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Is It Your Hobby Or Is It A Business? By Celia A. Meikle CPA, CA Pride Business/Financial Columnist  The Situation John and his wife walked into our office with all the paperwork to file their personal income taxes as salaried ...

By Cydney Hargis US Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (IPS) – President Barack Obama is vowing to spend his remaining time in office encouraging bipartisan efforts to strengthen the U.S. middle class by ensuring it is open to those from all backgrounds. ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States-based Standard & Poor’s has revised its outlook on its long-term rating on Barbados to negative from stable and at the same time affirmed its ‘BB+’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term sovereign credit ratings for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., CMC – The United States has given the Caribbean more time to comply with its offshore tax law. The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service said  that “due to overwhelming interest from countries around the ...

KINGTSOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, says recent talks with the Trinidad and Tobago government to address the issue of the fuel subsidy given to the Port of Spain-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) have failed to resolve ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica says it will partner with Cuba for the transfer of knowledge and technology to facilitate the local manufacture and assembly of cost effective photovoltaic (solar) light panels. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Phillip Paulwell, ...

ROME, Italy, CMC – A United Nations agency that works to improve the lives of the world’s rural poor says that money sent by Caribbean and other migrants to their home countries could generate US$30 billion annually for investment in ...

By Lloyd Nicholas US Correspondent NEW YORK, New York, CMC – Some relationships just don’t last too long, and some don’t even get started, if one of the participants is broke. This is exactly what happened some 10 weeks ago, ...

Harvard study shows that the size of a device, and your body posture using it, influences your behaviour and demeanour By Amanda Kooser Your reputation as a tough, hard-nosed business go-getter may take a hit if you spend a lot ...

By Ivet González Cuba Correspondent CEBALLOS, Cuba (IPS) – Homemade machines for pulverizing fruit and sealing cans of preserves, created by inventive entrepreneurs, are one of the pillars of a slight rise in mini-industries in different parts of Cuba, where ...