Ramotar slams US diplomat over Guyana government poll remarks
By Peter Richards From Caribbean360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday July 3, 2014, CMC –Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar Wednesday forthrightly dismissed a statement by the outgoing United States Ambassador, Brent Hardt, who accused the head of state of selectively abiding by…
Two found guilty in ‘mistaken identity’ murder of Jamaican national
From Caribbean360 HAMILTON, Bermuda, Thursday July 3, 2014, CMC – Two men have been convicted of the premeditated murder of Jamaica-born George Lynch, who was killed 18 months after he moved to the island from Canada. Lynch, 40, a father…
The Editor Speaks: In your hands
“In your hands” is a beautiful hymn sung to the tune of “Eres Tu”. “In your hands” was also sung in the Legislative Assembly last Thursday to the tune of Leader of the Opposition McKeeva Bush. You see, Bush has…
Entertainer Rolf Harris guilty of indecent assaults
From BBC The BBC’s David Sillito takes a look back at Rolf Harris’s case Veteran entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of 12 counts of indecently assaulting four girls in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. One of the victims…
BVI Government signs Model 1B IGA in relation to FATCA
By Ross Munro From Harneys The BVI Government has signed a Model 1B (non-reciprocal) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) in relation to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it was announced on 30 June 2014. The IGA can be accessed…
Is the Bahamas affected by the “Caribbean Sclerosis?”
By Natalie Bethel and Cherran O’Brien From IDB In collaboration with the College of The Bahamas, the Caribbean Economics Team of the Inter-American Development Bank organized a presentation on the macro-report, ‘Is there a Caribbean Sclerosis?’ which took place on…
Five money mistakes Caribbean entrepreneurs are making
By Nerissa Golden From Guardian Media It didn’t take me long to compile this list as they are mistakes I’ve made and some of them more than once. With the right systems and discipline you can change your money game…
Barbados minister says CARICOM lacks solidarity in Caribbean rum fight with US
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 1, 2014, CMC – Trade, Industry and Commerce Minister, Donville Inniss, has compared the current trade issue with the United States over rum to the banana struggle of the 90s, and criticised regional leaders…
Counting the cost – CLICO
By David Walker From Caribbean360 SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Tuesday July 1, 2014 – Throughout this sorry CLICO / CLF saga, we have had great difficulty in extracting any meaningful financial information from those in charge, and who spend billions of our…
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago to establish joint commission to improve bilateral relations
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday July 1, 2014, CMC – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to the urgent formation of a joint commission “or a similar entity” to advance the issue of enhanced functional cooperation between them. A…
