ROSENBERG: The number one issue in markets right now can be summed up in 2 words
By Myles Udland from Business Insider ROSENBERG: ‘There’s lot of things to worry about, but the Fed is not one of them’ EL-ERIAN: This is ‘one of the most under-appreciated risk factors facing most investors today’ There is a “number…
Moody’s: Caribbean sovereign credit quality stabilizes, boosted by tourism and low oil prices [Cayman Islands Aa3, stable]
Global Credit Research – 20 May 2015 New York, May 20, 2015 — Regional growth in the Caribbean will accelerate in 2015-16 as a result of the recovering tourism industry and sustained low oil prices, helping the credit quality of…
It’s plaintiffs’ turn to attack BP deal
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Attorneys worry that claims-accounting shift will freeze out many of their clients. Plaintiffs lawyers have turned to the courts to fight changes to the $9.2 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement that they warn…
9 things we’re so grateful mom taught us about money
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Today is the day we pause to reflect on everything our mothers have given us, from kisses on scraped knees and comfortable laps to sit on, to financial wisdom that has the power to…
Latin American and Caribbean Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug Policy Reform
Open Society Institute From University of Minnesota Global Notes DEADLINE MAY 29, 2015 see http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/latin-american-and-car… Latin American and Caribbean Advocacy Fellowship Program on Drug Po… Download the complete guidelines. 259.03 KB pdf The objectives of the fellowship include the…
ILO and Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean launch new course in labour diplomacy
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has created a new module in labour diplomacy. It is one of a series of diplomacy courses…
Laptops are not searchable like handbags, Judge tells Feds
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times Korean businessman wins Fourth Amendment challenge in D.C. federal court Federal agents do not have unlimited power to search laptops and other electronic devices without a warrant at the border, including airports, a federal…
Apple Leisure Group inks new resort management deal in Panama
Company doubles Central American resort footprint in 2015 PHILADELPHIA, PA—Apple Leisure Group®subsidiary, AMResorts®, will increase its presence in Panama with the signing of a resort management agreement for Secrets® Playa Bonita Panama. The deal introduces AMResorts’ adults-only Secrets Resorts &…
Caribbean leaders sign off on Climate Change Declaration
From telesur The document makes a special appeal to the conscience of the world’s richest countries to do their part to help developing small island states. Caribbean heads of state are hoping that the “Declaration of Fort de France” will…
Delta joins CONCACAF as Official Airline of 2015 Gold Cup
Agreement Names Delta as Tournament’s Official Carrier throughout U.S., Mexico and Latin America Miami (Thursday, May 21, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and its commercial partnership agency, Traffic Sports, announced today that…
