Tourism, food security among high-potential areas for expanding UAE-Caribbean cooperation
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Tourism, food security, manufacturing, logistics, and renewable energy have been identified as high-potential areas where companies in the UAE and Caribbean region can expand economic cooperation, according to new…
High Prevalence and Endemism of Trypanosomatids on a Small Caribbean Island
By: Jan Votýpka Petr Kment Eva Kriegová Mark J.A. Vermeij Patrick J. Keeling Vyacheslav Yurchenko Julius Lukeš First published: 27 November 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12704 This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the…
OECS Launches Health Fair to commemorate World AIDS Day 2018
Friday, November 23, 2018 — OECS Launches Health Fair on November 30 to commemorate World AIDS Day 2018 which will be observed under the theme “Know your Status”. WHAT 2018 will mark 30 years of international commemoration of World AIDS Day…
Scotiabank defends decision to exit some markets in the Caribbean
From Antigua Observer Scotiabank Wednesday defended its decision to exit some markets in the region even as it insisted that the “Caribbean is very important” to its overall operations. “We are just re-focusing on the markets with size and scale……
From the one-child policy to online shopping: the catchphrases of 40 years of Chinese slogans
By Mandy Zuo From South China Morning Post Painting slogans on walls has long been a valued messaging practice in China In the 1980s, they were used to publicise official campaigns such as the war on poverty. In recent years,…
Morgan Stanley adds FAANGs, Cloud Stocks to annual growth list
From Newsmax Morgan Stanley includes Alphabet, Amazon and Netflix in an annual update of its ‘Secular Growth Stocks’ list. Compiled by the bank’s equity research department, the report highlights 25 stocks that are expected to grow strongly, independent of global…
How to navigate holiday travel
Travel industry leader shares top tips and underrated destinations of the season With thousands of twinkling lights and the scent of cinnamon and pine, the holidays are undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year – but they can also…
Medieval estate where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn honeymooned hits market
BY BECKIE STRUM From MANSION GLOBAL The regal history of Daniel O’Donoghue’s medieval-era home in Kent, England, came full circle in July when he celebrated the nuptials of his daughter. She arrived by traditional Shire horse from the local church…
ILO to launch new global estimates on international migrant workers
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch its report Global estimates on international migrant workers, on Wednesday, 5 December at 13:00 GMT (14:00 Geneva time). The ILO statistical study provides new estimates on the number of…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…