Doctors failing to present pros, cons of cancer screening: Study
By Charlotte Libov From Newsmax Millions of Americans undergo screening tests for cancer every year in hopes of detecting cancer early, but they – and their doctors – may not be getting a full picture of the risks involved, a…
New UK fund vehicle will give Cayman, Ireland and Luxembourg a run for their money
From COOConnect Fund managers have traditionally based their funds offshore to ensure they can distribute their funds to investors everywhere without worrying that the income and capital gains they generate might be taxed at a higher rate than their investors…
Everything ready for preparatory session of ACS Ministerial Council
From Presna Latina Port-au-Prince, Jan 18 (Prensa Latina) Everything is ready today for the preparatory session of the 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), which will open on Tuesday in the…
Managing our most important resource: The Caribbean Sea
By Shereen Ali from T&T guardian The Caribbean Sea is in fact a single large marine ecosystem, but we’re not managing it well. A World Wildlife Fund report released April this year conservatively valued world ocean assets at US$24 trillion—with…
ACS supports development of SMEs in the region
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) hosted a two-day Regional Workshop on Public Policies to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Antonio Leone, Programme…
Tourism and civil aviation – a symbiotic relationship
From eTN Global Travel industry News The importance of “accessibility” particularly air access and its relationship to the viability of the Regional Tourism Industry cannot be over stated. The tourism industry is heavily reliant on air transport for tourists/visitors for…
New era of regional cooperation born: Birth of the Association of Caribbean States
From eTN Global Travel Industry News At the end of the 1980s, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government felt a growing exigency to forge closer relations with their neighbors in the Caribbean Basin. This desire to widen the integration…
Martinique and Guadeloupe become Associate Members of the ACS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — “For the first time, the Caribbean as a region is represented in one Association; the French, English, Spanish and Dutch,” boasted the Ambassador Alfonso Múnera, secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), upon…