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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 24, 2009

  Jamaica and the Caribbean Court of Justice and regional integration

By Oscar Ramjeet: Dr Oswald Harding, who was the attorney general of Jamaica when the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was first touted in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, has explained to me why Jamaica has not yet abolished appeals to the Privy Council and joined the CCJ as the final...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 18, 2009

  Barbados least corrupt, says Transparency International

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, November 18, 2009 - Barbados is the least corrupt among nine Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries surveyed by Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) this year. The island ranked 20th among 180 countries just behind the United States...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 22, 2009

  Coral reefs 'feeling the heat'

GLOBAL WARMING is now showing its effect on Barbados' vulnerable coral reefs. Manager at Folkestone Marine Park, John Nicholls, said recent increased water temperatures had resulted in some bleaching of the coral in that area. Nicholls was speaking after a video presentation at Folkestone...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jul 4, 2009

  Regional integration is the last best hope for the Caribbean, says Barbados PM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados, said this week that the Caribbean was faced with global economic convulsions of unprecedented proportions, which had reinforced convictions that regional integration “is the last best hope” for the Caribbean Community...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 17, 2009

  Guyana gives PM CLICO documents

By CANDIA DAMES, Guardian News Editor - candia@nasguard.com: Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo has turned over documents to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham he believes support his claim that CLICO Guyana has $34 million invested in CLICO Bahamas, Ingraham confirmed yesterday. The...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 12, 2009

  More Questions Than Answers In CLICO Failure

By CANDIA DAMES, Guardian News Editor - candia@nasguard.com: The CLICO debacle has ensnared a wide range of countries across the region and has raised questions about whether regulators' early warning systems failed to detect the disastrous decision making that triggered a multi-nation...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 9, 2009

  CLICO fears shared by entire Caribbean

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): On March 5, the shares of the great Citigroup, once one of the largest banks and companies in world, traded for only 97 US cents on the New York Stock Exchange. Unfortunately, this is not a unique situation. It has been repeated with many other financial institutions...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 6, 2009

  Cayman orders CLICO to 'cease and desist'

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has instructed CLICO (Cayman) Ltd to stop its public investment business activity until company accounts are approved by the Authority. A CIMA media release stated that in an order issued on Tuesday (3 March), it told CLICO...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 2, 2009

  Caribbean remittances holding up

WASHINGTON, USA: REMITTANCES may be one of the few bright spots in the economic scheme of things in Barbados and other Caribbean countries as the region confronts a slowdown in tourism, a fall-off in foreign direct investment and a drop in commodity prices. That assessment came from...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 27, 2008

  An Obama victory could be bad news for Caribbean tax havens

By Barry Randall: Caribbean Net News Editor - GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: With the US election looming on November 4, whoever is elected as the next president will have a major impact on global issues. According to Stephen Platt, Chairman of the BakerPlatt Group, a Senator Barack...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 21, 2008

  Guyana has signed the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union and its Member States

Guyana signs the Caribbean EPA: GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese Ambassador to Brussels, Dr Patrick Gomes has signed the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Monday in Brussels. The European commission (EC) in a short statement said it is delighted by Guyana’s move....... [view]

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