Oddo & Cie joins battle for BHF Kleinwort Benson
By Michael Stothard From Financial Times French private bank Oddo & Cie has thrown itself into the battle to buy Anglo-German banking group BHF Kleinwort Benson, launching a counter bid to acquisitive Chinese investor Fosun. Oddo said on Friday that…
Caribbean researchers to maximize use of census microdata
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is charting the way forward for Caribbean countries to make microdata from their censuses more easily available to researchers. The options for expanding access to census microdata were the focus…
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Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to hold conference in the Bahamas
By Rashad Rolle From Tribune 242 The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) will hold its ninth annual Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in New Providence on Monday. The event, which will be held at the Melia Nassau Beach…
Grant Shapps quits amid Tory bullying claims
From BBC Grant Shapps has quit as international development minister amid claims he failed to act on allegations of bullying, Downing Street has said. Claims have engulfed the Conservatives following the apparent suicide in September of a youth activist. Mr…
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Puerto Rico among Caribbean islands under scrutiny amid pesticide poisoning concerns
From accessWDUN SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nine months after a vacationing family nearly died from exposure to methyl bromide on the island of St. John, authorities have come to at least one troubling conclusion: The use of the…
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Princess Diana’s Caribbean paradise
By Sarah Bridge For Mailonline The royal seal of approval: A relaxing stay at the quiet and exquisite that was loved by Princess Diana (and it is easy to see why) The royal princess stayed on the tiny island of…
Cayman Islands Premier’s statement on beneficial ownership
Statement on Beneficial Ownership By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 26 November, 2015 Legislative Assembly Members of this Honourable House are aware of the Government’s ongoing discussion with the United Kingdom in regards to the collection and sharing…
Cayman Islands new budget addresses Civil Service pay stagnation
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Government has approved a bespoke budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 to address pay stagnation within the Civil Service. The programme will be rolled out in phases. This will allow the Civil Service to address the…
Curacao: New unit to help Caribbean tackle organized crime and corruption
From entorno inteligente Curacao: New unit to help Caribbean tackle organized crime and corruption / Curacao Chronicle / BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Regional Security System (RSS) and the UK have joined forces to set up an Asset Recovery Unit to…
Trinidad: Government seeks to freeze assets of Trinidadian suspected of terrorism
From Caribbean360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday November 25, 2015 – The Trinidad government has filed an application seeking the High Court’s permission to seize the assets of a national imprisoned overseas who is suspected of being involved in terrorism….
