PAC, summon previous 1MDB auditor, too’
By Tony Pua From Malaysiakini MP SPEAKS: I would like to strongly welcome Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Nur Jazlan Mohammad’s statement in The Edge Weekly, seeking to obtain answers from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) over their precarious financial position….
UN urges stepped-up measles surveillance in Caribbean
By CMC From St Lucia News Online CMC – The United Nations says its health agency has called for “stepped-up” surveillance to prevent the spread of measles in the Americas, including the Caribbean. On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…
HSBC Whistleblower Hervé Falciani to speak at OffshoreAlert Conference
HSBC whistleblower Hervé Falciani has agreed to speak at this year’s OffshoreAlert Conference on financial intelligence and investigations in Miami Beach. Falciani is currently the most talked-about person in high-value international finance due a barrage of articles about tax evasion,…
Africans in Jamaica: A piece of Africa in the Caribbean
By Leslie Gordon Goffe Jamaica has a long history of close cultural and spiritual ties to Africa, but now a new chapter in this relationship is being driven by Africans making their homes on the Caribbean island. Leslie Gordon Goffe…
U.S., Cuba play unique roles in abolishing slavery
Bill Federer recounts real history of world’s forced labor From WND Slavery in Cuba began earlier and lasted longer than most anywhere in the Americas. Nearly all ancient cultures made captives of war serve as slaves, such as in Egypt,…
Positive review of Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Thomas N. Thompson., Maritime Environmental and Energy Advisor, U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Washington ([email protected]). Solomon Barry D., and Robert Baillis eds. Sustainable Development of Biofuels in Latin America and the Caribbean. New York: Springer Press, 2014 From BiofuelsDigest Amongst…
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As I see things: strong leadership essential to growth
By Brian Francis, From Barbados Nation news Ever since the global financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009, many analysts throughout the Caribbean, including myself, have argued that if our countries are to return to the days of economic prosperity and…
Buffett way ahead in $1 million wager against hedge funds
From Moneymax On the eve of the 2008 financial crisis, a US hedge fund chief bet $1 million that his complex, high-cost strategies could beat the plodding approach of investment guru Warren Buffett. Seven years into the 10-year wager, Buffett…
Russia’s Defence Minister touring Caribbean Triangle
By Nil Nikandrov From Stragetic Culture Foundation Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu went on a Latin American tour on February 11-14 taking him to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba – the countries that maintain stable allied relations with Russia in the…
Sexiest Caribbean aphrodisiacs
Light your fire: Sexiest Caribbean aphrodisiacs By Melanie Reffes, Special for USA TODAY Yes, it’s true that a butler-drawn rose petal-scented bath or a rum aperitif as the sun sets may get some couples in the mood, but the real…
