Drummond vessel shipwrecked near its port in Colombia
From Latino FoxNews The U.S. mining company Drummond reported last month the shipwreck of a boat that was helping with construction work at this multinational coal company’s port on the Colombian Caribbean, though nothing has been said about the possible…
T&T Minister Howai calls for more proactive approach by G24 countries
From Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago The Finance and the Economy Minister, Larry Howai has issued a call for the G24 group of countries to take a leadership role in formulating an appropriate mechanism to facilitate an orderly and predictable…
Chikungunya now an epidemic in the Caribbean
From Jamaica Obsever ORANJESTAD, Aruba (CMC) – The head of the Caribbean Public Health Authority (CARPHA), Dr James Hospedales, has declared the Chikungunya virus has reached epidemic proportions in the Caribbean. “By definition this is an epidemic since it represents…
BP’s billions draw scam artists
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Hundreds seek to profit from oil-spill settlement. After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded four years ago in the Gulf of Mexico, hundreds of South Florida residents paid the nonprofit Noula Inc. $300 each,…
IMF comments on risk to Caribbean of potential Petro Caribe pullout
By Andre Huie From WINN FM St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN): During an IMF press conference recently, officials from the Western Hemisphere Department were quizzed by St Vincent and the Grenadines journalist Jerry George about the lack of adequate focus…
Clinton Foundation to assist St Kitts-Nevis with renewable energy initiatives
From Caribbean360 BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas says the twin-island Federation will receive assistance from the US-based Clinton Foundation to improve efforts in developing the renewable energy sector. He says he expects the collaboration will…
EU single market in financial services seen to remain a challenge
By Helen Burggraf, Contributing Editor , International Adviser The European Union has come a long way since its creation in the years following World War II, but early dreams of a single market in financial services continue to be only…
IMF to decide on Grenada programme in early May
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (GIS) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants to meet early next month to approve Grenada’s home grown structural adjustment program. The IMF official who will be chairing the meeting has asked Grenada’s permanent secretary in the…
On 2013, an extraordinary year for offshore tax enforcement
By Dan Reeves From OffshoreAlert There was a time when offshore financial secrecy laws were ironclad and impenetrable. Some used those laws to engage in legitimate financial activities directed at investing, increasing wealth and facilitating international trade, but many others…
CCJ rules against doctor in case of child developing cerebral palsy
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) — The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an appeal by a Belizean-based doctor against a lower court ruling that he failed to follow procedure sanctioned as the proper practice for…
