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November 25, 2011

Britain and Cayman Islands sign new fiscal responsibility agreement

Britain’s Foreign Office Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham, and McKeeva Bush, premier of the Cayman Islands, signed a framework for fiscal responsibility for the Cayman Islands on Wednesday in London. The framework records…

November 25, 2011

Bahamas PM says Caribbean will follow demands from France

Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham believes that Caribbean countries named by France as tax havens, will have no choice but to comply with the measures outlined by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF). “The reality is...the developed…

November 25, 2011

Haiti gets $50 million IDB grant for education

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced today the approval of a US$50 million grant to support the education reform Haiti launched in 2010, seeking to expand access to free, quality education for all Haitian children. “The IDB has…

November 24, 2011

CARICOM trade ministers move towards charting a new path

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) trade ministers have begun discussions on how to strategically…

November 24, 2011

Manuel Noriega: French court backs his return to Panama

A French court has granted a request by Panama to send Manuel Noriega back home, where he is wanted for crimes committed during his 1983-1989 rule. The former Panamanian military leader is currently serving a prison sentence in France for money…

November 24, 2011

Antiguan faces 20 years in prison for human trafficking

An Antiguan businesswoman is facing up to 20 years in prison for human trafficking after becoming the first individual to be charged under the country’s recently-passed Trafficking in Persons Prevention Act. Promoter Cheryl Thompson has been…

November 24, 2011

Bahamas to improve access to drinking water

The Bahamas will overhaul major parts of the water infrastructure in New Providence with the help of an $81 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The five-year program is expected to cut in half the amount of water…

November 23, 2011

Chief Minister & Minister of Finance, Anguilla in London

UK Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham and Minister of State for…

November 23, 2011

Cuba to allow farmers to sell directly to hotels

Farmers in Cuba will be able to sell their goods directly to tourist hotels and restaurants from 1 December 2011, the official Communist Party newspaper Granma has announced. Under the new rules, Cubans will not have to go through government…

November 23, 2011

Mexican troops seize $15.3m alleged drug cash from car

Soldiers in Mexico have seized $15.3m (£9.8m) in cash, believed to belong to the country's most wanted drug lord, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman. The security forces said they found the money when they searched a car in a well-to do neighbourhood of…