In the 25 years between 1990 and 2015, humanity doubled the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s...
Aviation & Airlines
Cathay Pacific Grounds Two-fifths of Passenger Fleet
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has grounded two-fifths of its passenger fleet for the “foreseeable...
Antigua’s PM Awaits Barbados’ Decision on...
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne says he is anxiously awaiting word from the...
LIAT Could Fly Again in 60-90 days says Antigua PM, Gaston Browne
LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister...
Finance & Investment
US Federal Debt Driven By COVID-19 Response Projected To Be...
US federal debt is projected to reach nearly twice the size of the economy in 2050, driven by the...
Overseas Direct Investment Needed to Prevent SDG Backslide in...
WASHINGTON — With elusive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals in fragile contexts...
Climate Change in Mind, Wall Street to start Trading a New...
If the record heat and wildfires ravaging California weren’t a clear enough sign that the climate...
ECCB to Launch the EC Dollar Digital Version (DCash) Soon
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is making progress towards launching the digital version...
Industry
Amazon’s New Climate Program to Make It Easier for Customers to...
The company is launching a new climate program for certified sustainable products
World’s Top Companies Urge Government Action On Nature Loss
While many of the companies said they were already taking steps to make their operations greener...
Will the US Push Kenya To Backslide On Plastic-free Ambitions?
In 2017, Kenya passed one of the toughest laws on the production, sale, and use of plastic bags...
Unilever To Cut Fossil Fuels in Cleaning Products by 2030
Unilever pledges to invest US$1.2bn to eliminate fossil fuels in its cleaning products by 2030 and...
Markets & Comms
Importance of Authentic CSR Communications In The Wake of COVID...
By Deborah Hackshaw For many companies, corporate social responsibility is a standard practice or...
Digicel is on Life Support in its Caribbean Hideout
It provides telecom services in some of the sunniest parts of the planet, but Digicel’s...
Commonwealth Journalists Association Warns of Misuse of Power To...
The Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) has warned its member states against the misuse of...
Distributed (Virtual) Teams Are The Future For Work
By Peter Giffen, Monday Remote “If you’re not familiar with the idea of ‘distributed teams’ –...
Trade
Trinidad Launches National SheTrades Hub for Female Entrepreneurs
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Local female entrepreneurs trading locally or internationally will soon...
What Has Been CARICOM’s Foreign Trade Strategy and Agenda?
By Elizabeth Morgan On February 20, 2019, my article in the Gleaner was titled “Needed: A CARICOM...
WTO Finds Washington Breached Trade Rules By Imposing Tariffs on...
The World Trade Organization found on Tuesday that the United States had breached global trading...
Power Companies Slow to Embrace Green Energy: Study
New research suggests that power companies are dragging their feet when it comes to embracing green...
Travel & Tourism
Italy’s Tourism Sector Estimated to Shrink by $118 billion...
The impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on Italy’s tourism sector could reach a...
Brighter Group to Launch New Caribbean Tourism Association...
The Brighter Group, the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) UK & Europe Chapter to drive a...
Sandals Resorts Announces Phased Reopening Plans for Caribbean...
[Travel Pulse] The Sandals Resorts brand has become synonymous with the Caribbean and the...
International Tour Operators Owe Millions to Caribbean Hotels...
Frank Comito, CEO and Director-General, Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) [Barbados...