US-Cuba rapprochement: welcome to the Caribbean thaw
By Abel Gilbert From Open Democracy The Castro regime, they have reasoned, will not be defeated by the CIA but with SEARS, the famous retail chain. The metaphor of the thaw refers to a story about extremely severe Siberian weather…
The ECB is pulling out the big guns against deflation
By Simon Morgan, AFP Frankfurt (AFP) – After a breathless year of action and now a new political crisis in Greece, the European Central Bank may finally roll out its heavy artillery in 2015 in its battle against deflation, analysts…
World’s most captivating bioluminescent bay
Vieques, Puerto Rico – An exotic Caribbean Island featuring the World’s most captivating bioluminescent bay From The Pinnacle List Vieques (Isla de Vieques) is a small island 13 km off the southeast coast of Puerto Rico, and home to around…
Struggle, sacrifice on front line of Italy’s Mare Nostrum
By Ella Ide, AFP From Business Insider Palermo (Italy) (AFP) – The memory of terrified parents and children being tossed out of their boat to drown in a nighttime storm haunts Captain Giuseppe Maggio, one of the men and women…
Thousands of Saint Lucians benefit from eye care programme
In 2014, the Miracle Mission is celebrating ten years of delivering free, quality eye care to many Saint Lucians, including 2,000 children. Thousands of Saint Lucian continue to benefit from the national eye care programme, started by the government of…
Taiwan losing ground to Beijing in the Caribbean
From Latin American Herald Tribune SAN JUAN – Taiwan is losing ground in the Caribbean, one of its traditional strongholds, as global economic powerhouse China expands its presence in the region, experts told Efe on Wednesday. “Globalization has changed the…
Amazon’s Kindle scout give readers the choice in which authors gets published – kind of
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Amazon launched Kindle Scout, a program that allows readers to chose which up-and-coming authors get published. Despite its decidedly unfriendly-to-authors feud with a major publishing company, Amazon is touting a new program that provides an…
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Noël Coward’s art collection and own Caribbean paintings to be sold by Christie’s
From Repeating Islands As Mark Brown (The Guardian) writes, Noël Coward is well known for his plays, music, acting and cabaret, but far less well known for his art or collecting. The playwright/composer/actor (and so much more), who died in…
Former in-house lawyer accuses tech GC of sexual harassment
By David Ruiz, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The former top U.S. lawyer for a fast-growing IT outsourcing company has sued her former employer, saying she was subjected to sexual harassment by the company’s global general counsel. Karetha Dodd…
Caribbean has the second highest global HIV prevalence in the world says NYU
From New York University NYU Research looks at tourism as a driver of illicit drug use and HIV risk in the Dominican Republic The study seeks to expand the understanding of the availability and usage of drugs in tourism-rich areas…
