May 13, 2013
US, UK & Australia share info to combat tax evasion
The tax administrations from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom announced today a plan to share tax information involving a multitude of trusts and companies holding assets on behalf of residents in jurisdictions throughout the…
May 13, 2013
Good news for Olint investors
Positive news yesterday emerged out of the United States for persons who have lost money in Olint, operated by once-respected Jamaican currency trader David Smith. The US Department of Justice, in a press release, advised persons who lost money in…
April 30, 2013
Canadians among three charged in Grenada with money laundering
A Canadian couple is remanded in custody and awaiting a second court appearance after being charged with what Grenada police claim is a “ring” that cheated elderly Canadian and American citizens out of thousands of dollars. Magistrate Tamara Gill…
April 30, 2013
Barbados firemen join the rest of the world in observing International Fire Fighter’s Day
Members of the Barbados Fire Service are joining the international fire and rescue community in observance of International Fire Fighter's Day with a number of planned events. The events began yesterday Sunday April 28th, with a church service at…
April 30, 2013
Extra medics in Guantanamo Bay for hunger strike
The US has reinforced medical staff at Guantanamo Bay to try to handle a spreading hunger strike by prisoners at the detention facility. About 40 nurses and other specialists arrived at the weekend, camp spokesman Lt Col Samuel House said. He said…
April 30, 2013
Mexico probe of bistro ‘closed by official’s daughter’
Mexican authorities are investigating allegations that the daughter of a government official used her influence to close a restaurant. Andrea Benitez is said to have prompted a raid after not having been offered a table on Friday night. Both the…
April 30, 2013
Cocaine found on Caribbean Airlines
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Friday confirmed that a quantity of cocaine had been found on one of its planes that was due to depart for the United States. It said that the drugs were found in the cargo section and placed among chilli peppers on flight…
April 24, 2013
USVI governor asks federal government for energy assistance
Governor John de Jongh has requested the US Department of Health and Human Services provide additional assistance to US Virgin Islanders struggling to pay their electricity bills.In a recent letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen…
April 24, 2013
UN lowers 2013 Latin America growth forecast
The economy of Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to grow by 3.5 per cent this year, less than previously forecast, because of uncertainty about the future of the world economy and slower growth in developed nations, the United Nations said…
April 24, 2013
Cuban opposition group Ladies in White collect prize
Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White have collected the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in Brussels. They were awarded the prize by the European Parliament in 2005, but Cuba barred them from leaving the communist-run island…