External public debt plummets in Caribbean – ECLAC
From Guyana Times In its annual fiscal report on Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) highlights that in the last 25 years, external public debt has fallen from 70…
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Quiz Obama on medical marijuana, says Pengelley
By Edmond Campbell From Jamaica Gleaner When United States (US) President Barack Obama visits Jamaica on April 9 to hold talks with Jamaican officials and other Caribbean leaders, one of the issues that Brian Pengelley, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers’…
Pao lawyers slap Facebook with discrimination suit
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A former Facebook employee is suing the company for gender discrimination and harassment, claiming her supervisor belittled her at work and asked why she “did not just stay home and take…
CARICOM on the homestretch to customs harmony
[Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – March 17, 2015] Harmonised customs laws that aim to expand the CARICOM region’s trading potential and improve its economic performance are expected to be finalised at the closing meeting between customs officials, legal experts and CARICOM representatives…
The curious case of Thailand
By Jens Erik Gould From The Financialist While much of the globe wrestles with the growing healthcare and pension costs associated with an aging population, Southeast Asia is in the enviable position of remaining largely exempt from such concerns. In…
England in the Caribbean: Trott recalled in adventurous Test Squad
By Matt Harris From Tips News Views Call ups for uncapped Lyth, Rashid and Wood England’s under-fire cricketers face three test matches in the West Indies starting next month and with a number of established players rested or unavailable, it’s…
Sagicor makes $8.5b profit despite hit on RBC acquisition
From Jamaica Gleaner Sagicor Jamaica’s profits have been on the rise for some time, but its current performance has positioned it alongside the big banks, which have ruled as the kings of profits. Sagicor Group Jamaica is still number three…
Kleiner Partner defends racy Valentine’s Day gift
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Randy Komisar told jurors Tuesday that the much-discussed book of poetry he gave Ellen Pao for Valentine’s Day in 2007 was an innocent token, not…
