De Ole Dawg – Part1 2016: Outdated Struggling Economy Problem
What about the outdated, struggling economy problem? BRADES, Montserrat, Dec 23, 2015 – Last time, we thought for a moment on how “ . . . we see the remains of various windmills, from the days when a...
View ArticleHere is “In The Ghut”
A celebration of Premier Don Romeo’s Birthday By Edgar Nkosi White As we all know there is no such thing as poverty in our Montserrat (praise God). There are, however, two classes of people on island:...
View ArticleECCB hosts via videoconference ‘Youth LEAD Conference
By Bennette Roach As part of the ECCB’s LEAD Conference now to become a yearly financial and business education campaign for Financial Information Month (FIM), the ECCB will host its 2016 Youth LEAD...
View ArticleFormer Barbados PM wants coordinated regional measures to deal with...
by STAFF WRITER KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 19, CMC – Former Barbados prime minister Owen Arthur Tuesday said Caribbean countries need to have in place mechanisms that can allow them to respond to issues on...
View ArticlePM outlines strategies for growth and development
by STAFF WRITER KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 20, CMC – The Jamaica government says it is aggressively pursuing investment-led growth, through a number of physical and economic infrastructure development...
View ArticleDe Ole Dawg – Part2 2016: Tickling the dragon’s tail
What about “tickling the dragon’s tail” to trigger growth and development? (Roots of Growth) BRADES, Montserrat, Dec 28, 2015 – It is all too easy to “tickle a dragon’s tail” the wrong way and find...
View ArticleIMF sees 2016 negative growth for Latin America, Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) – The International Monetary Fund is forecasting that the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will maintain this year the same overall 0.3 percent negative growth seen in 2015....
View ArticleZika Virus: Two Cases Suggest It Could Be Spread Through Sex
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.JAN. 25, 2016 By New York Times Zika virus has already been linked to brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults. Now scientists are facing another ominous possibility: that...
View ArticleFit for Purpose
By Man from Baker Hill Fit for purpose, the caption for this article is taken for Her Excellency Elizabeth’s Christmas Epistle to Montserratians, and published in the Montserrat Reporter 2015 Christmas...
View ArticleDe Ole Dawg – Part 3 2016: Economic Stimuli and Jobs
What about boom-bust cycles, economic stimuli and jobs? BRADES, Montserrat, Dec 30, 2015 – For many people, Economics is all about jobs and money, and “the Government” is supposed to “stimulate the...
View ArticleTale of Two Islands
FANTASY or FACT The first is fantasy BUT could be true. The second is fact and applies to us all. A benevolent Uncle had a nephew and said to him “I will give you the money you need to prospect for oil...
View ArticleZika virus confirmed in three pregnant women
by STAFF WRITER BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados health authorities Monday confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus had been detected in three pregnant women, bringing the number of people...
View ArticleCARICOM: Correspondent Banking A Priority
TMR: Just as new Governor Antoine of the ECCB has expounded and shown concerns over the Correspondent Bank issue, IT is today center stage for CARICOM countries, of course. Follow here and at...
View ArticleApple challenges ‘chilling’ demand to decrypt San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
Tim Cook publicly attacks the US government for asking Apple to take an ‘unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers’ by Stuart Dredge and Danny Yadron 17th February, 2016 Apple...
View ArticleDe Ole Dawg – Part 4 2016: Building Digital Productivity for Development
What about building digital productivity for development? BRADES, Montserrat, Jan 5, 2016 – Today, Apple Corporation stands at US$ 588.2 billion; down for the moment from its peak in February last...
View ArticleCorrespondent Banking Crisis looms
But could this new report: “Undercover investigation reveals role of British Overseas Territories in moving suspect money,” along with suspicions of the Citizen Investments schemes in some of our other...
View ArticleCorrespondent Banking – Understanding De-risking: Between Rock and Hard Place...
By Andrew Enriquez Op-Ed Contributor The correspondent banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean has recently been facing increasing pressure, so much so that institutions like the World Bank...
View ArticleDe Ole Dawg – Part 4 2016: Public Opinion, the Media and the way forward
What about public opinion, the media and the way forward? BRADES, Montserrat, Jan 31, 2016 – Let’s begin with a disturbing thought: our famed resilience as Montserratians (if it lacks due reflection,...
View ArticleCaribbean countries endorse strategy to accelerate pro-growth reforms
by STAFF WRITER BELMOPAN, Belize, Mar 1, CMC – Twelve Caribbean countries Tuesday endorsed a joint communique to move forward on a pro-growth agenda, as they re-affirmed their commitment to shape a new...
View ArticleDe Ole Dawg – Part 6 2016: A framework for good governance
What about the DFID/FCO good governance “bargain”? BRADES, Montserrat, Feb 1, 2016 – In the July 2012 FCO White Paper on OT’s, HMG firmly set forth the principles on which the UK’s partnership with...
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