The View from Europe: Little time left to act on US tax bill
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now The Caribbean has just 18 congressional working days from Sunday September 20 to try to have the US Congress or the District of Colombia address an act naming 17 Caribbean nations as “tax…
Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide/Persad-Bissessar and Warner fall hard
Amazon, UPenn contest liability for student suicide By Max Mitchell, From The Legal Intelligencer Amazon and the University of Pennsylvania have argued in court papers that they cannot be held liable for a student’s death by suicide using chemicals she…
The Queen’s history-making reign
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now On September 9, Queen Elizabeth II became the longest reigning monarch in British history. Her record also applies to her 15 realms other than Britain, the majority of them in the Caribbean…
Assassination in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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The View from Europe: China and global economic growth
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Should one believe the message of the financial markets that the global economy is on the edge of another downturn? The uncertainty that emerged in the last weeks of August began with reports…
Puerto Rico: The financial implications of dependency
By Emma Scully Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now On Monday, August 3, Puerto Rico’s Public Finance Corporation defaulted on a $58 million USD bond payment, the island’s first debt nonpayment in its 117…
When it rains, it pours: going back to the beginning in Grand Cayman
From Alex in Wanderland (http://www.alexinwanderland.com/about/) I was a little nervous about returning to the Cayman Islands. First, I was nervous it might kill me a little to go back, because it’s such an emotionally charged spot for me. I spent…
The View from Europe: Improving the Dominican Republic-CARICOM relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Mutual incomprehension perhaps best sums up the way in which the Anglophone Caribbean and the Dominican Republic presently regard one another. Although in recent months the focus has been on the complex concerns…
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Community Events 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45 years of excellence” Date: 10/10/2015 Time: 6:30 PM Ritz Carlton Seven Mile Beach Phone: 749 3360 Register Event Description: The 8th Annual CISPA Gala “Back to the Future-Celebrating 45…
Cricket, Lovely Cricket: Commentary
By Charles Wilkin QC From West Indies News Network Once again the governance of a major international sport is in the news for the wrong reasons. Football is suffering from allegations of dishonesty within its governing bodies and the arrest…