Author: Mark Lee
Under Pressure: Crime Taxes the Struggling Society, Golding
Washington, DC – With escalating crime which prime minister Bruce Golding says “is beyond the police force”, his year-old administration must find close to Ja$1-billion Continue reading
Golding Calls for OAS to Build Capacity in Debt Burdened Caribbean Countries
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and OAS Secretary General Jos About Mark LeeMark Lee has been a long-time journalist writing, editing and producing in print, Continue reading
U.S. Treasury: Success of U.S. Intervention Vital to Foreign Economies
Under Secretary for International Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, David McCormick, has asserted that the success of the U.S. economy is vital Continue reading
Children Learn what they Live
Dorothy Law Nolie’s reflective poem “Children live what they learn” is worth looking at again, even if you’ve seen it before. Before you ask yourself Continue reading
Bipartisan Action on Financial Bailout Plan Necessary: AARP
AARP COO Tom Nelson The financial woes in the U.S. can only be solved through bipartisan efforts, says AARP COO Tom Nelson. In a taped Continue reading
Gates Commits $168M for Malaria; World Leaders Launch Global Malaria Action Plan
A LSDI (Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative) worker sprays a home for malaria control outside Maputo, Mozambique. Bill Gates, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Bono, and Continue reading
$60 Billion Rise in Fuel Bill of Poor Countries, $7.2 billion in Food, IMF Forecasts
Some 50 developing countries remain at risk through 2009 as a result of food and fuel price increases, according to an updated assessment from the Continue reading
IMF Head Welcomes US Crisis Measures
IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has welcomed the $700 billion US bail-out package to address the crisis which has seen the collapse of major private financial Continue reading
Trial Shows Comparable Accuracy for Virtual vs. Standard Colonoscopy
Polyp on colon. A virtual colonoscopy is comparable to a standard colonoscopy, which uses a long, flexible tube with a camera to view the lining Continue reading
Open Trade Regime Helps Barbados’ Economic and Human Development – WTO
Barbados International Trade Centre. Barbados’ generally open trade and investment regime, and its close integration into the world economy has helped it maintain some of Continue reading