In the midst of fiercely debating the optics of symbolic pay cuts and the presentation of yet another austerity Budget, The Sunday Gleaner last week chose to run either an ill-timed or well-timed story, 'Poorly paid politicians - J'can political leaders among worst paid in region'. As usual, the work on which the story was based was done elsewhere, ... (more)

By Anthony L Hall Wilfred S. Coakley Jr. was an extraordinary man. Nothing demonstrated this quite like the way he regarded his impressive accomplishments in the fields of boxing, finance, insurance, writing and law as if they were, well, ordinary.

Eight Filipino construction workers who were abandoned by their employers and subsequently held by immigration authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean for nearly three weeks for overstaying and absence of work permits were finally repatriated to the Philippines.

GRAND TURK, Turk and Caicos Islands, April 21,CMC - The head investigator in a British Government's probe of corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands says former Premier Michael Misick will stand trial.

Politicians in Jamaica are among the worst paid in the region, but that could be a reflection of their performance.

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By Oliver Mills If you were a student at a Caribbean university in the 1970s and read history and politics, the knowledge you were exposed to could not be said to be objective or unbiased, where the British presence in the period leading up to independence was concerned.

The head investigator in a British government probe of corruption in the Turks and Caicos Islands said Thursday that the tourist-haven's former premier will stand trial.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- On 17-19 April 2013, Caribbean Export Development Agency, in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agency , is hosting a regional training session for investment promotion agencies within the Caribbean on investor facilitation entitled: Attracting FDI through Good Investment Facilitation.

By D. Markie Spring The aftermath of climate change often fuels optimism! Continuously, climate change and global warming reminisce to create ecological and social variations championing environmental degradation, changes in the cryosphere, geological events and extreme weather patterns on earth, which include rising temperature driven by human ... (more)

UK upmarket retailer Waitrose has signed a deal that will see it sell its groceries in the Philippines, Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands for the first time.

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More than 100 Haitians who washed ashore in the Turks and Caicos after their boat was intercepted early Monday are being processed and will be returned home, the islands' border control minister said.

The Caribbean's region's diverse investment options go way beyond its talents like Barbados-born Rihanna, Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Trinidad & Tobago's Nicki Minaj.

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands -- Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Commissioner Colin Farquhar has stated that the TCI still has one of the lowest crime rates in the region and has excellent success in solving crimes.

GRAND Turk, the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands , is the latest city to invite Gordon 'Butch' Stewart to establish his Sandals/Beaches resorts there in hopes of stimulating tourism growth.

By Anthony L Hall In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman .

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- The premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands , Dr Rufus Ewing, will lead a three-member delegation to the Caribbean Tourism Organization 's 14th annual Sustainable Tourism Conference , which opens in the Trinidad and Tobago capital, Port of Spain, next week.

Later this month, Yahoo will fly 25 guests to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean for a "thought leader" summit, a The point is that this is a dialogue.

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