Taiwan notes silence of some Caribbean and Latin American allies at UN
From Caribbean News Now NEW YORK, USA — Taiwan said it has taken note of the deafening silence on the part of some of its Caribbean and Latin American diplomatic allies at the United Nations regarding its open bid to…
Olwomen story of the week
New Digital Communication Tools That Are Soon Going To Replace Emails By Jenny Smith From Olwomen The amount of time you spend reading and answering emails at workplace is soon going to be minimized with the debut of new digital…
St Lucia PM threatens local journalist with defamation lawsuit
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — Seemingly determined to prove the accuracy of the well known saying, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” [The more things change, the more they stay the same], lawyers acting for…
U.S. judge approves but critiques SEC’s ‘phantom’ deal with [Cayman Islands] bank
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK From Reuters The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday won approval of a settlement with failed Cayman Islands-based Caledonian Bank Ltd, despite criticism by a federal judge of the regulator’s handling of the…
11 years ago the new Doctor Who returned
By Chris Taylor From Mashable [Just over eleven years ago], an old TV show returned to the BBC after a 16-year hiatus. Expectations were low. Prior to this day the show seemed, even to many of its fans, like a…
World Bank and Caribbean Export Launch Link-Caribbean
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 27, 2016. Caribbean start-up, early-stage and growth businesses now have another means for raising capital. Today the World Bank Group together with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) launched LINK-Caribbean, an investment facilitation program aimed at…
Horror remakes that don’t suck
10 horror remakes that actually don’t suck By Brent McKnight for Cinema Blend From Mashable At this stage, when we hear that one movie or another is being remade, we hardly bat an eye, so desensitized we have become to…
HBO’S 2016 documentary season begins on October 3rd including two Emmy®-nominated films
Mapplethorpe and are highlighted among the documentaries that HBO will feature, as well as the original HBO Latin America production, Wars of Others MIAMI, FL, – September 26th, 2016 – In its fifth consecutive season, HBO will showcase 11 documentaries,…
Caribbean Catholic Bishops call for abolition of death penalty
From Freedomskn FM Catholic Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) has called on governments and citizens in the region to work towards the abolition of the death penalty. The Bishops issued a statement on the matter during the Extraordinary…
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Think Blue: Finding growth in the Caribbean Sea
By Pawan Patil, World Bank Economist From iNews Guyana Ours is a blue planet. Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, and the ocean economy drives global trade, annually contributing around 3% or US$ 1.5 trillion to global value…
