Caribbean
Manipal Education buys out Antigua University
The Economic Times
In one of the biggest cross-border deals in the education space, Manipal Education has acquired the entire shareholding of American
from New York-based Greater Caribbean Learning Resources. Manipal Education confirmed the buyout, but did not disclose the transaction size. However, sources said the company has raised $115 million debt financing from ICICI Bank [...]
Collapsing Trade Finance and its Impact on Food Security; Urban Farming worth a look
Just-in-time supply chains are geared for efficiency not resiliency. With no slack built in, any disruption in international shipping, due to collapsing trade finance, can leave store shelves empty of essentials, especially food. A scary thought.
In times like these, the Cuban success with urban farming (forced upon the island by the end of the [...]
The Cost of a Long Life
Compelling graphic that demonstrates that throwing more money at problems does not always ensure better outcomes.
via UCSC
The chart highlights the sharp contrast between [...]
World Conservation Congress: “Latin America is not the problem but part of the solution
World Bank
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will suffer greater than average effects of global warming, with devastating consequences for the environment and economy, and as a result are actively working to halt global warming and mitigate its effects, Pamela Cox, the World Bank’s Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, told the [...]
Rum and Revolution – Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
washingtonpost.com
Drinkers the world round know the name Bacardi means rum, but few non-Cubans know that this global enterprise was founded — and is still owned — by a Cuban family that played an important role in the island’s social, political and economic history. Emilio Bacardi was a prominent activist in Cuba’s fight for independence from [...]
The Afterlife of American Clothes: Haitian entrepreneurs find value in castoffs
Reason Magazine
When thrifty shoppers in Boston and Miami pick through secondhand shirts at local Salvation Army outlets or estate sales, they are as likely to meet Haitians as hipsters. Some of the immigrants will simply be collecting clothes to mail back to family in Port-au-Prince, but others are part of a large global network trading [...]
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