The real threat to Britain’s borders is the flow of dirty money
By Roberto Saviano It’s probably remain’s least used argument, but isolated nations are unable to fight organised crime. Only real cooperation in Europe can have an impact If I were to ask which country was the most corrupt in the…
Taste of the Caribbean
From The Daily Herald sx The region’s premier culinary event is about to take place in Miami. Chefs on various islands entered competitions in the hopes of gaining a place on their island’s culinary team. Soon the teams from neighbouring…
Germany gurudwara attack: Police admit not acting on tip-off
From Deccan Chronicle Police have ordered an internal investigation to establish why the warning was not taken seriously enough. Berlin: German authorities probing the terror bombing of a gurudwara in Essen have admitted mistake by failing to respond “resolutely” to…
1 Massive cruise liner emits sulphurous emissions gas per day as 376 MILLION cars
By CHARLIE MOORE FOR MAILONLINE Massive cruise liners ‘each spew out as much sulphurous emissions gas per day as 376 MILLION cars’ it is revealed as experts call for action on the pollution they cause in port cities Harmony of…
The view from Europe: reading the writing on the wall
By DAVID JESSOP From The Barbados Advocate In Havana on April 28, the Dominican Republic and Cuba agreed to explore the possibility of a partial scope trade agreement. There Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Ileana Nunez, and…
Increased cost of living likely if Caribbean banks lose relations with US, Europe
By:Denis Chabrol From Demerara Waves Trade Ministers of the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom) have called on United States (US) and European commercial banks not to halt doing business with their counterparts in the region because it would hurt economies. Antigua…
More tourist arrivals brighten the hope of economic recovery for Caribbean countries
By Narayan Ammachchi From Nearshore Americas Nearly 29 million tourists visited the Caribbean in 2015, a 7.2% jump over the previous year and encouraging sign for future growth. Caribbean islands welcomed a huge number of tourists last year, with an…
How to Save Money on Hedge-Fund Fees
By LAURENCE FLETCHER From The Wall Street Journal Most hedge funds are based in the Cayman Islands. But more and more are choosing to be domiciled in Europe. Hedge funds’ notoriously high fees are inching ever lower. Managers have been…
UK: Southampton to the USA and the Caribbean
Air passengers can fly from Southampton to the USA and the Caribbean By Andrew Ross From Southern Daily Echo The world is opening up for travellers taking off from Hampshire. Under a new codeshare agreement between Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic…
Brussels dispatch: an airport lockdown, an empty restaurant, a Jihadism Conference
From Corporate Counsel It’s been a strange day here in New York. Reading about the attacks in Brussels, and seeing some of the early photographs, inevitably brought back memories of September 11, 2001. Some of us also thought about our…
