Buying, Selling, And Cruising: New And Old Cruise Ships In The Caribbean

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THE STAR Businessweek OCTOBER 13, 2018

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BUYING, SELLING, AND CRUISING:

NEW AND OLD CRUISE SHIPS IN THE CARIBBEAN By Ed Kennedy, STAR Businessweek Correspondent

It is no pun to say cruise ships are always coming and going. Sailing from port to port, sometimes under the command of a small and new operator, but often under old and famous flags that can trace their heritage back decades. Just as the cruise industry can trace its beginnings all the way back to the mid-1800’s! Continued on page 4

UK seeks reforms on overseas aid spending The UK wants to change the international definition of government aid spending to include profits from overseas investments, in the latest effort to increase the role of the private sector in development programmes Page 3

US Senate passes $60bn foreign development bill The Senate has passed a bill that will create a $60bn agency to invest in developing countries in what has been sold to Donald Trump, the US president, as a way of countering China’s growing global influence Page 7


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