE group says money lost because of corruption would otherwise be spent on school and medicine A report by the anti-poverty organisation One says much of the progress made over the past two decades in tackling extreme…
