11 mind-blowing facts about the US economy
By Pat Evans From Business Insider The United States is the world’s largest economy. Here are 11 surprising facts about the US economy, from its near-record economic growth to the mind-boggling GDP of its largest state, California. Visit MarketsInsider.com for…
US court blocks census question for Caribbean immigrants
From Jamaica Observer NEW YORK, Jamaica (CMC) – Caribbean American New York City Council Member Jumaane D Williams has welcomed a ruling by a US federal judge blocking the Trump administration from including a question on citizenship status for Caribbean…
Census Bureau: Selected Sub-Saharan African and Caribbean Ancestry Groups making their mark: Nigerians outpace U.S. educational and occupational levels
NEWS PROVIDED BY U.S. Census Bureau WASHINGTON, JUNE 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — About 61 percent of people with Nigerian ancestry age 25 and older had a bachelor’s degree or higher — more than twice the U.S. rate of 28.5 percent,…
Caribbean Connections: CT, Jamaica eye non-stop flights, import-export pipeline
By Gregory Seay From Hartford Business Imagine it: A jetliner lifts off from central Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport on a non-stop Jamaica flight, its seats filled with homegoers and tourists eager to soak up the balmy Caribbean island’s good vibrations….
The gender pay gap is the smallest it has ever been
By Aaron Taube from Business Insider In 2013, women earned more than $0.78 for every dollar earned by men. New data from the US Census Bureau find that the gender pay gap — the difference between what men and women…
Will Caribbean immigrants finally be able to self-identify on U.S. census forms?
Op/Ed by Dr. Linda Marc Cléris From LaVoz After a battle waged since 2008, the United States government may finally be prepared to recognize Caribbean immigrants and Caribbean Americans in the United States as what they are – a district…
Caribbean-American clout through an accurate count
By Jared Mccallister From New York Daily News Pre-Labor Day carnival parade speech to target the significant political and economic gains possible through the creation of Caribbean categories in the U.S. Census The clout of Caribbean Americans – evident in…
