ON THE LEFT: Need to enhance relations
EUROPEAN COMMISSION From Barbados Nation News THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) and the Caribbean share a long history, culture and a broad base of common values. Through its outermost regions, associated overseas countries and territories, the EU is also physically part…
Luxembourg lurks in dark as regulators light up shadow banking
By John Glover and Donal Griffin From Bloomberg Grand duchy didn’t share non-bank monitoring data with FSB Shadow banking surges to 69% of GDP of biggest countries: FSB Luxembourg, the home of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and of the…
Towards a global role for the Africa Caribbean Pacific Group of States?
By Goele Geeraert IPS Contributing Writer From Pride News BRUSSELS, Belgium May 8, 2017 (IPS) — The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) met, last week, in Brussels, for the 105th Session of its Council of Ministers to…
Macron wins French elections
By Newsmax Wires From Newsmax Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union, early projections…
UK looks to boost trade links
By Glen Munro From The Voice Foreign Office Minister tells The Voice that the Government wants to explore new opportunities CLOSE TRADE TIES: Baroness Anelay, Foreign Office Minister for Overseas Territories is looking for ways to bolster Caribbean trade ties…
EU Warns UK to back down from spending vote, sets tough divorce terms
Reuters Newsweek From Yahoo News European Union leaders endorsed stiff divorce terms for Britain on Saturday and warned Britons to have “no illusions” about swiftly securing a new relationship to keep their access to EU markets. At a Brussels summit…
UK: Merkel’s Brexit stance shows need for Tory poll win – May
From BBC Angela Merkel’s comments about the UK’s Brexit stance show how “tough” negotiations will be, Theresa May says. The German chancellor said some Britons had “illusions” that trade talks could take place at the same time as negotiating the…
Germany ‘rejects most Afghan asylum requests in 2017’
From Press TV Germany has in the span of two months rejected the asylum requests of more than half of the Afghan refugees who had traveled 7,000 kilometers in search of a better life in the European country. Citing Interior…
Analysts studied what traditional divorce might tell us about Brexit
By Rupert Hargreaves, ValueWalk From Business Insider What does real-life divorce tell us about what to expect from the Brexit process? Analysts at Source, the multi-asset research platform ask this question in a research report published last week. Brexit is…
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Tourism Matters: What does this have to do with Barbados?
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now While it is very tempting to second guess the possible effects of the now declared Brexit, I think our tourism planners have to be fully cognizant over the implications it may bring. In…
