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USAID seeks partners for Major League Baseball-backed youth education program
By Claire From devex The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking partners to implement a new initiative with Major League Baseball which aims to improve education, support children with disabilities and counter domestic violence in the Dominican Republic. USAID…
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Mother dies, children fight for life after drinking “brew of weed killer and pills” From Caribbean360 PARAMARIBO, Suriname, Friday February 13, 2015, CMC – A 26-year-old mother has died and her two young daughters battling for life in hospital after…
Ananda settling 1MDB loan still a question mark
FMT Reporters From Free Malaysia Today News Troubled investment company stays mum about the source KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) has neither denied nor confirmed that tycoon Ananda Krishnan bailed out the troubled government investment company, and rejected a…
Greece: What are the options for its future?
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News The face of the future: Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis wants to negotiate a new deal for Greece On Wednesday the future of Greece was laid out in Brussels. On one side of the…
Cayman Islands Regulatory Authority approves additional renewable energy capacity
Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. and The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands, February 12th 2015. The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands Approves Additional Capacity for Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the…
Harneys: Comparing credit & insolvency issues – BVI vs Cayman Island
When: 9 Mar 2015 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Location: HKUST Business School, Rm 1501-02, 15/F Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central Lunch Presentation The HKCCA’s Executive Committee invites you to the following presentation, hosted by Harney Westwood…
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What are the US interests in Caribbean energy independence?
By David Jessop From Antillean Media Group US Vice-President Joe Biden said that Caribbean energy independence is “equal to anything else America is doing around the world”, and it has a lot to with A few days ago, the Vice…
Union will go to court over pensions
By Nico Scavella from Tribune242 BAHAMAS Communications and Public Managers Union (BCPMU) officials yesterday said the union would take legal action against the Central Bank’s board of directors for “unilaterally” altering the terms of employment, causing the bank’s pension plan…
Falklands’ Sukey Cameron elected chair of UK Overseas Territories Association
From Merco Press Sukey Cameron MBE, Representing the Falkland Islands Government, was elected Chair of the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) on Thursday 12 February at the association’s annual general meeting, AGM. Ms Cameron succeeds Albert Poggio OBE, Representative of…
Cayman Insurance Law amendments enhance captive flexibility
By Norman Tabler, Jr. Faegre Baker Daniels From JD Supra Business Advisor On January 16, 2015, the Cayman Islands published new insurance regulations affecting portfolio insurance companies (PICs). The regulations are designed to provide more flexibility to insurance companies incorporated…
