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Author: Mark Lee
China/US Showdown for Olympic Medals this Summer Games?
Chinese singer Wei Wei performs at a pre Olympics event in Beijing. Home advantage, strong government support for sport and recent rapid economic growth could Continue reading
$38.7-m to Help Haiti Fight Food and Fuel Price Impact
Haiti needs more than a push start. The IMF has approved an additional U$26 million to assist Haiti to mitigate the impact of food and Continue reading
IMF Predicts 2009 Recovery of US Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the economic slowdown in the U.S. is “less than feared” and the recovery process should begin sometime in Continue reading
Obama’s a Star in Asia
Barack Obama is the most popular candidate in Asian countries including Indonesia and India, according to panelists at the Asia Society’s 36th Annual Williamsburg Conference. Continue reading
Team Obama’s Chief and His Troops: The Debriefing
Watch how he strides into the room, and listen to the thunderous applause that greets him as he makes his way to the microphone, touching Continue reading
Loss of Innocence – Trinidad’s Story
Children bear the wounds of societies’ ills. The irony of the newspaper headline, “The Death of Hope” was poignant. Hope Arismendez was an eight year-old Continue reading
The Cost of a “Free” Press
One of the most obvious advantages of a free press in a free society is that in expressing opinion, we can express dissent. Yet what Continue reading
Antigua bond offer $18M oversubscribed
Last week on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market, 130 Cable & Wireless St Kitts & Nevis Limited shares traded at $7.33, up thirty-three cents or Continue reading
Junior Achievement gets boost for regional youth programs
Linda Rimer of JA and Sharon Brown of FirstCaribbean, Bahamas. Junior Achievement Worldwide is receiving a US$204-thousand dollar boost from FirstCaribbean International Bank to help Continue reading
The Mote in My Brother’s Eye
Send me your remittance work brigades… teachers, nurses… Last week US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presented the seventh annual Trafficking In Person’s Report (TIP). Continue reading