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Cayman Islands fuel pump prices slowly fall According to the Cayman Islands petroleum inspectorate’s latest price updates of all of Cayman’s gas station prices, on Christmas Eve both Walker’s Road and Mike’s Seven Mile Esso were selling regular gas for…
Christian Aid welcomes pressure on UK tax havens [and Cayman Islands]
From Ekklesia UK tax havens have come under new pressure to end their extreme financial secrecy after the European Union moved last week to shine a light on who really owns millions of companies. “Europe’s decision to create national registers…
Study finds ACP countries would benefit from investment bank
From Guardian Media BRUSSELS—Caribbean countries can benefit from the establishment of a major trade and investment bank to serve the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, according to a study funded by the European Union. It said that financing…
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List of countries where sanctions have been imposed by Cayman Islands
From Cayman Islands Monetary Authority SANCTIONS Financial sanctions are imposed to combat terrorist financing, money laundering and development of weapons of mass destruction. The United Nations (“UN”) and European Union (“EU”) are key international bodies that adopt international sanctions measures…
Catalonia: The Next State of Europe?
By Filipe dos Santos Henriques From thenewfederalist I’m from Portugal, a country whose king-to-be had to win against his mother, a countess, in the São Mamede battle in order to become independent. This was in 1128. Now, in 2014, how…
EU Gives 20 Million for Disaster Management in the Caribbean
From reliefweb REPORT from Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Bridgetown, Barbados, October 31, 2014 (CDEMA) – Disaster Management in the Caribbean region is getting a boost with a 20 million euro grant from the European Union. The funding has been…
Raising resilience in Small Islands States: A Caribbean Perspective
From ACP Brussels, 10 October 2014/ ACP: Island countries have long capitalized on their unique geography, tropical climate, remote locations and vibrant cultures to attract tourists from across the globe looking for a quick “get away”. But beyond the sand…
Caribbean export awards over $200K USD to Agro-Processing Companies across the region
From Anguilla News Bridgetown, BARBADOS. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) announces the awarding of over $255,000 USD or €197, 000 in financial assistance to CARIFORUM agro- processing firms as part of the Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP)…
What part of Jihad doesn’t Washington get?
By Denis Kleinfeld From Moneynews President Obama is telling us that the United States is going to take limited military action to degrade and then destroy the newly named yet still fictitious Islamic State. The president also promises to reduce…
Scotland’s September 18 Referendum: Its consequences
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday September 11, 2014 – If the people of Scotland vote for independence from the United Kingdom on September 18, they will be buying a one-way ticket to their own misfortune, and…
