Paradise For Sale: How the Caribbean is being defined in terms of tourism
By Daniela Sosa Roque From Ryerson Folio One of the key components of a good vacation is hot, sunny weather. Add still waters, crystal clear beaches and a five-star resort to the equation, and you have the perfect getaway. An…
Caribbean States share common values & interests with other ACP Countries
By Reinhardt Jacobsen From IDN BRUSSELS (IDN) – As the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) girds up its loins for talks on future relations with the European Union (EU) after the Cotonou Agreement expires in February 2020,…
How to disaster-proof your business IT
Disaster can hit your business IT infrastructure at any time. Small businesses need a disaster recovery plan to avoid catastrophe and downtime. By Gary McGath From Digital.Com Disasters can strike any business. They can inflict serious financial losses and even…
Colombian Church donates 250,000 Communion wafers to Venezuela
From Jamaica Gleaner A Colombian church has donated 250,000 wafers to Venezuela’s Catholic Church, which has struggled to buy its own because a shortage of flour. The diocese of the city of Cucuta, which is on the border between the…
KPMG hit by Hong Kong High Court in $400m China Medical fraud
REUTERS From Arab News BEIJING: Global accounting firm KPMG has suffered a major setback in its battle against liquidators of former US-listed health care firm China Medical Technologies Inc, whose executives have been charged in the US with defrauding investors…
Dr. Devi Shetty brings Health City Cayman Islands “Phenomenal Story” to a global audience
Cayman Islands (March 28, 2018) – Dr. Devi Shetty, Chairman of Narayana Health and the founder of Health City Cayman Islands, has brought the Caribbean tertiary care hospital’s role in his transformation of global healthcare to the international stage at…
China unveils plan for overseas-listed tech giants to float shares back home
From Asian Review NIKKEI SHANGHAI (Dow Jones) — The Chinese government on Friday unveiled a pilot plan to encourage qualified companies in select industries to float shares on its domestic stock market, paving the way for the country’s technology giants…
Dominican Republic welcomes the “Regional summit for exchanging innovative experiences and lessons learned on disaster risk reduction”
Santo Domingo, April 2nd 2018 – Next 5th and 6th of April, the Regional Summit for Exchanging Innovative Experiences and Lessons Learned Regarding Disaster Risk Reduction will be taking place in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. The coordination of this event…
PM Harris briefed on efforts to delist St. Kitts and Nevis from EU’s non-cooperative tax jurisdictions
St. Kitts and Nevis Media Release: Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister Thursday, March 29, 2018 — BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, March 28, 2018 (Press Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister) – Prime Minister Dr. the Honourable…
Transgenic mosquitoes – Fact or Fiction?
Wilke, A. B., Beier, J. C., & Benelli, G. (2018). Transgenic Mosquitoes–Fact or Fiction?. Trends in parasitology. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471492218300254 Highlights Prospects for preventing (re)emerging mosquito-borne diseases expose the lack of tools available to effectively control mosquito populations and prevent the spread…







