Grenadian Social Action Collective challenges Caribbean to #BunDiscrimination
From Global Voices The online social collective Groundation Grenada recently launched an anti-LGBT discrimination campaign, #BunDiscrimination, collaborating with graphic designer Joshua Lu to create several posters featuring altered lyrics from popular songs to highlight the double standards at work. According…
CLICO policyholders disagree with Barbados central bank governor’s statements
From Caribbean360 The Barbados Investors and Policyholders Alliance said it had observed that the Central Bank Governor “was very careful to use words like “may not” or “might have”, in his statement. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday March 6, 2014, CMC –…
Using Cayman liquidations for Chapter11
By Aristos Galatopoulos, Partner, and Caroline Moran, Associate, Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands Cayman Collaboration: Using the Cayman Islands Provisional Liquidation Procedure in Support of US Chapter 11 Proceedings Introduction Cross border insolvencies can pose significant challenges to practitioners aiming…
Barbados: UAE way or the highway
From Caribbean360 The UAE, which is somewhat westernized, is looking to build relationships worldwide as the Chinese is doing as well says Colin Daniel. Colin W. Daniel BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday February 27, 2014 – Barbados is at one of the…
Canada crackdown on citizenship fraud follows recall of former US St Vincent diplomat
From Caribbean360 Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said “ongoing large-scale” fraud investigations conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have identified more than 3,000 citizens and 5,000 permanent residents linked to major investigation OTTAWA, Canada, Sunday March…
Grenada government unable to pay arrears owed to public servants
From Caribbean360 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, Friday February 28, 2014, CMC – The Grenada government says it will not be able to pay as schedule the EC$12 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) in retroactive payment to public servants. A…
Russia demands 2 Ukrainian warships surrender
From CBC News Russians issue ultimatum for surrender of 2 Ukrainian warships in Crimea Russian troops seize Crimea military facilities U.S. believes Russia has more than 6,000 soldiers in Crimea U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to travel to Ukraine…
Margaritaville Caribbean eyes four more destinations
By Steven Jackson Business reporter From Jamaica Observer MARGARITAVILLE Caribbean expects to expand to four additional territories in the medium term led by St Thomas. The move would result in a seven-territory operation. “We see growth opportunities and have developments…
Qunar reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 financial results
BEIJING, Feb 27, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) — Revenue Growth Accelerates in the Fourth Quarter Company Announces US$300 Million Revolving Credit Facility from Baidu Qunar Cayman Islands Limited QUNR -1.53% (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading search-based travel commerce…
‘Cuban Five’ agent imprisoned in US back in Havana
By Peter Orsi From Boston.com HAVANA (AP) — A second member of the ‘‘Cuban Five’’ returned to the Caribbean island and a hero’s welcome Friday, a day after leaving a prison in the United States, where he spent 15 years…
