May 14, 2012
Castaway sues Princess Cruises over rescue failure
A Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific and watched two companions die is suing the owners of a cruise ship that sailed past. Adrian Vasquez has filed a lawsuit in Florida alleging negligence by Princess Cruises, his…
May 14, 2012
Kamla unfazed
Political leaders of the Congress of the People (COP) and the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ)—two of the political parties that came together to form the People’s Partnership Government were absent from yesterday’s induction ceremony of the…
May 14, 2012
49 bodies left on Mexico highway
Forty-nine bodies, at least some of them mutilated, were found today dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the US border, officials said. A law enforcement official said the bodies of 43 men and six women…
May 14, 2012
Haiti ‘ready for investment’, says new envoy to Canada
DESPITE Haiti’s past, the country’s first ambassador to Canada in nearly six years, Frantz Liautaud, has said his country is ready for international investment. Liautaud, a former businessman and recent president of the Haitian-Canadian Chamber…
May 11, 2012
Gov’t tables $612b budget
Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has tabled a $612 billion budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. This is $76 billion or approximately 14 per cent more than the $536 billion which was allocated for expenditure last year. The budget includes…
May 8, 2012
Opposition wins in Bahamas
Perry Christie led his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to a landslide victory in…
May 8, 2012
Bahamas PM concedes defeat
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham Tuesday night conceded defeat in the general election and has said he will be resigning as leader of the Free National Movement (FNM). Ingraham won his North Abaco seat but the main opposition Progressive Liberal…
May 8, 2012
Pension sector needs reform, says Trinidad minister
Reform is needed in Trinidad and Tobago's pension sector, as despite the solidness of the country's pension industry, there are still risks. Minister of Finance Winston Dookeran made the statement on Friday as he addressed a seminar themed 'the…
May 8, 2012
Cayman Islands and Brazil identified as top business partners
A delegation from the Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance (Financial Services), led by Chief Officer Dr Dax Basdeo, recently attended the Brazil Investment Summit in São Paolo, and also met with key players in the private equity and institutional…
May 8, 2012
Chinese business delegation to visit Cuba
A Chinese business delegation from the city of Shunde will visit Cuba next month with the objective of carrying out exchanges and cooperation in important areas, such as agriculture and tourism. The secretary general of the Chinese Communist…