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Closing the Gap: Managing Journal Entry Risk in the Record-to-Report Process
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BlackRock Survey: Opportunity Amid Uncertainty - Insurers Globally Embracing A More Flexible Approach
Inflation tops insurers' risk concerns (63%), while overall risk appetite remains low (12% planning to increase exposure) Private markets continue to gain importance, with 30% of insurers planning to increase their allocations and 58% intending to...
Time for PM to have a serious reality check on Caricom
First off, it must be said that Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar cannot unilaterally dictate that “there will be a significant realignment” of the foreign policy of Trinidad and Tobago in relation to Caricom. The...
Official kickoff of the SARSEA Project: Enhanced Regional Cooperation to tackle the Challenge of Sargassum in the Caribbean
The Sargassum Regional Strategies for Ecosystem-based Actions (SARSEA) project was officially launched on 28 October in Saint Lucia, in the presence of numerous government, institutional and scientific representatives from across the Caribbean...
SAGABOI’s Port of Call takes London by storm during Frieze Week
There are moments in fashion that do more than dazzle; they shift the cultural axis. The night of October 17 in Notting Hill, the epicentre of Caribbean energy in England, was one of them. As the world’s creative elite gathered for...
112 Caribbean women’s groups call on Caricom to protect regional peace
Word is due next week on whether or not Grenada’s Government would allow temporary US radar equipment on that island, and 112 organisations of Caribbean women have called on Caricom chairman Andrew Holness and regional leaders to support Grenada’s...
Sargassum project, SARSEA, launched in St Lucia, DA fisheries minister attends
The official launch of the Sargassum Regional Strategies for Ecosystem-based Actions (SARSEA) initiative took place on October 28 in Saint Lucia, marked by the presence of numerous government officials, institutional leaders, and scientific...
Columbus-Tupelo High School Football Schedule & Scores - October 30-31, 2025
There are 36 games scheduled across the Columbus-Tupelo metro area this weekend, including six games against statewide Top 25 teams. You can follow every game on our Columbus-Tupelo Metro High School Football Scoreboard. The marquee matchup this...
The Melissa Catastrophe: When the ‘Historic’ Becomes the New Normal
Hurricane Melissa, rated the strongest storm of the 2025 Atlantic season, is the latest and most brutal proof that the climate crisis is redefining the meaning of destruction. The tipping point came on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, when Melissa made...
Memphis Area High School Football Schedule & Scores - October 30-31, 2025
There are 76 games scheduled across the Memphis metro area from Thursday, October 30, through Friday, October 31, including games with Tennessee's top teams. You can follow every game live on our Memphis Metro High School Football Scoreboard. The...
Caribbean Travel, Reimagined: How Casey Davy Is Building A More Connected Caribbean For Travelers And Locals
For generations, the best Caribbean experiences lived off the grid — no websites, no booking apps, just a neighbor who knows a boat captain or a local chef. Montreal-born, island-raised founder Casey Davy saw both the magic and the friction up...
Rumble strips that could have saved lives on a Mississippi highway were never replaced. Why?
The family of Robert Noah believes centerline rumble strips could have prevented his fatal car accident on Hwy. 7. Centerline rumble strips were previously installed on that section of highway but were not replaced after repaving. Mississippi does...
Opposition sounds alarm over ‘war games’ in region
News Ryan Hamilton-Davis 6 Hrs Ago US Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 26, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), conduct helicopter support team operations on Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico, September 16. Members of the...
Trinidad and Tobago to realign foreign policy amid CARICOM rift
Kamla Persad Bissessar. Photo: CMCPrime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has announced a major shift in Trinidad and Tobago’s foreign policy, citing a breakdown in trust with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The announcement, reported across...
OECS and New Zealand Collaborate to Strengthen Geothermal Capacity in the Eastern Caribbean
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, through its GEOBUILD Programme, in collaboration with Aotearoa New Zealand-Caribbean Facility for Renewable Energy (FRENZ), convened a virtual regional workshop on Wednesday, October...
Criminal Networks and Insiders Drive Maritime Cocaine Trafficking in Latin America
According to the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) 2025 report, criminal networks are increasingly infiltrating maritime logistics chains. The report details how corrupt port and logistics workers facilitate the massive movement of cocaine...
Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI
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Grenada is most likely to follow Antigua and reject a request made by the U.S government of President Donald Trump to place a radar system at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA) as Washington builds up a military presence around...
Hurricane Melissa’s destruction shows need for climate resilience push
Avinash Persaud is special advisor to the president of the Inter-American Development Bank on climate change and an architect of the 2022 Bridgetown Initiative. Emily Wilkinson is director of the Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)...