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Latin America and the Caribbean
From MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan With a population of 600 million and a regional GDP of approximately $6 trillion (2013), Latin America and the Caribbean is an enormous market. The region has steadily increased its presence in the…
A Costa Cruises ship returns to Port Everglades after 4-year hiatus
By Arlene Satchell From Sun Sentinel The 2,260-passenger Costa Deliziosa cruise ship will sail from Port Everglades on short and long Caribbean cruises from late December through March. (Port Everglades) Costa Deliziosa will sail from Fort Lauderdale to the Caribbean…
MINAT Associated to acquire Mecox Lane Ltd. (MCOX) for $4/ADS
From StreetInsider.com Top Tickers, 12/22/2015 Mecox Lane Limited (Nasdaq: MCOX) announced that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with MINAT ASSOCIATED CO., LTD., a business company incorporated under the laws of the British…
Cayman Islands government extend duty concessions
In its ongoing effort to maintain and stimulate further economic activity, the Government has extended the following duty concessions to 31st December 2020: • the import duty concessionary rate of 12.5 cents per gallon on the importation of motor gasoline…
Cayman Islands: Gov’t’s first electric car to deliver mails
From Petrol Plaza The Cayman Islands Postal Service will be starting to use a Nissan NV-200e, the government’s first electric car, to deliver packages to George Town offices in 2016, reported Cayman Compass. This serves as a pilot test for…
Jamaica gas dealers in battle with Rubis over franchise licences
20From CARIBBEAN360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Saturday December 19, 2015 – The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) is accusing Rubis of exploiting Jamaicans and is pressing the multinational oil marketing company to stop issuing one-year franchise licences to local service station dealers….
Health care collaborations among competitors: minimizing antitrust risks
By Scott P. Perlman, From Corporate Counsel In the past five years since the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the health care industry has experienced an unprecedented wave of consolidation and collaboration. While much of the attention has…
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Syria: Where have all the birds gone?
By Peter Polack A frequent interval to the gunfire explosions in the many Syrian war videos available on the internet is the occasional silence and interruption of a swooning flight of birds. Houses, streets, towns and cities have been irretrievably…
Details of cocaine bust near Dominican coast revealed
By Alfonso Chardy From Miami Herald Maritime Patrol Aircraft first spotted go-fast boat with cocaine U.S. Coast Guard later boarded the boat off Dominican Republic Four individuals and 22 bales of cocaine seized After the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bernard…
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Bajan at Hart of climate talks
By TONY BEST, From Barbados Nation News Immediately after the global climate change pact became a done deal in Paris, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon turned to his trusted top climate change adviser and asked: “what about 1.5.”? Selwin Hart,…
