US, Cuba meet to fight trafficking in persons
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The United States and Cuba were expected to begin meeting on Thursday to coordinate efforts to fight trafficking in persons. The US Department of State said delegations from both countries were to meet…
Tillerson leaving Exxon with $180 million retirement package
From Newsmax Rex Tillerson will get a $180 million retirement package from Exxon Mobil Corp. if he is confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state. Tillerson will give up more than 2 million Exxon shares he would have received…
US Appeals Court revives Clinton Email suit
From Newsmax In a new legal development on the controversy over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails, an appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling and said two U.S. government agencies should have done more to recover…
Clinton emails reveal more ‘shenanigans’ in Haiti
From Caribbean News Now NEW YORK, USA — In an article entitled “More Clinton shenanigans in Haiti”, Mary Anastasia O’Grady writing in the Wall Street Journal has reported that on January 27, 2011, Clinton Foundation chief operating officer Laura Graham…
Alleged extrajudicial killings in St Lucia must be investigated, says US
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The allegations of extrajudicial killings committed by members of the Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) should be properly investigated, and any perpetrators should be prosecuted and, if found guilty, sentenced appropriately, the…
Clinton’s Foundation won’t take corporate, foreign donations if elected
Hillary Clinton’s family foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if she is elected president, and will bring an end to its annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting regardless of the outcome of the November election. Former President Bill…
Donald Trump aide Paul Manafort scrutinized for Russian business ties [Cayman Islands account]
By Tom Winter and Ken Dilanian From NBC News Donald Trump’s campaign chairman was a key player in multi-million-dollar business propositions with Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs — one of them a close Putin ally with alleged ties to organized crime…
Clinton’s Email troubles persist as FBI sends notes to Congress
From Newsmax The FBI sent lawmakers notes on its interview with Hillary Clinton about her use of a private email server, as the State Department confirmed that it will release several thousand work-related messages that Clinton failed to turn over….
A Clinton Presidency will be a disaster for the Caribbean
By WAYNE MADSEN From Strategic Culture Based on the destructive policies of Bill and Hillary Clinton towards Haiti and Honduras, both in and out of political office, a Hillary Clinton presidency would be a disaster for the Caribbean Basin. The…
US will not lift sanctions on St Lucia without credible progress
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — The United States has made it clear to the new government in Saint Lucia that the ongoing failure to bring to justice those responsible within the local police force for gross violations…
