Year: 2013

  • June 19, 2013
    791

    PM wants nationals abroad to invest in Jamaica

    MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller is calling on members of the Jamaican Diaspora to invest in the country saying also that foreign investors have shown their confidence by investing in mega projects here. “Along with our Diaspora, we need our international partners, and we will continue to invite foreign investments. Belgian-registered companies have invested in…

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  • June 19, 2013
    787

    Let’s do the reverse of FATCA for Jamaica – Halsall

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – Myrtle Halsall, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica, is suggesting that, as a countermove, Jamaica could initiate steps to get financial information on nationals living in the United States (US) in much the same way the US authorities are seeking to do with its Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). “In terms of impact on…

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  • June 19, 2013
    807

    FATCA looms: Auditors need to place it on their radar

    KINGSTON, Jamaica – During an enlightening presentation to internal auditors at a recent meeting of the Institute of Internal Auditors (Jamaica chapter) by Mr George Roper, Scotiabank's, vice-president for compliance, the cold, hard facts of FATCA were expounded. FATCA is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, a new United States (US) law aimed at foreign financial institutions (FFIs) and other…

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  • June 19, 2013
    838

    Premier rules out gay marriage in Bermuda

    HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Premier Craig Cannonier has ruled out gay marriage in Bermuda, declaring “under my leadership, that will not happen”. Cannonier, 50, who came to office in December, praised lawmakers for backing an amendment to human rights law in the House of Assembly last Friday which extended basic anti-discrimination protection to gay people. “I am delighted we’re moving…

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  • June 19, 2013
    797

    Opposition criticises removal of top cop

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has described as “unprecedented,” the manner in which Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin was sent on leave pending his retirement in the public interest. Media reports said that the Police Service Commission (PSC) took the decision on Monday and has since named Assistant Commissioner of Police Tyrone Griffith to act as interim head…

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  • June 19, 2013
    796

    Not so fast!

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – LESS THAN 24 hours  after the removal of Commissioner of Police (COP) Darwin Dottin,  the acting Deputy COP Seymour Cumberbatch is asking the High Court for an injunction  to halt any attempt  to fill the post  of Deputy Commissioner. In documents filed in the High Court yesterday against the Attorney General and the Police Service Commission (PSC),…

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  • June 19, 2013
    817

    Special Comment

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – NO EVENT in recent memory has plunged a tranquil, if anxious, Barbados into a greater state of shock and dismay than the action taken on Monday by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to retire Police Commissioner Darwin Dottin with a day’s notice. It is the type of humiliating treatment meted out to junior employees caught in the…

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  • June 19, 2013
    1,140

    Focus on CNCDs

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – THE cost of health care will increase significantly if the incidence of non-communicable diseases continues to rise. That is the view of Member of Parliament and Minister of Health, John Boyce. Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, he said his Ministry sees it as critical in its health plan, to focus on the prevention of non-communicable…

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  • June 19, 2013
    768

    Kudos for Guyana from UN systems

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The United Nations system in Guyana Tuesday congratulated Guyana on being among 38 countries that have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger ahead of the 2015 deadline. Guyana and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are the only two Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries among 20 countries which have satisfied the primary target of the UN…

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  • June 19, 2013
    939

    IICA warns of water shortage

    MEXICO CITY, CMC – The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) says Latin America and Caribbean countries will have to adopt new water management models as agricultural production, industry and energy generation vie for the commodity in coming years. Delegates from more than 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have been meeting here for the IICA Executive…

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