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February 6, 2011

Google’s Bermuda Tax Avoidance “Unethical”

Google has become one of the worst global corporate citizens after deciding to…

February 6, 2011

EU provides record funding to CARICOM states

The European Union (EU) said Friday it had made available a record high €130.2 million (US$162.7 million) in grant funding to nine Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries last year. A statement from the Barbados-based European Union Delegation to…

February 6, 2011

LIME completes US$35 million undersea link

Cable and Wireless (C&W), the telecoms company that trades in the Caribbean as LIME, says it has completed the buildout of the US$35 million undersea cable connecting Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic. The cable will…

February 6, 2011

Popular DJ killed in shootout

A popular DJ was shot dead and a close friend seriously wounded during an exchange of gunfire…

February 4, 2011

Singer to face former first lady in presidential runoff in Haiti

With official word that a popular singer and longtime opposition leader will face off…

February 4, 2011

Barbados lawmaker says country’s reputation must be protected from money laundering

Barbados lawmaker Gline Clarke is concerned about the image of his country and said that, while the government wants to attract foreign direct investment, it must guard against money laundering and other financial crimes. Clarke told Parliament…

February 4, 2011

European parliament approves deal on banana import tariffs

The European parliament on Thursday approved a deal to reduce import tariffs on Latin American bananas. BBC Caribbean reported that lawmakers in Brussels voted 501 in favour, with 114 against, to give the green light to a December 2009 deal that…

February 3, 2011

Chavez financed Bouterse’s election campaign in Suriname, claims leaked cable

According to documents recently published on the WikiLeaks website, United States…

February 3, 2011

St Vincent PM criticises Trinidad on LIAT

St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves says he is concerned that officials of Trinidad and Tobago and that country's Caribbean Airlines have been talking as though they own the regional airline, LIAT.LIAT's three shareholder…

February 3, 2011

St Kitts-Nevis to host climate change conference

Issues relating to climate change and ethical principles in the Caribbean will be discussed in St Kitts and Nevis on March 8-9, 2011, when experts across the region meet for a conference. Science, ethics and policies will be at the forefront of…