Entries from April 2008

April 30, 2008

West Indians Can’t Box Any More?

None of the traditional boxing powers from the Caribbean will be present at the Beijing Olympic games later this year. The Jamaicans, Trinis and Bajans all got eliminated in the qualifying tournament currently being held in Guatemala.
Thankfully, face was saved for the Caribbean pugilists by the Bahamians and USVI, ensuring that 3 of the 23 [...]

April 25, 2008

Trinidad Financial Sector Poised for Growth

Check out this video on Trinidad’s financial sector and the plans for the future.
To be fair, there are challenges ahead (example – inflation) but what is clear is that this country’s leadership is not comfortable to rest on its laurels because of the current windfall from oil. Like Jamaica’s bauxite, their oil is a commodity [...]