Standards Commissioner to decide if peer’s contract with Cayman Islands broke rules
By Melanie Newman From The Bureau of Investigative Journalism A senior Conservative peer is to face a second Parliamentary investigation into his lobbying activities on behalf of a Caribbean tax haven. Lord Blencathra was investigated and cleared by the Lords…
We can’t westernise our values for aid – ACP
From News 24 Cape Town – The African, Caribbean and Pacific Parliament (ACP) says it will discourage African heads of State and government from attending the EU-Africa summit scheduled for May should Western nations impose sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria…
Traditional Caribbean sorrel drink.
From Caribbean Pot If there’s one drink in the Caribbean which screams “Christmas” it would definitely have to be sorrel. From Trinidad and Tobago in the south (include Guyana in mainland South America) to Jamaica in the north, as you…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
BBC could face legal action over Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘racist remark’ on Top Gear
By Heather Saul from BBC Actress Somi Guha launches formal complaint over alleged racist remark following ‘slope’ comment The BBC is facing demands that it conducts a formal investigation after their presenter Jeremy Clarkson allegedly used a racist term to…
Executions no solution to violent crime in the Caribbean
March 27th, 2014 — Death penalty 2013: Governments in some Caribbean countries keep threatening to bring back executions to stem a rising tide of violent crime, ignoring genuinely effective long-term criminal justice solutions, said Amnesty International today at the launch of…
Britain promises CARICOM continued support on global stage
From Caribbean360 CARICOM Secretary General Irwin La Rocque accepts the Letters of Introduction from United Kingdom Ambassador Victoria Dean. GEORGETOWN, Guyana,– Britain says it will help the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) deal with global issues that affect their economies. Newly accredited…
World Water Day is celebrated in Mexican Caribbean
Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico (PRWEB) March 27, 2014 World Water Day is celebrated by cleaning beaches in the Mexican Caribbean Sunset World Resorts & Vacation Experiences organized two days of cleaning the beaches at its hotels in Cancún and the…
Caribbean countries explain why they abstained
From Jamaica Gleaner Caribbean countries explain why they abstained during UN vote on Ukraine UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been explaining the reasons why they abstained in a United Nations General Assembly vote re-affirming Ukraine’s…
Markets punish South America’s Bad and ugly economies
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News Ugly – not at all – just a mixture of good and bad Emerging markets have been getting it in the neck this last week. But many argue not all deserve such treatment….
