January 2017

ILO predicts increase unemployment in Caribbean in 2017

January 16, 2017 in Regional

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The International Labour Organization (ILO) is predicting that unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise to 8.4 per cent this year. The ILO has released its World Employment Social Outlook, indicating that global unemployment levels and rates are expected to...

C’bean-American congresswoman joins legislators in boycotting Trump’s inauguration

January 16, 2017 in International

[caption id="attachment_14876" align="alignleft" width="300"] US Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke[/caption] NEW YORK, (CMC) – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke has joined several United States Congressional representatives in planning to boycott Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President on Friday. Clarke, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who represents the...

Caribbean Citizenship-by-Investment Programs

January 13, 2017 in National

Following a report broadcast on the 60 minutes television program in the US, Henley & Partners, the globally leading firm in citizenship by investment, is concerned about the one-sided image that the report paints of Caribbean Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) programs. Henley & Partners has been involved in...