USA justice unravels FIFA
By Patrick Horne From Caribbean Life It’s ironic that the USA, with its men’s team still trying to find its footing in the world game and which has little influence in the administration of world soccer, is the country that…
Thieves get early access to Colombia’s offshore oil data
By Andrew Willis Untapped offshore deposits are so important to Colombia’s flagging oil industry that some people aren’t waiting for the release of exploration results. Thieves made off with discs containing copies of seismic data belonging to Repsol SA and…
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Lalit Modi case: What exactly are the Enforcement Directorate and Income-Tax Department probing?
From dna India Several government agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate and the Income-Tax Department, had initiated probes into the violations that Lalit Modi allegedly committed as chairman of the Indian Premier League. 1. The two departments are probing if Lalit…
1MDB rebuts Mahathir’s blog posting entitled ‘More Investments by 1MDB’
By theedgemarkets.com Media statement issued by 1Malaysia Development Berhad on 16 June 2015 Tun Mahathir claims that “PetroSaudi did not pay a single cent” in a joint venture with 1MDB. PetroSaudi, via a subsidiary company, owned assets, comprising rights to…
Snowden may have some clarifying to do after bombshell reports that Russia and China accessed NSA files
By Michael B Kelley From Business Insider The Sunday Times reports that Russia and China decrypted files stolen by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, forcing the UK intelligence service, MI6, to pull officers out of live operations in hostile countries….
Wanted Sudan leader Bashir avoids South Africa arrest
From BBC Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has returned to Khartoum from South Africa, avoiding arrest over war crimes charges on an international warrant. Mr Bashir flew out of South Africa despite an order barring him from leaving while a Pretoria…
Vatican indicts ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic
From NewsOK VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been indicted on charges he sexually abused young boys in the Caribbean country and had child pornography on his computer, and will stand trial next…
Improving access to justice in the Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean governments and judges are set to benefit from a new initiative to boost participation in international legal conventions, which will help improve access to justice for citizens. The Commonwealth Secretariat…
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Queen’s Birthday Honours List honours Richard III campaign figureheads and pork pie chairman [and Derek Haines Cayman Islands]
By Tom Mack From Leicester Mercury UK The county’s reputation for pork pies and Richard III had been reflected in the Queen’s Birthday’s Honours List this year. Philippa Langley, the driving force behind the discovery of the king in a…
International Day Against Child Labour
The call to end child labour must recognize challenges faced by poor countries and protect the rights of children forced to work. Over 150 million children are engaged in child labour worldwide and in the world’s poorest countries, the rate…
