News from the Turks and Caicos Islands:
Former Cayman Islands premier alleged to have paid $1m for PhD
May 20, 2013
The police and the Anti-Corruption Commission in the Cayman Islands are currently investigating allegations that a payment of US$1 million was made to the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) in connection with an honourary doctorate that former premier McKeeva Bush was due to receive until he was arrested.
Activists worldwide target homophobia in Jamaica
May 20, 2013
Simply because of who they are, LGBTI people in many countries face discrimination, violence and fear as a part of their daily lives. On the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on Friday, Amnesty International called on thousands of activists to make a strong show of...
OAS secretary general presents report on the drug problem in the Americas
May 20, 2013
The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Friday issued a stark review of the reality experienced by the countries of the hemisphere in relation to drugs, analyzing the policies implemented in the region to this point and possible scenarios.
US underwater tourism development firm to invest $4.5 million in Caribbean resorts
May 17, 2013
Reef Worlds Inc, the leading underwater tourism development firm in the US, is introducing their new experiential Underwater Worlds for the Caribbean at all inclusive resorts with a new $4.5 million dollar development budget. The program is designed to help resorts in the Caribbean grow market share.
New book outlines need for tax reforms in the Caribbean to further regional development
May 17, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean have made great strides in boosting tax collection in recent years, but they need a new generation of fiscal and tax reform to reduce income inequality, cut evasion, boost productivity, strengthen local governments and preserve the region’s natural resources.
Regional body launches climate change project
May 17, 2013
The European Union has given a grant of 8.6 million euros to support a regional project to improve Caribbean food security in the context of climate change. The project, which was being introduced and coordinated in a two-day session in Trinidad, is being conducted in four countries in the region.
OAS secretary general calls for equity and transparency in Caribbean political financing
May 13, 2013
The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, on Thursday opened the second day of the regional forum “Strengthening Regulation of Political Parties and Political Financing Systems in the Caribbean...
Caribbean coral reef collapse can be avoided, say researchers
May 13, 2013
Coral reefs are in decline, but their collapse can still be avoided with local and global action. That's according to findings reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on May 9 based on an analysis that combines the latest science on...
Influence of money in elections increasing, says Barbados PM
May 11, 2013
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- The role of money in election campaigns nowadays has increased exponentially, to the point where large numbers of voters have become accustomed to a variety of goods and services being provided as part of the election.
More investment called for science, technology and innovation in the Caribbean
May 9, 2013
Participants in the first bi-regional dialogue (Caribbean–European Union) workshop under the EUCARINET project have called for increased investment in science, technology and innovation (STI) in the region. The workshop participants, who included...
Caribbean economies should take advantage of favourable conditions, says IMF study
May 8, 2013
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Latin America and the Caribbean to take advantage of still favourable external conditions to lay the grounds for sustained growth by strengthening its policy buffers.
OAS organises forum on political financing in the Caribbean
May 8, 2013
The Organization of American States (OAS) will organize, together with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, a forum to strengthen the regulation of political parties and political financing in the Caribbean.
UK Chancellor welcomes commitments to tackle tax evasion and enhance transparency
May 3, 2013
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has welcomed news that all those British Overseas Territories with significant financial centres have signed up to the UK government’s strategy on global tax transparency.
