Business, Economics and Jobs

Government to Filipino seasonal workers: No visas this year

PRI's The World

March 20, 2019

Each year, seasonal vacation spots such as Cape Cod and Mackinac Island rely on an influx of foreign workers on temporary, H-2B work visas. Filipinos are among the biggest users of the H-2B visa — but now, the Trump administration has banned them.

Global Politics

’No third chance’ after UK parliament rejects May’s Brexit deal — again

Reuters

March 12, 2019

The vote puts the world's fifth largest economy in uncharted territory with no obvious way forward: exiting the EU without a deal, delaying the March 29 divorce date, a snap election, or even another referendum are all now possible.

Global Politics

Turkey and US head for showdown over missile contracts

Reuters

March 08, 2019

Turkey is running out of time to avert a showdown with the United States over its plans to buy advanced Russian air defenses and spurn a counter-offer from its NATO partner, raising the chance of US sanctions against Ankara.

With no Carnival, Haiti’s musicians lose more than their stage

PRI's The World

March 06, 2019

Haiti's government canceled Carnival after recent unrest, leaving musicians and artists who had spent time and money preparing to perform with bills they have no chance of paying back.