UK: Leading public health bodies call for decriminalisation of drugs
By Sarah Boseley Health editor From The Guardian UK Report from Royal Society for Public Health and Faculty of Public Health says misuse of drugs should be a health issue, not a criminal one The UK’s two leading public health…
Foreign ownership of US debt falls for 1st time in 6 months [Cayman Islands decline]
BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer From The Herald Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities slipped for the first time in six months, led by declines in Ireland and the Cayman Islands, the third and fourth largest owners of U.S….
US: Man accused in Caribbean attacks faces murder charge
From Las Vegas Sun NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly a decade, authorities say, Veron Primus got away with the murder. His alleged victim was a teenage girl in Brooklyn whose body was tossed away in a garbage bag in…
CCMI Research May 28-June 12
From Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI CCMI recently welcomed a group of eight undergraduate students participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. This eight week long program is funded by the National Science Foundation, and gives select undergraduate students…
Cayman Islands regulator acts against Rob Aspinall & Canover Watson
Cayman’s financial regulator – Cayman Islands Monetary Authority – has taken action against two licensed company directors – Robert Aspinall and Canover Watson – after they were both implicated in separate criminal activity. See below: (Click on images to enlarge)
St Vincent resort developer begins action against accountants in UK court
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — A court case cited by The Lawyer magazine as one of the most significant to come to trial in 2016 started on Tuesday in London, in which Harlequin, the developer of the Buccament…
Cricket: USACA challenges ICC authority in CPL issue
By Peter Della Penna From ESPN Cricinfo The USA Cricket Association has asked for the cancellation of the six Caribbean Premier League matches to be played in Florida from July 28 to 31. They claim the CPL and Broward County…
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Dominica kicks off first day of Caribbean Aviation Meetup Conference
The government of the Commonwealth of Dominica through the Ministry of Tourism and Urban Renewal and Discover Dominica Authority officially opened the first CARIBBEAN AVIATION MEETUP Conference in Dominica on June 14 2016. The Minister for Tourism and Urban Renewal…
Dutch Caribbean Islands trying to tackle Banking issues, looking for solutions to safeguard economy
From St Martin News PHILIPSBURG: — Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. told reporters on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that he recently returned from the United States as he was part of a delegation put together…
GSA’s Northeast and Caribbean region reaches $1.6 Million mark in Demand response Rebate
For a third year in a row, Public Buildings Service (PBS) Commissioner Norm Dong, Regional Administrator Denise Pease, and Regional Commissioner Frank Santella gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York to celebrate a major milestone. Since…
