Making Phased Retirement work for you
Opinion January 27, 2016 | 11:18 am
Phased Retirement – a catchall term that describes a variety of part-time and reduced-hour work arrangements before leaving an employer for good – is gaining steam. But before you sign on, it's[...]
Europe’s changing priorities
Opinion January 22, 2016 | 10:23 am
In Europe a far-reaching and multi-facetedpolicy review is underway that is likely to result in a significant change inEuropean priorities.
This process began last June when the EU’sHigh Re[...]
Ethics of the Dominican Republic intended nationally determined contribution (DR-INDC) for the COP21 Paris Agreement.
Opinion January 19, 2016 | 11:13 am
One of the main elements of the ParisAgreement is the establishment of Intended National Determined Contributions(INDC) from each country to promote strategies of mitigation and adaptation toachiev[...]
Dominican Reublic ´massacres´ Haitians again
Opinion January 15, 2016 | 11:03 am
The New York Times
In Exile
´Deportations and violence have driven tens of thousandsof people of Haitian descent from their homes in the Dominican Republic — whilethe world is si[...]
2016 the year to consider the importance of tourism
Opinion January 15, 2016 | 10:07 am
Some years ago, when the banana wars were at their height, the issue forEurope was diversification. Then, the world was very different, the scope ofwhat was possible was limited, and the services s[...]
Take a close look at Social Security in 2016
Opinion January 11, 2016 | 10:56 am
If you're not close toretirement age, it's easy to ignore what Social Security is doing. However,some significant announcements late last year make now a very good time to payattention.
What [...]
International banking and the threat to the Diaspora
Opinion January 8, 2016 | 9:23 am
Imaginethis. You, a partner or family member is working overseas. You have beensending money home to support an aging relative or to make a regular payment ona mortgage. You go to the Caribbean mon[...]
If education is the cure for poverty, then how do we make the antidote?
Opinion January 6, 2016 | 10:02 am
The United Nations recently claimed that the MillenniumDevelopment Goal that focused on primary education increased global enrolmentfrom 83% to 91%. Despite these gains, today it is estimated that [...]
Just before Christmas the Doha Development Round was all but declared as dead
Opinion December 31, 2015 | 10:01 am
Unlike therecent climate change talks in Paris, or even the late September globalagreement on Sustainable Development Goals at the UN, despite its equalimportance, the[...]
Caricom and climate change
Opinion December 23, 2015 | 10:43 am
OnDecember 12 in Paris, France’s Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, brought to aclose the UN climate change conference, COP 21.“I nowinvite the COP to adopt the decision entitled Paris Agreement[...]
Create a Financial Calendar for the New Year
Opinion December 21, 2015 | 4:19 pm
When was the last time you made a financial resolution on New Year's Eve? If you can't remember, you're in good company.
The Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America's annual New Year'[...]
Venezuela’s new National Assembly and the Caribbean
Opinion December 18, 2015 | 3:30 pm
Over thelast few years Venezuela has through its PetroCaribe oil and developmentfacility provided an economic lifeline for most Caribbean Basin economies;extending support in a manner that no other[...]
Don’t let the last-minute Holiday Rush crush your budget
Opinion December 15, 2015 | 10:00 am
For all the planning wedo during the holidays, the last couple of weeks before the big parties andfamily gatherings can trip up the best of budgets.
Perhaps what's neededis some last-minute t[...]
A special relationship
Opinion December 11, 2015 | 10:33 am
Eachyear the elected leaders of Britain’s overseas territories (OTs) gather fromaround the world to meet with British Ministers in London. Their objective is to discuss the continuingpartnership[...]
Haiti, Dominican Republic must push for redress in UN cholera deaths
Opinion December 10, 2015 | 4:58 pm
Haiti and the DominicanRepublic can work and must work together to demand compensation from the UnitedNations for the cholera epidemic unleashed by a UN peacekeepers who formed partof the United Na[...]
Visa corruption in the US Embassy in Santo Domingo: Revelations, allegations and retraction
Opinion December 8, 2015 | 12:55 pm
On 7 August 2015, Dominican Today, awell-known English-language newspaper which has been published for a decade inSanto Domingo, Dominican Rep., reported that a "Visascandal" involving th[...]
Clarity and action needed on corruption
Opinion December 4, 2015 | 9:30 am
In September a special summit ofthe United Nations General Assembly held in New York saw 193 nations agree to seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Their objective was to establish a set o[...]
The Climate Agreement in Paris: Betting on collective action
Opinion December 3, 2015 | 8:36 am
At the 21 Conference of Parties (COP21) ofthe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which takes place inParis from November 30 to December 11, the governments of the world face the[...]
Leasing v. buying your next car
Opinion November 30, 2015 | 10:05 am
According toEdmunds.com, more than 25 percent of new American cars are now financed bylease instead of loan, and most of the people making that choice are under age35.
It's all about thelowes[...]
New air routes and Caribbean connectivity
Opinion November 27, 2015 | 11:29 am
Air China has confirmedthat it will inaugurate a Beijing to Havana air service on December 27.
The flight which willextend the airline’s relatively new, three times a week, Beijing to Montr[...]