Hijab-wearing models
Hijab-wearing models make history at New York Fashion Week BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable New York Fashion Week sees a lot of innovation on the runway, but one Muslim designer managed to bring something completely new to the catwalk this…
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A rare win for GOB against Ashcroft alliance
From 7Newsbelize.com 3 years and 4 months ago, the Government of Belize took over the IMMARBE AND IBC Registries. IMMARBE is short for the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, which sells the Belize flag as a Flag of convenience…
Significant new enforcement powers for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
By Lucy Frew and Michael Padarin From Walkers 27 October 2016 The Cayman Government is proposing legislative changes which would give the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) significant new powers to impose administrative fines on licensed and regulated individuals and entities. These…
Press freedom organisation condemns harassment of journalist by Venezuelan government
From Caribbean News Now PARIS, France — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the Venezuelan government’s harassment of Globovisión’s well-known TV host Melissa Turibbi. In the latest serious violation of her rights, at a time of great tension for the…
Needed: Regional strategic plan for agriculture
From CARICOM While work has been done to articulate the vision for agriculture in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), a senior CARICOM Secretariat officials wants the Region to develop a regional strategic plan for agriculture. Mr. Joseph Cox, Assistant Secretary-General, Trade…
The Koch brothers are having a bad election year
By Ed Kilgore From New York Mag There are a lot of conservatives, ranging from Jeb Bush and Paul Ryan to various personages at Fox News, who are having a tough time in 2016. It’s looking even tougher as Republicans head…
The new owners of corporate debt could make the market less stable
By Joshua Brown, The Reformed Broker From Business Insider UBS credit strategists Stephen Caprio and Matthew Mish ponder the question of whether mutual fund, managed account and foreign ownership of US corporate credit presents a reason to expect more volatility during…
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INSIGHT-Crisis at Venezuela’s PDVSA deepens as Caribbean debts pile up
By Marianna Parraga From Reuters (Repeating for additional clients with no changes to text) Oct 28 Unpaid debts and broken promises are making Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA an outcast in several Caribbean countries where it had been a guest of…
Royal Caribbean reports solid Third Quarter Results and remains on path to the double-double
MIAMI, Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported GAAP and adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.21 and $3.20, respectively, up 13% from last year and better than expectations. Full year adjusted earnings guidance is unchanged…
IMF needs to provide more support to Guyana, other Caribbean economies – Finance Minister
From Kaieteur News The Guyanese economy and those of Caribbean member states are currently facing a number of external shocks. However, to help those nations navigate through these trying times, Finance Minister Winston Jordan is of the view that the…
