David Jessop: The Panama Connection
From The Jamaica Gleaner A few days ago, the leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, called on the British prime minister to consider taking direct control of Britain’s Caribbean overseas territories. His remarks – not without irony, as…
Grenada signs on to declaration promoting access rights in environmental matters
Grenada announced their Government’s decision to join the Latin American and Caribbean Declaration on the application of Principle 10. Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Grenada, Mrs. Roxie Hutchinson presented an official statement at the Opening…
More than 100 Viagra suits alleging skin cancer headed to San Francisco
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal Lawsuits filed against Pfizer Inc. claiming that Viagra caused men to get skin cancer have been transferred to a judge in San Francisco by a federal judicial panel. Thursday’s order by the U.S. Judicial…
A tangled web: Belize law firm & an offshore agent also linked to Panama Papers
From Amandala BELIZE CITY, Since the revelation of the Panama Papers, the sensational leak of a bounty of information from the private Panama offshore firm, Mossack Fonseca, the repercussions are not only being felt across the globe, but also here…
A guaíza: The tiny sculpture of a face found by archaeologists at an indigenous Dominican Republic house
From Culture24 Described by its finders as “enigmatic”, this sculpted face was buried by a house in the Dominican Republic, as archaeologist Alice Samson, from the University of Leicester, explains “A guaíza is a small sculpture of a face. This…
Vijay Mallya claims he paid USD 100 to acquire Caribbean Premier League Franchise
By Press Trust of India From NDTV Sports Vijay Mallya bought Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team in February days before stepping down as chairman of United Spirits and subsequently also lost control over Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers…
Destination of the week
Can’t afford $20 million for David Bowie’s Caribbean house? Now you can rent it instead By Roisin Agnew From Lonely Planet Want to live like Ziggy Stardust? Well now you can, but just for a little bit. David Bowie and…
Ericsson celebrates 120 years of innovation in Latin America
Since 1896, Ericsson’s ideas, technologies and employees have created innovations that have affected and transformed the lives of Latin American people, industries and society. Innovation has always been a fundamental part of the company’s DNA, achieving great milestones such as…
Who will represent the firm behind the ‘Panama Papers’?
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm whose internal documents fueled a year-long investigation into offshore hidden wealth by more than 100 news organizations, is unlikely to get out of this hole without…
(IDB) Inter-American Development Bank releases regional report
SAN JUAN – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Inter-American Investment Corp. (IIC) held their annual meeting in the Bahamas this weekend. The gathering is a forum for discussion among the institutions’ governors, most of whom are finance ministers,…