Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 27, 2008	The two Koreas - Part II
REFLECTIONS OF FIDEL: ON October 19, 1950, more than 400,000 voluntary Chinese combatants, on orders from Mao Zedong, crossed the Yalu and waylaid the US troops that were advancing towards the Chinese border. The US units, surprised by the vigorous response of the country that they had...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 13, 2008	Bahamas: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Declined 18 percent In 2007
UN report-Bahamian FDI fell 18%: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: As Latin America and countries in the Caribbean experienced record growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, The Bahamas, for the first time in decades, found itself unable to...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 2, 2008	Bahamas: Saving less to save more in the Bahamian society
Saving less does not mean stop saving: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: Rising costs are not only affecting the bank balance of the average Bahamian, but are also chipping away at her retirement fund. Amidst increasing gas, food and electricity prices,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 23, 2008	Reflections of President Fidel Castro: The Republican Candidate - (Part Four)
When in the previous reflection I asked McCain what he thought of the Five antiterrorist Cuban Heroes, I did so because I remembered what he had published on page 206 of his book Faith of My Fathers, co-written with his assistant Mark Salter: “It’s an awful thing, solitary. It crushes...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 21, 2008	Reflections of President Fidel Castro: The Republican Candidate - (Part Two)
ONE of the most hostile U.S. newspapers when it comes to Cuba, headquartered in Florida, offers the following report: “Taking advantage of the negotiations to free the Bay of Pigs’ prisoners, the CIA tried to use a key person in the talks, American lawyer James B. Donovan, to deliver a...... [view]

Posted By:  eolutosin Posted On:  Jan 22, 2008	Carnival of PACE - 22 January 2008
It is my pleasure to welcome you to another edition of Carnival of Personal And Company Effectiveness. This edition is loaded like before. Take your time and read all the write-ups that meet your present needs. But go one step further, choose to apply everything you learn today. Danogo...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jan 24, 2008	Bahamas: "If Florida [legislators] repeals the sales tax exemption and it makes them uncompetitive, then they'll lose our business . . ."
Bahamians encouraged to join fight to keep Fla. tax exemption: By INDERIA SAUNDERS,Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: A hike in prices on goods imported from the Sunshine State may be looming as Florida legislators debate repealing an exemption on the six-percent sales tax...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jan 16, 2008	US Recession Fears... The Bahamas will weather the bumpy ride just fine, providing the downturn doesn’t last too long
US Recession Fears Bahamas Economy Still to Grow: By QUINCY PARKER - Nassau, Bahamas: While US financial observers and policymakers struggle to avert what some see as an impending recession in that country, State Minister for Finance Zhivargo Laing says The Bahamas will weather the bumpy...... [view]