US Dollar Begins Crash in Response to QE2 as Gold Scores New High
November 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Earlier this year, Petroleum Prices On The Rise For Bajans
November 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Anonymous email sent from a remailer to us indicates Bajans will see an increase in petroleum prices at the pump effective Sunday midnight November 7. Read more of this post
Gold Rises To Record $1400/oz On Renewed Inflation Worries
November 7, 2010 1 Comment
Gold prices rose to an all-time high within a few dollars of $1,400 an ounce on Friday as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s program to resume buying government bonds stoked inflation worries. Read more of this post
2010 US Bank Failures Rose to 143 Surpassing 2009
November 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
On Friday, State and Federal regulators closed four banks, as the total number of bank failures this year rose to 143, surpassing 2009 which saw a total of 140 bank failures amid the recession and mounting loan defaults. Read more of this post
BlackBerry’s Corporate Dominance Seen Eroding
November 7, 2010 Leave a Comment
Shares in Research In Motion slipped more than 3% on Friday morning as investors fretted the BlackBerry smartphone’s stranglehold on corporate communications was being eroded by rival devices. Read more of this post
Bajan Global Report
- NurtiSmart – Edible RFID Tracking Chips In Food SoonRFID, short for Radio Frequency ID, tags have found their way into a wide variety of applications. These pellets, which are often roughly the same size as a grain of rice, can help us to be reunited with our lost pets, keep towels inside the hotel, and keep big box stores shipping the right boxes [...]
Caribbean 360
- LIAT: Time for regional action January 27, 2012Regional airline experts have long suggested that a structured co-operative relationship between LIAT and CAL would be beneficial to both airlines says Sir Ronald Sanders.
- Barbados consortium wins regional ferry contract January 27, 2012Trinidad and Tobago Transport Minister Devant Maharaj said more routes would be added once the venture is deemed commercially viable.
- Haiti and DR told to brace for powerful earthquakes January 27, 2012Researchers used 500 years of recorded accounts of the seismic history of Hispaniola, which the two countries share, to evaluate the intensity of past earthquakes and estimate their location and magnitudes.
- St Kitts and Nevis clears IMF fiscal target January 27, 2012Naoyuki Shinohara, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund said the September quantitative fiscal target was met by a comfortable margin.
- Jamaica aims for new export markets as global economic conditions persist January 27, 2012Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips said the prospect of deepening global economic downturn means that Jamaica must find ways to boost its economy.
- Jamaica to stem ICT decline January 27, 2012Minister of Science and Technology Phillip Paulwell has vowed to implement policies that would correct the major decline in Jamaica’s ranking in global competitiveness.
BBC News
- UN considers Syria crisis action January 27, 2012The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
- US economic growth rate picks up January 27, 2012The pace of US economic growth quickened to a 2.8% annualised rate in the three months to December, the Commerce Department says.
- Olympic ceremony 'Wonder' theme January 27, 2012Danny Boyle reveals the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony will be called Isles of Wonder, in an announcement six months ahead of the Games.
- Romney back into lead in Florida January 27, 2012Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips.
- Norway apology for Holocaust role January 27, 2012The Norwegian prime minister apologises for the role his country played in deporting Jews as Europe marks Holocaust Remembrance Day.
- Barefoot Bandit sentenced again January 27, 2012The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit is sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison.
Compass Direct News
- Former Muslim Extremist in Uganda Flees Wrath of Ex-Colleagues January 27, 2012
- Two Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Sudan January 25, 2012
- Seven Christians Killed in Bauchi State, Nigeria January 24, 2012
- Convert from Islam in Uganda Survives Societal Hostilities January 23, 2012
- Police Beat, Arrest Evangelist in Sudan January 20, 2012
- Tensions Rise in Kashmir, India after ‘Guilty Verdict,’ Fatwa January 20, 2012
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