Caribbean T20 League builds momentum

Caribbean Premier T20 League operations manager Carlisle Powell says the key stakeholders in the six franchise countries have thrown their support behind the inaugural tournament which bowls off in July. Powell and other CPL officials recently held meetings with cricket board executives, stadium management, tourism representatives and government ministers in Antigua amp; Barbuda, Barbados, ...

Earthquake Shakes Eastern Caribbean Islands

Port of Spain, May 20 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale shook several Eastern Caribbean islands without causing damage or casualties, the Seismic Department of the University of the West Indies reported today. The institution stressed that the quake?s epicenter was located southwest of Barbuda, part of the Antigua and Barbuda federation. At the end of last month, ...

Meeting on Caribbean Biological Corridor in Santiago de Cuba

Santiago de Cuba, 20 May (Prensa Latina) The 4th Ministerial Meeting on the Caribbean Biological Corridor (CBC) will be held May 21st-May 23rd in this city of eastern Cuba, said authorities from that regional initiative. The previous meetings were held in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, the two countries that, along with Cuba, form the initial nucleus of CBC, which aims, since its creation in ...

Capturing the Brazil momentum

Today, we at Bourse will review some of the featured bonds from an attractive sector in the Brazilian economy namely, industrials/metals industry. In the past decade, the Brazilian economy has grown to such extent that Brazil is now labelled an economic giant. With an average annual GDP growth of 3.4 per cent over the past five years, increasing wealth of the home market and a vast amount of ...

Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster

The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent ...