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JAMAICA-CRIME-Prime Minister’s brother beaten and robbed
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- The brother of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was beaten and robbed during early Thursday morning at his business place, in downtown Kingston. The police have confirmed that between 3.30am and 4.30am, armed men broke into the store owned by Vincent Simpson who is the elder brother of the Prime Minister. The men demanded money and during the holdup and then proceeded to beat and stab Simpson.
B’dos attracting investor interest
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Advocate -According to the Minister of Finance, a lot of interest is being shown in Barbados by outside investors.
Minister Christopher Sinckler stated recently that he has been taking meetings with investors that are very interested in coming into the Barbadian market.
Speaking at a press conference on the state of the local economy, the Finance Minister told of meetings that he took just last week with a business willing to invest millions in the Barbados economy in the near future.
IRS targets Caribbean bank accounts
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Observer - A federal court in California has authorised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a "John Doe" summons seeking information about US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts in a Barbados-headquartered Caribbean bank.
The Department of Justice has identified the bank as the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB). It said the order was signed by Senior District Judge Thelton E Henderson.
CDC begins consultations on disasters towards Cabinet approval
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Chronicle - THE Civil Defence Commission (CDC) hosted a National Stakeholders Consultation yesterday at which there was a presentation on the National Early Warning Systems (EWS) in Guyana. First in a series, the event was in an effort to get feedback on the documented proposals prior to seeking Cabinet approval of them.