China’s trade is slowing down and its central bank needs to be careful
By Rachel Butt from Business Insider It looks like the tide is turning in China. China’s trade data was weak in July, with lower-than-expected export and import growth at -4.4% and -12.5%, respectively. The country’s reduced appetite for commodities drove down imports growth, while labor-intensive goods (i.e. industries…
Training for CARICOM’s Primary Disaster Relief Unit
From CARICOM 32 participants from the disciplined forces, including police, military and fire services, successfully completed four days of training in preparation for their role in providing relief and humanitarian assistance in the event of a disaster. The annual training…
Canada: Anti-money laundering regulations updated
By Sharissa Ellyn Contributed by Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP From ILO Introduction Identity verification methods Signature cards Politically exposed persons and heads of international organisations Suspicious transaction reporting Record of reasonable measures Record of credit arrangements Compliance programme Next steps Introduction…
Key figure in 1MDB probe is arrested in Abu Dhabi
From asiaone The WSJ had in April reported Qubaisi was previously restricted from leaving the United Arab Emirates and had his assets in the country frozen. However, a lawyer for Qubaisi declined to comment. WSJ said US investigators were expanding…
Caribbean Tourism Business must adapt to succeed
By Bevan Springer From Bahamas Weekly MIAMI – The President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Karolin Troubetzkoy sees the upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) as an opportunity for hotels and tourism-related businesses to take stock…
Kylie Jenner’s Caribbean Mansion
See inside Kylie Jenner’s $50 million birthday Mansion in the Caribbean By Henry Smith From Viral Thread Kylie Jenner recently turned nineteen, and as lots of girls that age, took some time away with her besties to celebrate. Unlike a…
Bahamian singers detained over lyrics
From The Daily Herald St Maarten NASSAU, Bahamas–They have been released from police custody, but two young singers who were detained over a controversial, expletive-laced song that had been making the rounds on social media may not be in the…
Rio Olympics: Video shows U.S. swimmers in dispute with gas station guards
By Rodrigo Viga and Jeb Blount | RIO DE JANEIRO From Reuters Brazil TV aired a closed-circuit television video on Thursday from a gasoline station in Rio de Janeiro showing four Olympic swimmers involved in a dispute with employees, over…
Dubai crash-landing survivor wins $1 million lottery prize 6 days later
A Dubai-based Indian man got lucky twice in one week. First, he survived the crash-landing or an airliner, and then he won a $1 million lottery prize, CNN reports. Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, 62, was on board Emirates flight EK521…
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Zika found to remain in sperm for record six months
From BBC The Zika virus has been found in the sperm of an Italian man six months after his first symptoms, twice as long as in previously reported cases. Doctors at the Spallanzani Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome said…
