Cubans on homemade boat win refuge from rough seas in Cayman Islands
By Peter Polack Reuters From The Virginia Gazette A group of 26 Cubans on a homemade wooden boat were granted temporary refuge in the Cayman Islands when bad weather interrupted their quest to seek exile in the United States. The…
Caribbean Tourism Report Q4 2014
New Consumer Goods research report from Business Monitor International is now available from Fast Market Research The Caribbean region is returning to sustained growth, with all countries expecting tourist arrivals to increase in 2014 and 2015. However, this is expected…
ALBA celebrates 10th anniversary
ALBA celebrates 10th anniversary, plans to move toward economic integration From FoxNews Latino The Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America, or ALBA, celebrated its 10th anniversary Sunday with an eye toward moving toward the economic integration of its…
North Korea denies hacking Sony but calls the breach a ‘righteous deed’
By Anna Fifield From Washington Post TOKYO — North Korea has denied hacking Sony Pictures’ computer systems in retaliation for its movie “The Interview,” which revolves around a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un. But the secretive…
Caribbean FLNG project reaches major milestone
From LNG Industry Black & Veatch, Wison Offshore & Marine and EXMAR have celebrated a major milestone on the Caribbean FLNG project. A ceremony was held on 19 November to celebrate the undocking of the Caribbean FLNG facility from the…
China signaled it may join operations against ISIS in Iraq
By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider As the US-led campaign against the Islamic State grinds on, China has unexpectedly offered to help in the war effort, Najmeh Bozorgmehr and Lucy Hornby report for the Financial Times. Wang Yi, China’s foreign…
UN members agree deal at Lima climate talks
From BBC Developing countries have accused wealthier nations of failing to take responsibility for climate change United Nations members have reached an agreement on how countries should tackle climate change. Delegates have approved a framework for setting national pledges to…
Emerging markets: More thoughts on what expats can teach us about investing
By Peter Kohli, From Nasdaq In Part 1 of this article discussing the four Central American countries where expats from the United States have decided to move, my focus was on Panama and Costa Rica. I now turn my attention…
