St. Maarten: A delegation of the Senate visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, April 16-23 , 2016
From St. Maarten Island Time PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – On April 16th , 2016, a delegation consisting of twelve members of the Senate “First Chamber” will travel to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The delegation, headed by the chairman…
In equal pay fight, U.S. Women’s Soccer strike could hinge on a clause
By Roy Strom, From The National Law Journal Whether the reigning women’s soccer world champions strike before the 2016 Summer Olympics could hinge on a rather simple contract dispute. Is there a clause in the collective bargaining agreement between the…
Back door for cops in Cayman Islands
From Bizplus.ie State agrees private access to company records for UK agencies Police and tax authorities in Britain are to have ‘back door’ entry to company information held by the registration authority in the Cayman Islands, one of the better-known…
New financial control board proposed for Puerto Rico
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — As part of the ongoing attempts to resolve the dire financial crisis in Puerto Rico, House Republicans on Tuesday released compromise legislation that would create a tough new seven-member financial control board for the…
Ted Cruz once argued that Americans have no ‘Due Process’ right to masturbate
From New York Magazine Ted Cruz once argued that Americans have no constitutional right to bear dildos, that the government has a legitimate interest in discouraging “autonomous sex,” and that allowing the sale of sex toys is the first step…
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Is it cricket or is it the Caribbean? Sammy vs WICB
By Wilson Jn. Baptiste From St Lucia News Online West-Indies-cricket-1The current controversy between the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies players, headed by their T-20 captain, Darren Sammy, may very well be the tip of the iceberg of…
Media again under threat in St Lucia
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — In a virtual rerun of a threatened lawsuit against a local broadcaster in Saint Lucia in 2013, an attorney representing Claudius Francis, the president of the senate, has written to Clinton Reynolds of…
Barbados seeking to break into Cuban market
By Theresa Blackman From BGIS Media With the formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States (US), Barbados and other CARICOM countries are now seeking to further partner with that country in an effort to take advantage…
HSBC risks losing US banking licence as pressure mounts over Panama Papers probe
By JAMES BURTON FOR THE DAILY MAIL HSBC risks losing its US banking licence if US authorities decide to investigate and find it has acted improperly over the Panama Papers tax leaks, experts warned. It will pile pressure on British…
Inside Yulin Dog Meat Festival
The silence of dogs awaiting slaughter is thundering By Peter J. Li From International Business Times WARNING: Many images are GRAPHIC/DISTURBING China has 662 sub-provincial cities, but the one that has acquired worldwide notoriety is Yulin, an otherwise obscure inland…
