New technology and the Caribbean
Opinion October 23, 2015 | 9:48 am
Willinnovative or new technologies become a threat to vested interests in theCaribbean?
In manyparts the world innovative technologies are helping create new markets and add valueby disruptin[...]
Planning an Eco-Friendly home renovation
Opinion October 20, 2015 | 8:34 am
Planning an Eco-Friendly home renovation? Plenty of people are now putting the sun, wind and water to work to cut their energy bill. [...]Collateral damage
Opinion October 16, 2015 | 9:12 am
A littleover a week ago the British parliamentarian, Sir Eric Pickles - a cabinet member until May of thisyear and a former Chairman of the Conservative Party - told the London Guardian that the Br[...]
Top 5 money fears – And how to tackle them
Opinion October 13, 2015 | 9:52 am
For the eighth consecutive year, the American Psychological Association (APA) identified money as the number one stress trigger, with 72 percent of Americans reporting stress about money and nearly[...]
Latin America and the Caribbean not an economic entity
Opinion October 9, 2015 | 10:28 am
Is ithelpful to describe Latin America and the Caribbean as if it were a singleentity? What does this do to the way the Caribbean is perceived?
Inrecent years the expression Latin America and[...]
Europe to consider future of ACP relationship
Opinion October 2, 2015 | 12:19 pm
In amatter of days the European Commission will launch a communication (policy paper)on the options for post-Cotonou arrangements with the ACP; the grouping thatbrings together 79 African, Caribbea[...]
Hitting the target
Opinion October 1, 2015 | 1:33 pm
Having a target inview breeds great results. The urinal fly has proved it so. Its sheer presencehas the potential of significantly reducing urine spills in the publicrestrooms where they have been [...]
Building a fraud-free family
Opinion September 28, 2015 | 11:44 am
A generation ago, most families didn't think about financial fraud. Today, it can come in many forms – over the phone, through the mail and increasingly, online. It's an equal opportunity crime t[...]
Climate change, the Pope and the Caribbean
Opinion September 25, 2015 | 10:20 am
In a little over amonth’s time negotiators from around the world will gather in Paris to try toreach a final and globally binding agreement on a new treaty on climatechange. It is no exaggeratio[...]
From strip to chip: Everything you need to know about the new generation of payment cards
Opinion September 22, 2015 | 10:23 am
If you've received a replacement for your credit or debit cards in the mail lately, take a closer look. That little gold chip on the front is going to make it tougher for thieves to steal your data[...]
Little time left to act n US tax bill
Opinion September 18, 2015 | 10:03 am
TheCaribbean has just eighteen congressional working days from Sunday September 20to try to have the US Congress or the District of Colombia address an act namingseventeen Caribbean nations as ‘t[...]
Investing in Tourism
Opinion September 11, 2015 | 3:55 pm
A fewdays ago in London, the Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie, told a meeting organisedby Caribbean Export that the region needed a new formula to maximiseinv[...]
China and global economi growth
Opinion September 4, 2015 | 10:32 am
Shouldone believe the message of the financial markets that the global economy is onthe edge of another downturn?
The uncertaintythat emerged in the last weeks of August began with reports of[...]
Anglophone Caribbean,Dominican Rep.: Mutual incomprehension
Opinion August 28, 2015 | 8:08 am
Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way inwhich the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard oneanother.
Although in recent months the focus has been on th[...]
Will Cuba’s gain cause the region pain
Opinion August 21, 2015 | 11:39 am
One of the Caribbean tourism industry’s greatestconcerns may be about to materialise: US citizens being allowed to travel toCuba on an individual basis.
At present it is only possible for m[...]
Getting your home ready to sell
Opinion August 17, 2015 | 12:09 pm
As the economyimproves, today's sellers are facing a very different environment than theywere before the housing market stumbled in 2006.
Today's housingmarket features new procedures and sta[...]
New threats to Caribbean cyber security
Opinion August 14, 2015 | 10:24 am
Cyber-security incidents continue to rise. Accordingto PwC’s Global State ofInformation Security Survey 2015, attacksrose internationally by 48 per cent in 2014 resulting in huge remedial andrepu[...]
Too big to fail – Baha Mar
Opinion August 7, 2015 | 10:38 am
Hardly aday passes without a new twist in the increasingly tense and acrimonious legal battleover the unfinished US$3.5 billion Baha Mar resort on New Providence in the Bahamas.
Not onlydo th[...]
Over 50? Supersize your retirement savings
Opinion August 3, 2015 | 4:08 pm
If you're over age 50 and not sure whether you're going to be able to retire, it's time to focus, get advice and build a realistic plan.
You're not alone. The U.S. Government Accountability O[...]
Change, Cuba and the internet – part 2
Opinion August 1, 2015 | 8:50 am
When itcomes to Cuba what is often missed is that its government’s primary focus isnot on the process of normalising its relationship with the US, but on the farmore fundamental domestic reforms [...]
