Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding said China has recently signed off on nearly $8 million in grants, including a pact made last week at a two-day trade forum in Trinidad.

There were no surprises in the women’s field with the world number Xuetong Cai of China leading from the start with an impressive score of 92.8

Views of Obama ranged greatly. Confidence in the U.S. president was sky-high in some countries, like Germany (88 percent), but rock bottom in others, like Pakistan (8 percent).

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers around the world: April 6 The Jerusalem Post on the Catholic church sex scandal: It took three days for Pope Benedict XVI’s personal preacher to realize his folly. On Good Friday, Father Raniero Cantalamessa said he was thinking about the Jews in this season of Pessah and Easter, because [...]

Given the growing productivity of Indian workers and large working age population, it’s certainly possible for India’s economy to speed up, say economists and businesspeople.

KINGSTON, Jamaica_ China has agreed to finance road, housing and shoreline renovation projects totaling $500 million in Jamaica. The agreement was reached during a visit by Prime Minister Bruce Golding and private sector representatives who are in China in search of economic aid. Projects include affordable-home construction and the renovation of a shoreline leading to [...]

China-Google conflict: Will this damage China’s business confidence?
Democrats to break logjam on the tax dispute, could reach for a final deal on healthcare. President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats stand within days if not hours of striking final deals on historic health care legislation after key labor unions won concessions and pledged their support