OAS, PAHO to offer health and research scholarships in the Caribbean
From Caribbean360 The organizations will provide scholarships for training, undergraduate, graduate programmes and/or research at universities or institutions of higher education. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Monday February 17, 2014, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Pan-American…
UK Chancellor under pressure to halt tax rise on flights to Caribbean ….
By Stephen Hayward From Mirror UK Chancellor George Osborne under pressure to halt tax rise on flights to the US, Australia and Caribbean A family of four flying to Florida will be charged £276 while visiting the Caribbean will cost…
bwin.party shares up as US Investment Manager agrees to buy stake from founders
From LSE LONDON (Alliance News) – bwin.party digital entertainment PLC saw its shares rise Tuesday after a US investment manager late Monday said that it has agreed in principle to acquire a stake of about 6.1% in the online gaming…
Christians in Iraq worse off now than under Saddam
From Newsmax The persecution of Christians in Iraq is worse today than it was before a United States-led force deposed brutal dictator Saddam Hussein, a Republican congressman declared. “As we witness the black flag of al-Qaida again fly over cities…
Caribbean visitor spending climbs
From Breaking Travel News The Caribbean recorded a rise in visitor expenditure in 2013 when compared to 2012, with the spending rate outpacing that of visitor arrivals for the first time in three years. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the…
It’s steady as she goes as M&A rises offshore
By Joanne Harris From Appleby Offshore M&A seems to be returning to steady growth, and as Appleby chair Frances Woo points out, the lack of dramatic movement is a good thing. As our upcoming offshore survey will show, the mood among…
Caribbean – American Contribution To Black History
By Michael Roberts From opednews.com Today, nobody can doubt the sterling contribution of Caribbean-Americans to the growth and development of the United States. And it’s been a long history of proven commitment by those who have made this country their…
Doula Delight: The biological and theological uniqueness of newborns
From bahamaislandsinfo I was a student nurse-midwife at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC) in New York City when, as I received a baby at birth, the thought occurred to me that my hands were the first human hands to touch…
Cartoon of the Day
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,…
[US] Total state debt tops $5 Trillion
From Newsmax A troubling new report discloses that the total debt facing U.S. state governments now stands at $5.1 trillion — equal to about $16,180 for each state resident. Total debt amounts to one-third of annual gross state product, and…
