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Country risk: Barbados and Jamaica offer alternatives to South American turmoil
By Jeremy Weltman From Euromoney As protests accompany austerity across Latin America, investors may wish to take heed of experts pointing towards the calmer waters of the Caribbean. Euromoney’s latest country risk survey signalled a positive mood shift towards Caribbean…
Caribbean and South American planned short-term oil and gas outlook still ruled by Brazil production
By GlobalData Energy From Power Tecnology Brazil continues to be the dominant force in the South American and Caribbean oil and gas outlook cornering 67% of the industry’s planned production in the region. Brazil still dominates the sector Brazil has…
Destinations of the week
11 Luxury Destinations That Are Cheaper Than You Think By Ashley Rossi From Smarter Travel Luxury doesn’t have to mean expensive, especially in a destination with a favorable exchange rate. If beachfront villas and fine dining without the five-star price…
British Empire 2.0? Defence Sec vows to put UK bases in Caribbean & Asia in post-Brexit expansion
From Preston Business Review British Empire 2.0? Defence Sec vows to put UK bases in Caribbean & Asia in post-Brexit expansion UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has given a wildly optimistic interview, in which he harked back to the historic…
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World court sinks Bolivia bid for sea access
By AFP From This Is Money UK Bolivia — South America’s poorest country — became landlocked after losing a four-year war against Chile at the end of the 19th century, forfeiting territory and its access to the Pacific coast The…
Shell oil traders trade one Caribbean paradise for another
By Julia Payne From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s oil traders in the Caribbean island of Barbados are getting ready for a tough gig – they’re being moved to the Bahamas next month. The relocation of the oil…
Jamaica poised to unlock tourism potential in Latin America
From teleSUR “I can safely say without any fear of contradiction that we have made that long-anticipated breakthrough into the South American market,” the tourism minister said. Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and a national delegation say they are optimistic…
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Unmasking Columbus!
By Earl Bousquet From Caribbean News Now The path opened by Columbus to the ‘The Americas’ led to territories being conquered and claimed, stolen and shared by the Europeans and left a long history of native genocide and slavery and…
Columbus did not discover Caribbean
Christopher Columbus did not discover the Caribbean By Dizzanne Billy From Words in the Bucket Rather, he introduced the first wave of cultural destruction that would go on to change the region forever. Today Oct 9), the United States of…
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Scientists trying to prevent Jamaica from experiencing similar crisis to Grand Cayman
BY VERNON DAVIDSON From Jamaica Observer Green iguana worry Local scientists are growing concerned that Jamaica could experience damage to its ecosystem from the invasive green iguana after reports of sightings and the capture of one of the large lizards…
