Council of Europe anti-torture committee issues report on Dutch Caribbean
From Caribbean News Now STRASBOURG, France — The Council of Europe anti-torture committee (CPT) on Tuesday published a report on its May 2014 visit to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In its visit to Bonaire, Aruba,…
Armed bandits rob 300 tourists on Venezuela beach
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Just days after Venezuela’s tourism minister announced a plan to attract more tourists to the country, a group of seven armed bandits robbed some 300 people relaxing on a Caribbean beach in eastern…
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Digicel responds to the proposed acquisition of Columbus International by Cable & Wireless Thursday 6th November 2014 – Kingston, Jamaica. Digicel notes today’s public announcement in relation to the proposed acquisition of Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus”) by Cable and Wireless…
Guardian General rebrands to Guardian Group
George Town, Grand Cayman, September 16, 2014: Guardian General Insurance Limited (GGIL) which traded as NEMWIL was rebranded on, Friday September 12, 2014, to Guardian Group at an Official Launch Event “Gearing for the future: Re-Branding and learning from Ivan”…
Guardian General rebrands to Guardian Group
George Town, Grand Cayman, September 8, 2014: Guardian General Insurance Limited (GGIL) which trades as NEMWIL will be rebranded to Guardian Group at an Official Launch Event “Gearing for the future: Re-Branding and learning from Ivan” on Friday September 12,…
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Cayman Information Commissioner says IT failures are serious Acting Information Commission Jan Liebaers said the government needs to take steps to ensure the recent loss of trillions of bytes worth of police data following hard drive crashes in October and…
Overseas tax holiday to Dutch Caribbean under the Free Movement of Capital spoiled by CJEU in TBG Limited-Case
By Wessel Geursen From European Law Blog The free movement of capital provision of Art. 63 TFEU applies ratione loci ‘worldwide’: to both capital movements within EU’s internal market and to movements from the internal market to third countries (and…
Kenner man fighting extradition in Caribbean murder-for-hire case
By Jim Mustian From New Orleans Advocate A Kenner man wanted in a murder-for-hire scheme in Curaçao has been arrested by federal authorities and is fighting extradition to the Dutch Caribbean island. A hearing has been set for Aug. 5…
Dutch Caribbean experts discuss scenarios for trans-boundary marine mammal management …
By Tadzo Bevotez From St Maarten Island Time … in the wider Caribbean with regional partners in Puerto Rico PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The eastern Caribbean is of special significance to regional marine mammal conservation based on its high abundance…
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Cayman U-15 impress with win over Houston After their loss to the eventual winners of the C3 Cayman International Youth Tournament, Swindon Town, by 4 goals to nil, the Cayman Select XI came out fighting and won 2-1 against the…