Remarks by Minister Symonette at Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference
From The Bahamas Weekly Keynote Remarks The Hon. Brent Symonette, MP Minister Of Financial Services, Trade & Industry, and Immigration discussing “investment Opportunities In The Bahamas” at a Business Opportunities in The Caribbean Region Conference Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon…
China wants to make the tech behind its supercomputers, drones, and rocket simulators harder to steal
By Rosie Perper From Business Insider China’s military has spoken out in protection of the country’s military and technological innovations by suggesting the country tighten its control over its intellectual property. The military suggested that China needed to create intellectual…
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WTO talks collapse, Caribbean disappointed
From Nation News BUENOS AIRES – Caribbean countries have expressed disappointment at the collapse of talks towards a final outcome document at the 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “The reality is that we’ve had countries…
CARICOM-Cuba Summit agrees to stronger development, trade and economic cooperation
From CARICOM Stronger cooperation in disaster risk management and in climate change adaptation and mitigation is among the major decisions of the Sixth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, held in Antigua and Barbuda on Friday 8 December 2017. Strengthening ties on this very…
Why hurricane-ravaged Barbuda desperately wants to resolve a dispute over U.S. online gambling Barbuda inhabited after Hurricane Irma
By Ann M. Simmons From Los Angeles Times As the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda struggles to rebuild after Hurricane Irma, the tiny islands are demanding that the United States settle a long simmering trade dispute that could provide…
Antigua not letting US ‘off the hook’ in WTO case
From Jamaica Observer GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — The Antigua and Barbuda government says it has no intention of letting the United States “off the hook” for its internationally-binding obligation to allow internet gaming into the country until fair compensation is…
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David Jessop: The coming trade disorder
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner A few days ago, an astute observer of the United States political scene told me: “Watch what the new administration and Congress does, not what the President tweets. That is the secret of understanding…
Internet Gaming: The US-Antigua and Barbuda contention
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now For over 12 years, the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United States have been involved in a contention over an award by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in favour of…
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Common rules (not rates) should be the answer to tax competition in the EU
By Peter Dietsch From Social Europe Tax avoidance is a key problem for European countries, with the EU taking several steps to try and limit the ability of businesses to shift their profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Peter Dietsch writes on…
No Caribbean appetite for a rum fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 7, 2014 – It is alarming that Barbados’ Ambassador to the United States, John Beale, has publicly stated that CARICOM (the 15-nation Caribbean Community) is “inactive” and needs to take…
