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World Bank Welcomes Steps by Swiss Government to Ensure Stolen Funds Go To Haiti

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CLIMATE CHANGE: 'DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY,' CARICOM SECRETARY-GENERAL

Guyana : CARICOM Secretary-General His Excellency Edwin Carrington has cautioned members of the CARICOM Budget Committee ...

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UnitedHealth Group Donates to Haitian Earthquake Relief Effort

MINNEAPOLIS : UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund,...

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MoneyGram Extends Low-Fee Money Transfers to Haiti

MoneyGram International is extending its special pricing of US$1 or equivalent for money transfers to Haiti from its 186,000 locations through Jan. 31.

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Miyamoto, PADF Work Together to Bring Structural Engineering Expertise to Haiti

In the wake of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti earlier this month, Miyamoto International, and the Pan American Development Foundation ...

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Haiti-Based Win Group, Seacor Begin Emergency Project at Haiti's Major Bulk Fuels Terminal

Win Group, a Haitian conglomerate that owns and operates Terminal Varreux in Port-au-Prince situated only five miles from the epicenter...

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Production Resumes at Hanesbrands in Haiti

Hanesbrands announced that production has resumed at its Haitian contract sewing operations affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake,...

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Caricom Sends More Aid Personnel to Haiti

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it is in the process of sending additional personnel to Haiti as it seeks to beef up its...

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Grameen Foundation Releases New Spanish Version of Mifos to Benefit LatAm, Caribbean

Grameen Foundation has launched the latest release of Mifos, its open source software platform for microfinance. Mifos 1.4 is the first version...

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Travel Insurance for Natural Disasters in Caribbean - Check Policy Wording Carefully

Thousands of tourists to other parts of the Caribbean could be affected by the Haitian earthquake, warned Squaremouth.com,...

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Royal Caribbean's Decision to Dock Ships at Haitian Resort Creates Controversy

On Sunday, the Guardian reported that Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is docking ships at Labadee, which it leases on Haiti's northern coast.

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Haiti Quake Aid Snarled; Up to 50,000 Feared Dead

The International Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in Tuesday's 7.0 Richter scale earthquake in Haiti,..

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Tens of Thousands Feared Dead After Haiti Quake

Officials fear the death toll from Haiti's 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12 could reach into the tens of thousands, the AP reported on Jan. 14.

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HIV/AIDS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AGENT

Once the impression was that if you weren’t white, male and homosexual your chances of contracting HIV/AIDS were minuscule, or in the most,...

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OECS Leaders Gather in St. Kitts Amid Post-Election Controversy in Dominica

Against the backdrop of ongoing post-general election controversy in Dominica, leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) ...

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CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

 
Managing Risk
Common Mistakes made by Small Business Entrepreneurs and how to avoid them

As a business consultant and teacher, I have the pleasure of meeting and reviewing, or assisting in preparing the business plans of many ...

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SPECIALS FEATURES

 

Sports – Golf

Nickel 1 putter helps those with bad backs

I’ve found the what may be the perfect putter for senior golfers like myself or for other golfers with bad backs! It’s the Nickel 1, invented by German...

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Book Review

6 Weeks to a Great Webinar

With the conflux of a down economy, slashed marketing budgets, and sales prospects who are more pressed for time than ever, it’s no surprise that webinars...

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Biz Tools

Keeping Your Energy High For a Productive Lifestyle and Business

Vanessa Ogle, the CEO of Enseo, a Texas-based company involved in digital media engines, knows the importance of staying healthy to maintain her energy...

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Community Roundup

Caribbean Must Place Youth Development at Core of National Priorities: CARICOM

A CARICOM draft report providing an analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing Caribbean youth, derived from a sampling of 6,000 young people ...

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Global Outlook

Directors Have Limited Guidance On Risk Oversight Of Boards

Directors are generally aware of their fiduciary duties and know that an organization needs a comprehensive and holistic approach to risk,...

