CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: British-dependent territories, The BVI and The Cayman Islands, have made the tax `white list.` The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) added the two islands to its `white list` of jurisdictions after they signed the twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement with […]
Is Turks & Caicos A Colony Now?
CaribWorldNews, LONDON, England, Mon. Aug. 17, 2009: `Our country is being invaded and recolonized by the United Kingdom.` That`s how Premier Galmo Williams summed it up after Britain on Friday imposed direct rule on the Caribbean islands of the Turks and Caicos. The British government suspended the island government and […]
Presidential Medal Of Freedom For Famed Bahamian American Actor
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: He`s known for roles such as `To Sir With Love.` Now Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat, Sir Sidney Poitier, can add Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient to his long resume. The 82-year-old actor, known for breaking racial barriers as the first […]
Remittance To Caribbean, Latin To Drop This Year
CaribWorldNews, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: Money transfers to the Caribbean and Latin American region will see a double digit drop this year, the Inter-American Development Bank`s Multilateral Investment Fund said Wednesday. The IDB`s MIF said the regions are expected to receive about $62 billion from its migrants this […]
Manulife Acquires Michael Lee Chin`s AIC Limited
CaribWorldNews, TORONTO, Canada, Weds. Aug. 13, 2009: Manulife Financial yesterday announced it has acquired AIC`s Canadian retail investment fund business, the company stated by Jamaican Michael Lee Chin. Under the agreement, Manulife Mutual Funds would manage all AIC funds in Canada and AIC would continue to act as a fund […]
DR-Born Former Immigrant Commissioner Now Bloomberg Campaign Staffer
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: Former New York City`s Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs, Dr. Guillermo Linares, may have lost his bid to get on the ballot for a council seat, but he was yesterday named to a top post in the Mike Bloomberg mayoral re-election campaign. The […]
Bill Clinton Names Haiti Deputy
CaribWorldNews, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Aug. 13, 2009: United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti, Former President Bill Clinton, has named a physician and Harvard University professor as his deputy. Clinton this week named Paul Farmer as his United Nations Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti to assist in advancing the economic […]
Beenie Man To Headline Old School New Year`s Eve Bash In USVI
CaribPR Wire, ST. CROIX, USVI, Tues. Aug. 12, 2009: CIGA Promotions will ensure that partygoers in the US Virgin Islands usher in 2010 well entertained, while supporting a worthy cause, with a massive concert slated for December 31, 2009 at the Randall `Doc` James Racetrack on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin […]
Stanford Investor Accounts To Stay Frozen
CaribWorldNews, HOUSTON, TX, Weds. Aug. 12, 2009: The accounts of some customers of accused Ponzi schemer, Sir R. Allen Stanford, will remain frozen, a Dallas Court ruled Tuesday. The U.S. Appeals Court in Texas ruled that the assets will remain frozen while the court decides whether the customers principal and […]
Advocates Want Haitian Detainees Released To Bury Tot
CaribWorldNews, MIAMI, FL, Weds. Aug. 12, 2009: Advocates are pressing the Department of Homeland Security to release two Haitian parents, held in detention since May this year, to bury their 8-month-old daughter. FANM, Inc., a leading social-advocacy agency serving South Florida since 1991, want Chandeline Leonard, 32, and Lucsene Augustin, […]