Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 27, 2008	An Obama victory could be bad news for Caribbean tax havens
By Barry Randall: Caribbean Net News Editor - GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands: With the US election looming on November 4, whoever is elected as the next president will have a major impact on global issues. According to Stephen Platt, Chairman of the BakerPlatt Group, a Senator Barack...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 21, 2008	Guyana has signed the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union and its Member States
Guyana signs the Caribbean EPA: GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyanese Ambassador to Brussels, Dr Patrick Gomes has signed the Caribbean Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on Monday in Brussels. The European commission (EC) in a short statement said it is delighted by Guyana’s move. ...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 16, 2008	The European Union and Caribbean Nations Sign New Trade Pact
EU, Caribbean sign new trade pact: By Caribbeannetnews - BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Union and 13 Caribbean countries signed a trade deal on Wednesday aimed at guaranteeing the region privileged access to Europe's markets, the European Commission said. The pact marks the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 7, 2008	Guyana's president gets the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) renegotiation backing from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries
Guyana's president gets EPA renegotiation backing from ACP: By Kevin Lindon - Caribbean Net News Guyana Correspondent: GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s president Bharrat Jagdeo’s call for a review of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) has received the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 5, 2008	The Proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) With The European Union Is Attracting Much Attention And Consternation In The Bahamas And Caribbean
A growing chorus against EPA: The Nassau Guardian Editorial - Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas government has recently announced its intentions to hold a series of town meetings on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to discuss and hopefully, clarify matters of concern to the general...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 24, 2008	The Signing Date Of The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Between CARIFORUM States and The European Community (EC) Is Still Uncertain
Date for EPA signing still unclear: By Stacia Browne - FIRST it was to be signed in July then the date was postponed to September 2. Yet it now appears that the signing of the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will come off sometime in September, although a later date is...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 29, 2008	HIV/AIDS In The Workplace
Highlight On AIDS In The Workplace: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: As the International Labour Organization [ILO] commends the Caribbean region for new programmes to root out workplace discrimination against HIV/AIDS infected persons, in The Bahamas trade union activists say they...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 8, 2008	Bahamas: Bahamians Protest Against The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Between The European Union (EU) and The African, Caribbean and Pacific Groups of States (ACP)
Protest Against EPA By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: The preliminary signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was deliberate and not an accident according to Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing. Mr. Laing’s comments came on the heels of a protest...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 7, 2008	The Bahamas is one of six countries in the Caribbean region that elected not to sign onto the Petrocaribe document
Laing: Petrocaribe Fervor Dimming - By Tameka Lundy: Nassau, Bahamas: Enthusiasm has waned for the Petrocaribe initiative, proposed by Venezuela as a mechanism under which Caribbean nations would access oil at a cut rate, State Minister for Finance Zhivargo Laing has asserted. The...... [view]