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Tech Trends

Find Customers Beyond Search Engines: Pay-per-Click Advertising on Niche Websites

Internet offers myriad ways to reach new audiences in a cheaper and more efficient way than traditional advertising. These days, one of the ...

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Corporate Spotlight

Long-Term Views Help Takata Weather “Perfect Economic Storm”

As an automotive supplier, Takata has seen better times. However, despite the persistent challenges the company currently faces...

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Cover Story

Managing Risk
Common Mistakes made by Small Business Entrepreneurs and how to avoid them

As a business consultant and teacher, I have the pleasure of meeting and reviewing, or assisting in preparing the business plans...

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Small Business Success

A Desire to Heal Leads one Woman Down a Special Path and Success Followed

“The place for healing cuisine” Yashoda Naidoo opened the first location of Annapurna Ayurvedic Cuisine and Chai House on January 17, 2002.

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Around the Region

Caribbean Property Investors Fear for Their Deposits

Buyers of Caribbean holiday homes from a British developer fear their flats and villas will never be built and that they may lose tens...

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Briefs

Stanford Investors to Antigua: Remove Liquidator

A group of investors is urging an Antiguan court to remove a British accounting firm appointed to collect assets of a Caribbean offshore bank at the center...

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BREAKING NEWS

 
Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Adds 8 Latin American Countries to ExpressSend Network
Wells Fargo has more than doubled the number of countries that can receive Wells Fargo ExpressSend remittance transactions, expanding to Honduras, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
Pure Bioscience Pure Bioscience Donates 200,000 Bottles of Water Purifier to Haiti
Pure Bioscience is sending 200,000 two-ounce bottles of IV-7 Ultimate Germ Defense silver dihydrogen citrate-based water purifier to Project Hope for distribution in earthquake-ravaged areas of Haiti. This quantity is enough to treat up to 40 million gallons of water.
Rollins subsidiary Orkin Orkin Establishes 1st Franchise in Jamaica
Rollins subsidiary Orkin has established a new international franchise in Jamaica, its first in Jamaica and 14th international franchise worldwide.
"Tropical climates and the related pest pressures create an increased need for quality pest control services," said vice president of international development...
GWHRC Suspected Fraud Scheme Preys on Haitian-Americans
The Embassy of Haiti in the U.S. and the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee (GWHRC) reported an ongoing fraud scheme promising to safely transport relatives in Haiti to the U.S. for $500 late on Friday.
Citi financials Citi Resumes Operations in Haiti
Citi has resumed its operations in Haiti to serve its corporate customers in the country on Jan. 24. Until further notice, Citi will operate at the Scotiabank building in Pétionville, a Port-au-Prince suburb.
Valero Energy Valero Seeks to End Aruba Tax Dispute
Valero Energy has agreed to a settlement that would end a tax dispute over its idle refinery in Aruba.
The company has agreed to pay roughly $111 million once the the deal is approved ...
Haiti earthquake Catastrophe Risk Models Show Haitian Quake Presages Future Caribbean Disasters
The magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 is less of an insurance event for some of the same reasons that it is more of a human catastrophe, Insurance & Technology reported on Jan. 21.
2009 Economic Freedom Index Caribbean Countries Drop in 2009 Economic Freedom Index
The level of economic freedom in the world dipped slightly in 2009 according to the 16th annual Index of Economic Freedom, released by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal. The average economic freedom score for the 2010 index is 59.4...
Netherlands Minister Maurice Adriaens CFC Gets OK from Netherlands Antilles for ICC Businesses in Dutch St. Maarten
On Jan. 13, the Netherlands Antilles Minister of Transport and Communications, the Honorable Maurice Adriaens, granted unconditional consent for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance (CFC) to acquire Caribbean Teleview Services...
Trailer Bridge Trailer Bridge Announces Expansion of Dominican Republic Service
Trailer Bridge is expanding its Dominican Republic sailings from every two weeks to weekly. The company will provide this service utilizing its existing vessels that currently link the ports of Jacksonville, FL, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.
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