RBC profit edges past forecasts; dividend raised
By David Berman – Banking Reporter From The Globe and Mail Royal Bank of Canada boosted its dividend after reporting that its profits rose 4 per cent in the third quarter to nearly $2.5-billion, providing an offset to an increasingly…
Quebec plane crash: Four Britons killed – UK Foreign Office
From BBC Four Britons were among six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Canada, the Foreign Office has said. Five passengers and a pilot died when the Beaver aircraft they were in came down in…
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Cayman Islands Community Events WED JUNE 3 National Workforce Development Agency in Bodden Town The National Workforce Development Agency will be at the Bodden Town Library on Wednesday (3 Jun) from 2 — 5pm. Quiz Night is next Wednesday have…
Niagara Falls make for an icy spectacle
Frozen portions of Niagara Falls make for an icy spectacle By Patrick Kulp 1 DAY AGO A frigid blast of Arctic air that is chilling the eastern United States has frozen over parts of America’s largest falls. Snow, mist and…
Official logo and name unveiled for debut of Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League
Competition resumes later this month with quarterfinal action upcoming in five countries MIAMI, FL (Tuesday, February 10, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Scotiabank unveiled today the logo and official name of…
Jamaica-Canada employment programme pumps millions into local economy
By Alecia Smith-Edwards From Caribbean News Now KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Remittance inflows from the Jamaica-Canada employment programme contributed Cdn$15.5 million (approximately JA$1.7 billion) to the Jamaican economy during 2014. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social…
Retreating of the Queen’s Guard: End of an era as palace sentries fall back in face of mounting fears of new ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attack
By Abul Taher And Mark Nicol From Sunday Mail UK Security bosses have withdrawn Royal Guards from posts outside palaces amid fears of a ‘lone wolf’ terror attack Elite soldiers of the Queen’s Guard no longer allowed on sentry duty…
Oil services company Civeo is getting demolished
By Myles Udland From Business Insider Shares of the oil services company Civeo are crashing. In late morning trade on Tuesday, shares of the company were down about 50% to $4.07 per share after Civeo announced on Monday afternoon that…
Caribbean resorts lure private equity as Canadian banks retreat
By Ezra Fieser Bloomberg News From Leader-Post Even before last week’s rapprochement between the U.S. and Cuba, private equity companies from Bain Capital Partners LLC to billionaire Sam Zell’s Equity International were boosting investments in Caribbean resorts as the region’s…
Tackling violence is a national undertaking
By The Caribbean Voice From Stabroek news The Caribbean Voice comprises thirty suicide-prevention advocates/activist, drawn from the USA, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean, including Guyana, among whom there are three pastors and three pandits, along with educators, youth activists,…
