Cayman Islands: Corruption: A Human Rights Impact Assessment
Article by Angela Barkhouse, KRYS Global From Mondaq Co-authored by Hugo Hoyland, Kroll and Marc Limon, Universal Rights Group Corruption, especially grand corruption, has enormous implications, both direct and indirect, for the enjoyment of human rights. Corruption undermines – perhaps…
Saint Lucia ‘2nd least Corrupt Country’ in the Caribbean, 8th in the Americas – Trading Economics
By Rehani Isidore From HTS St Lucia TradingEconomics.com released new data indexing the level of corruption in more than 190 countries. According to TradingEconomics.com, the ‘Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is…
The Editor Speaks: Corruption
In more than one of our stories today there is a hint of corruption, and it is the banking sector again that the finger has been pointed. Nothing proved but there is a smell that something bad lurks at the…
Commonwealth Caribbean to release regional anti-corruption index
From Jamaica Observer ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Anti corruption agencies in the Commonwealth Caribbean have indicated that they will be gathering regional data and release their own anti-corruption index similar to the one issued annually by Transparency International.According to the…
UK: Hodge demands clean up of UK’s tax havens [Cayman Islands]
From economia Margaret Hodge has received the support of 80 MPs from eight different parties in calling on the government to enforce public registers of beneficial ownership in the UK’s tax havens in order to improve tax transparency The former…
Transparency International branch president linked to Bahamas companies
By K. Quincy Parker Nassau Guardian Business Editor From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — The fallout from the so-called “Panama Papers” leak continued on Tuesday. The latest casualty with a connection to The Bahamas was the president of the Chilean…
Transparency International calls for criminal investigation of HSBC by UK authorities
Transparency International calls for criminal investigation of HSBC by UK authorities Transparency International today called on authorities in the United Kingdom to begin a criminal investigation into HSBC in light of recent accusations against the bank. HSBC’s private bank has…
Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency head to open UCCI Ethics Conference
From Jamaica Observer THE head of the organisation that rates governments worldwide on anti-corruption will open the University College of the Cayman Islands’ (UCCI’s) March 2014 Caribbean ethics and values conference. Dr Huguette Labelle is the chair of the Board…
Head of Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency to Open 2014 Conference
Head of Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency to Open 2014 Conference The fight against corruption cannot succeed unless ethical values are strongly embedded in society’s institutions. Dr. Huguette Labelle, Chair of the Board of Transparency International The head of the organisation…
