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CARIBBEAN: Gastro outbreak in Dominica following Tropical Storm Erika
By CMC From St Lucia News CMC – Dominica health authorities are reporting an increase in cases of gastroenteritis following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika late last month that killed more than 30 people. The Ministry of Health said…
The plight of female alt-fund managers
From Think Advisor They outperform male managers but still struggle to raise capital, KPMG finds Investors say there is a lack of funds owned or managed by women. A report released Thursday by KPMG found that women-owned or -managed alternative…
Low Tide on the Wadden Sea
Low Tide on the Wadden Sea Near Bremerhaven, Germany By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere Low Tide on the Wadden Sea Near Bremerhaven, Germany Camera NIKON D300S ISO 400 Focal Length 24mm Aperture f/3.8 Exposure Time 1/4000 The Wadden Sea…
Chief Justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court scolds bad behaving lawyers; calls for safeguarding of judicial integrity
From The Virgin Islands Consortium TORTOLA — Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Janice Pereira, has urged the legal profession to uphold the integrity of the Judiciary. The Chief Justice’s remarks came during the special sitting of the…
Recipe of the week
Meet the Jamaican Beef Pa-Taco: A beef patty–inspired taco By Morgan Eisenberg From Serious Eats When you combine tacos and Jamaican beef patties, something magical happens. Jamaican Beef Tacos With Tropical Slaw I know that on these kinds of days—when…
Obama chips away at Cuba embargo, easing business and travel rules
From Channel NewsAsia The Obama administration announced wide-ranging new rules on Friday to ease trade, travel and investment restrictions with Cuba, the latest effort to chip away at the long-standing U.S. economic embargo amid a diplomatic thaw between the two…
NCB Capital Markets establishes eastern Caribbean beachhead
From The Jamaica Gleaner NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) will open a small office in Barbados, once regulators give approval, through which it plans to tap into the island’s pool of conservative yet affluent residents, says chief executive Steven Gooden….
Coattails ensure Manac shareholders get treated fairly on going private transaction
By Barry Critchley From Financial Post The process by which Quebec-based Manac Inc., the country’s largest manufacturer of trailers, is being privatized was long, but the outcome will bring a smile to whose who still believe there is a role…
Cable & Wireless and Ericsson deliver world class mobile broadband for Caribbean and Latin America
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) extends partnership with Ericsson for the deployment of 4G LTE technology, 3G network transformation and the latest Ericsson software with advanced smartphone features Ericsson technology to power CWC’s high-performing, top-rated networks in order to continue…
A new Face Changes the Human Story
A new Face Changes the Human Story. But How? By Jamie Shreeve, National Geographic Photographs by Robert Clark Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the…
