‘Made in China 2025’: is Beijing’s plan for hi-tech dominance as big a threat as the West thinks it is?
By Elaine Chan From South China Morning Post The ‘Made in China 2025’ plan aims to break China’s reliance on foreign technology and pull its hi-tech industries up to Western levels. But it has become a lightning rod for Washington’s…
Superyacht AVALON opens for Caribbean charters
BY REBECCA BRADBURY From Yacht Charter Fleet The 46m/151ft motor yacht AVALON from Delta Marine is now available for charter in Caribbean hotspots such as Antigua and the Virgin Islands. Luxurious outdoor areas, a stylish interior and an array of…
Kingsbrook Medical Center to host Caribbean Health Summit
By NELSON A. KING From Caribbean Life Brooklyn’s Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center says its Best Health School, along with the Brooklyn-based Action, Performance, Commitment (APC) Community Services, will host a Caribbean Health Summit at the hospital on Oct. 9. According…
Destinations of the week
Four budget destinations you must visit in 2018 From Travel Blissful Travelling is something all of us have a hidden passion for. Most of us would agree that it would be great if we could travel around the world all…
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Solar PV + Energy Storage Systems take charge in the Caribbean
By Livio Filice From Renewable Energy World The decreasing cost of solar PV and battery storage equipment coupled with high cost of electricity and grid outages are playing an increasingly important role in the future energy landscape of the Caribbean…
OPINION: At last the truth on legalizing Saint Vincent’s marijuana use
By Jolly Green While most of us do not approve of Marijuana, the ruling dynasty does, for different reasons than the Rasta’s or the general local loungers. There is gold in them thar hills, and they want it down on…
SEC asked to investigate ’corrupt’ American phone company in Guyana
By Kathryn Myers From Florida Morning Post Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – A civic movement headed by well-known Guyanese Writer and Businessman Dennis E. Adonis, is asking the US Senate to take a closer look at the operations of the Guyana Telephone…
Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean bolster their Cooperation to build a new narrative for development with emphasis on economies in transition
The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero and ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, participated in a high-level dialogue held in Santiago. The complexity of the distinct challenges faced by Latin American and…
Meme Halloween costumes
10 meme Halloween costumes for people who spend too much time online BY CHLOE BRYAN From Mashable When you finally log off and head to a Halloween party this October 31, you’ll want to let everyone know where you’ve spent…
Russia works on visa-free regime with Caribbean countries
From Tass Russia already signed an agreement on the mutual abolishment of visas with 24 out of 33 Latin American states MOSCOW, October 4. /TASS/. Russia is preparing an agreement on the mutual exchange of visa requirements with the Caribbean…
