CARIBBEAT: Much respect coming for supporters of Team Jamaica Bickle’s quarter-century of aid to visiting high school track-and-field athletes
By Jared McCallister From New York Daily News The Team Jamaica Bickle hospitality initiative —marking its 25th year of aiding Caribbean scholastic track-and-field athletes at the annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia — is celebrating by recognizing former Jamaican Prime Minister…
West Indies dump cricket president Dave Cameron
From Business Day London — Controversial Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron has lost a vote to remain in the post, the governing body announced on Sunday. Cameron was defeated eight votes to four by Ricky Skerritt, a former West Indies team…
Policy brief on implementation measures for engaging youth in sustainable development
From ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (ECLAC) SUBREGIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE CARIBBEAN The Caribbean is considered a relatively youthful subregion. For every five persons in the Caribbean, two are under the age of 25. Nearly 7.5 million…
Trump strategy could weaken the cohesion of the Caribbean region
From Haiti Libre On his return from the USA/Caribbean mini-commet in Mar-A-Lago with President Trump and 4 other Caribbean countries, President Jovenel Moïse who spoke with Trump, as well as with President Danilo Medina (Dominican Republic) and Prime Ministers Andrew…
Haitian Ministry announces new Interim Prime Minister
From teleSUR Haiti’s Communication Ministry announced that Jean Michel Lapin was appointed as the interim Prime Minister of Haiti. This announcement follows the removal of the prime minister Monday. The Ministry of Communication of the Republic of Haiti tweeted today…
Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean join efforts to shape future digital cooperation
By Panis Pieri From Disrupt Cyprus On 20-21 March 2019 in the Costa Rican capital of San José, over 100 policy makers, regulators, businesses, academics and other representatives of civil society engaged in working groups to deliver proposals for digital…
Vincentian track star continues winning ways
By Nelson A. king From Caribbean Life Vincentian track star Brandon Parris continues his winning ways, with an impressive performance for Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) in Raleigh, N.C. in the USC Open indoor track and field meet in Columbia, S.C.,…
Gonsalves calls Caribbean leaders’ meeting with Trump ‘troubling’
By Katrina King From Barbados Today St Vincent and Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves is not mincing his words about the recent meeting with five Caribbean Heads of Government with United States President Donald Trump. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew…
Financial sector compliance audit preparedness: Key system requirements
Despite the advent of new and stricter text message archiving and voice call recording requirements from FINRA, SEC, MiFID II, IIROC, and others, it’s still apparent that many financial firms are still naïve about the additional compliance obligations that they must meet to avoid…
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