Charities must be ‘creative’ over police fee
By Sarah Lagan From The Royal Gazette The Centre on Philanthropy has warned that fees of $100 are to be imposed for Police checks on individuals working for charities, prompting concerns some groups could rack up bills of thousands of…
Case for Caribbean debt relief being made at international financing conference
From Curacao Chronicle ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be making a case for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank to give debt relief to countries…
A thickening plot for upcoming T&T election
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Anyone tuned in to the ebb and flow of current-day politics in Trinidad and Tobago would be aware that for at least three years now, it’s been known that the 2015 general election, now…
Caribbean leads world in reducing the number of new HIV/AIDS infections
From Freedom FM HIVAIDS-1ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Wednesday July 15, 2015 – The United Nations is reporting major progress by the Caribbean in battling HIV/AIDS, with the region recording the biggest drop in new infections compared to all regions in the…
From Greece to the Caribbean: How to buy a private island
By Suelain Moy From The Fiscal Times As the Greek debt drama plays out, it looks like the country may be forced to sell some of its most valuable assets to pay down its overwhelming debt. High on anyone’s list…
Lawyers cautioned on ‘cashing in’ on gay marriage ruling
By Gina Passarella, From The Legal Intelligencer Last week, a Philadelphia judge denied the dissolution of an out-of-state civil union between two women who have been separated for more than a decade, dashing the pair’s hopes that Pennsylvania’s legalization of…
BBC under the microscope as culture secretary lays out Green Paper on corporation’s future
By Tim Chester from Mashable LONDON — The government laid out plans for a full review of the BBC Thursday, launching a Green Paper on the corporation’s future ahead of its charter renewal in 2016. Culture secretary John Whittingdale, who…
Cayman Islands legislation improves the trade of plants and animals
The Cayman Islands Government has commenced legislation that improves international trade in certain plants and animals. The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) Law 2004 was passed 11 years ago, in order to have the legislation technically in place. It was…
Experts urge sparing use of nonaspirin painkillers
By Sabrina Tavernise From New York Times The Food and Drug Administration warned last week that the risk of heart attack and stroke from widely used painkillers that include Motrin IB, Aleve and Celebrex but not aspirin was greater than…
Napkin nibbler settles SEC case involving Ex-Simpson Thacher clerk
By Brian Baxter, From The Am Law Daily The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday that it has formally settled its claims against mortgage banker Frank Tamayo, a cooperator in the agency’s insider trading case against former Simpson Thacher…
