January 3, 2012
Brits look to Caribbean for pension property
A surge in interest has been reported for Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) approved property in the Caribbean from disgruntled Brits unhappy with their pensions. It's not hard to see why the Caribbean is becoming a real draw not just for…
January 2, 2012
US authorities seize $190,000 from vessel leaving Puerto Rico
Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) federal law enforcement authorities seized $190,000, a Cal-Tech 5.56mm semi-automatic pistol, and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition found in a single-engine yola type vessel, north west of Puerto…
January 2, 2012
OAS electoral observation mission in Jamaica issues preliminary statement
For the general elections of December 29, 2011, in Jamaica, the Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) fielded 25 observers from 16 countries in all 8 of the country’s administrative regions. A total of 852 of…
January 2, 2012
Cuba making good on pledge to free prisoners
Cuba appeared to be making quick progress in meeting a pledge to free 2,900 pardoned prisoners, most of them convicted of minor crimes, even as a top human rights official on the island criticized the year-end amnesty as a "media show." Human…
January 2, 2012
Grenada draws down US$1.7 million from EU
The European Union (EU) has provided 1.37 million Euros (US$1.7 million) to the Grenada government as the last tranche of the ninth European Development Fund General Budget Support Programme. A government statement said that this latest…
January 2, 2012
Barbados Copyright Agency (B-Copy)to get outside help
Almost four months after going public with its copyright infringement dispute with the University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill campus, the Barbados Copyright Agency (B-Copy) is expecting foreign reinforcements to help it press for a…
January 1, 2012
Stanford losses latest bid to delay fraud trial
U.S. District Judge David Hittner has denied Allen Stanford’s request to have his fraud trial delayed by three months paving the way for jury selection to proceed January 23. “The public’s interest in a speedy trial is particularly acute in such…
January 1, 2012
T&T attorney general concerned about increase in murders
Trinidad-Attorney General Anand Ramlogan said the crime plan implemented in the wake of the State of Emergency has failed. And, he wants Commissioner of Police Canadian Dwayne Gibbs to present his 2012 plan to ensure that murders are kept to a…
January 1, 2012
PNP keeping close watch over Tufton’s seat
People's National Party (PNP) candidate for South West St Elizabeth Hugh Buchanan yesterday expressed confidence that he will be a parliamentarian as the official count for Thursday's general election got underway here yesterday. The preliminary…
January 1, 2012
Grenadian attorney demands outside help to investigate fatal beating
The attorney representing the wife of a Grenadian-born Canadian who died Tuesday, hours after being beaten allegedly by police officers, has demanded that an investigator be brought in from another jurisdiction to ensure that an independent probe…