Worlds largest independent Expat Survey 2014 now live
World’s largest independent expatriate research programme is now open £1,000 CASH, Amazon vouchers, Lebara SIM cards to be won What do expats really think about their life abroad? Do they give it the big thumbs up, or regret their decision to leave…
Malaria cases on the decline in Guyana
From Caribbean360 Health authorities gave no figures regarding deaths but said malaria mortality rates however, continue to fall as increased malaria prevention and control measures continue to dramatically reduce the impact of the disease. GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana recorded…
Haiti: The Tumultuous History
From Before It’s News Caribbean Project: Review: Haiti: The Tumultuous History – From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation Haiti Philippe Girard’s Haiti: The Tumultuous History – From Pearl of the Caribbean to Broken Nation is easily the best…
Thousands of low-paid Britons set for pay rise
From BBC Workers’ wages peak in late 30s Thousands of UK workers are set for a pay rise after a surge in the number of companies signed up to the Living Wage. The number of companies has more than doubled…
Trinidad and Tobago eyeing more Pinoy health workers
From GMA News Filipino health workers are in demand in Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. said over the weekend. In an article posted on its website Sunday, the embassy said Trinidad and Tobago…
All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack Part 8 -FINAL
By Carol-Ann Rudy Frankfurt, Friedberg, and Flying Home! One day. One day in Granada, one day on the Mediterranean, in Rome, Venice, Vienna, Antwerp, Bruges, and six days in Paris at the beginning of my journey. Now I was in…
Falling oil prices, PetroCaribe and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, From Dominican Today On the face of it, the collapse in global oil prices would seem to be good news for the Caribbean. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Instead the rapid downward price movement…
Not only cricket but West Indian self-worth at stake
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday October 31, 2014 – In a letter to the President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB), Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, the Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines…
Arbitration claims filed by 140 Puerto Rico investors against Swiss bank
From Caribbean News Now PENSACOLA, USA — Securities lawyers have filed 140 arbitration claims on behalf of Puerto Rico investors against UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank. The complaints allege that UBS provided unsuitable investment recommendations to investors and recommended concentrated investments…
Harley-Davidson: More tech, less roar
By Marty Biancuzzo, Chief Technology Analyst Wall St. Daily Harley-Davidson: is this stalwart a tech company in disguise? While watching CNBC’s Squawk Box show last week, I heard Jim Cramer make the following comment: “You know… this may be more…