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CD&P law firm held liable for costs in Bermuda after trial no-show Bermuda Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has taken the extraordinary step of holding prominent offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman and one of its attorneys, Ray DeSilva, liable…
Investment Commission approves five foreign investment deals
From Focus Taiwan Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s Investment Commission said Saturday that it has approved five foreign investment projects in its latest application review meeting, with the total value of the projects reaching US$104 million. Among the five approved…
Biden visit good for Caricom
By Julien Neaves T&T NEWSDAY The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), which allows Caricom countries preferential treatment on a number of goods to the United States (US), has benefitted the region for the past three decades. Following the State visit of…
New chair of CRFM Ministerial Council urges implementation of Castries Declaration on IUU fishing and CARICOM Common Fisheries Policy
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE; Tuesday, June 18, 2013 The recently appointed chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Barbados Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Dr. David Estwick, has urged fellow Caribbean ministers…
MasterCard announces leadership changes in its Latin America and Caribbean Region
New president for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is appointed; predecessor takes on new international roleTweet: MasterCard Latin America Appoints New President #MasterCardLAC http://bit.ly/10xv0L3 PURCHASE, N.Y. & MIAMI — MasterCard announced today the appointment of Gilberto Caldart as…
Sandals Emerald Bay Making Waves
From Bahamaislandsinfo Sandals Emerald Bay is making waves in the travel industry after clinching top spot in the Caribbean at the TravelAge West WAVE Awards. While Sandals Resorts International, the Caribbean’s leading all-inclusive company, took the top tiers in two…
St. Kitts and Nevis feature stories winners at Caribbean Media Awards Luncheon
by CUOPM Feature stories on St. Kitts and Nevis have won Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication and Best Online Article at the Caribbean Media Awards Luncheon in New York on Thursday, June 6. The stories earned two of…
Peter MacKay in U.S. capital meeting with Chuck Hagel, John McCain
By Lee-Anne Goodman, The Canadian Press, From Montreal Gazette WASHINGTON – Defence Minister Peter MacKay was in the U.S. capital on Tuesday to meet with his American counterpart, Chuck Hagel, and bestow an honorary doctorate upon Sen. John McCain. In…
FAO helps reduce risks from pesticides in the Caribbean
From Barnacle Grenada From 10-14 June, national delegates from 15 Caribbean countries attended the 18th Meeting of the Coordinating Group for Pesticide Control Boards of the Caribbean (CGPC) in Trinidad and Tobago, to decide on action to reduce risks from…
Wine fund market brought to its knees
By Ellen Kelleher Financial Times It is difficult to turn a profit on bottles of bordeaux and burgundy when the outlook for sought-after vintages looks bleak at best. And it is more challenging still if you run an open-ended wine…
