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Martinique conference addresses challenges of “Open Access” to data in the Caribbean
From Repeating Islands CARBICA—an association that brings together archivists from the English-, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean (n close partnership with the departmental archives of Martinique)—held its tenth quadrennial conference from December 2 to 5, 2014, at the Departmental Archives of…
PAHO preps Caribbean for potential importation of Ebola/Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital
From GuyanaTimes Although the United States is the only country to date that has registered cases of Ebola imported from the current outbreak in West Africa, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are working with support from the Pan…
Mexico wants in on Cuba market
By Nacha Cattan Bloomberg News From The Journal Gazetter From cola to cement, neighbors set to deal MEXICO CITY – U.S. cruise lines and hoteliers aren’t the only potential beneficiaries from a thaw in relations with Cuba. Onboard sodas and…
Caribbean resorts lure private equity as Canadian banks retreat
By Ezra Fieser Bloomberg News From Leader-Post Even before last week’s rapprochement between the U.S. and Cuba, private equity companies from Bain Capital Partners LLC to billionaire Sam Zell’s Equity International were boosting investments in Caribbean resorts as the region’s…
Cayman Islands duty concessions extended for another 12 months
In an effort to continue to stimulate economic activity the Government has extended the following duty concessions for twelve months to 31 December 2015: the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon for the importation of motor gasoline…
Evaluating the pharmacological activity of Caribbean sponges
BY TARA D From SMN Weekly In these organisms (Caribbean sponges) science have found different compounds to produce useful drugs in diseases such as cancer or tumors. That was the goal of the research conducted by Lina Marcela Blandon, Master…
China-Latin America relations strengthened in 2014
By Pu Zhendong in Beijin From China Daily Latin America China-Latin America relations reached a “new height” last year as a more confident and proactive China laid out strategic cornerstones to prop up a “major-country diplomacy” that features stabilizing neighborhood,…
Geothermal energy can boost C’bbean economies, says World Bank
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, USA (CMC) –The World Bank says a multi-donor initiative, led by its Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP), has mobilised US$235 million through the Clean Technology Fund towards scaling up geothermal energy in developing countries, including…
The view from Europe: New uncertainty for region as Saudis let oil price fall
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate Two days before Christmas, the Saudi Oil Minister, Ali al-Nami, made a statement that is likely to change geo-politics and the face of the world economy in 2015. Speaking to The Middle East Economic…
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,…
