Brexit and brakes
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist And so it begins. Even before the Brexit vote, corporate profits in the U.K. were already under pressure from a combination of sluggish global growth and rising wages. But now, several weeks after referendum,…
A Longer Wait for the Fed
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist The Federal Reserve is expected to keep monetary policy unchanged over the next few months as the central bank continues to assess the underlying strength of the U.S. economy, especially after the Brexit vote…
Peter Binose: PM Ralph Gonsalves slapped down twice in one week
By Peter Binose The RSF wrote a letter to PM Dr Ralph E Gonsalves and also to MP and Minister for Information [his eldest son] Camillio Gonsalves. The contents of that damning letter cloaked in niceties was made public by…
Cayman Islands Premier, delegation off to pre-JMC meeting
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin travels this week with a delegation including Minister of Financial Services and Environment Hon. Wayne Panton to Turks and Caicos for a pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting. The pre-meeting takes place 20-21…
UK offered Brexit free trade deal with Australia
From BBC Australia has called for a free trade deal with Britain following its exit from the European Union. Theresa May described the move as “very encouraging” and insisted it showed Brexit could work for Britain. In a phone call…
Brexit: PM is ‘willing to listen to options’ on Scotland
From BBC Prime Minister Theresa May has told First Minister Nicola Sturgeon she is “willing to listen to options” on Scotland’s future relationship with the European Union. But after talks in Edinburgh, Mrs May appeared unwilling to consider a second…
UK will not abandon EU friends, says Boris Johnson
From BBC The UK’s exit from the EU does not mean it will be leaving Europe or “abandoning” its friends, the new foreign secretary has said in Brussels. Making his debut on the international stage, Boris Johnson said the EU…
Theresa May, new British Prime Minister, gives Boris Johnson a key post
By STEPHEN CASTLE and SEWELL CHAN From New York Times LONDON — After a startlingly swift transfer of power that made her Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May took charge of a new government on Wednesday, vowing to honor the referendum…
Brexit takes root in the Caribbean
By MANUEL E. YEPE From Counter Punch “Brexit” has been defined by many as “a real political earthquake with national and international implications”. It seemed a difficult fight for the separatists, because top English leaders –headed by their Prime Minister…
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Tourism Matters: The responsibilities of perceived status
By Adrian Loveridge It was of course almost inevitable, but hopefully it will send a very strong message to our tourism planners and policymakers that if we portray ourselves as an ‘iconic’ or ‘aspirational’ destination that there are responsibilities that…
