The gender pay gap is the smallest it has ever been
By Aaron Taube from Business Insider In 2013, women earned more than $0.78 for every dollar earned by men. New data from the US Census Bureau find that the gender pay gap — the difference between what men and women…
Poor engineering, drainage led to St Vincent house collapse – Gonsalves
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Tuesday September 23, 2014, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says poor engineering, poor drainage, and “soil issues” were responsible for the collapse last Friday of a house that the government built as part…
Haiti’s former leader’s ally arrested on corruption charges
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) – Judge Lamarre Belizaire, who conducts an inquiry into acts of corruption blamed on former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and dozens of his former allies, ordered on Monday the…
Caribbean talents take centre stage at Sandals’ ENCORE grand finals
From Jamaica Observer WHITEHOUSE, Westmoreland SANDALS Whitehouse European Village and Spa will host this year’s 11th annual staging of the Entertainment Now Creates Opportunity Rewarding Excellence (ENCORE) Grand Finals at the resort’s Le Cabaret Theatre on Saturday. ENCORE, a talent…
Trinidad government confirms CLICO for sale if the price is right
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday September 23, 2014, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government has confirmed that it intends to sell the financially troubled Colonial Life Insurance Co Ltd (CLICO), whose collapse in 2009 sent ripples throughout the Caribbean….
ACS supports development of SMEs in the region
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) hosted a two-day Regional Workshop on Public Policies to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Antonio Leone, Programme…
Adams honors NY’s ‘finest’ who saved infant
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams has paid tribute to Sgt. Michael Dario and Officer Elias Khan of the New York City Police Department’s 62nd Precinct by proclaiming them September’s “Heroes of the…
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,…
The Food Lab: The easiest foolproof crispy pan-seared fish you’ll ever make
By J. Kenji López-Alt MANAGING CULINARY DIRECTOR From Serious Eats A crisp panko coating on one side of the fish not only keeps it from sticking to the pan with minimal heat, but adds textural contrast as well. [Photographs: J….
