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13 Aug 2018, 7:46 am by Kaufman Dolowich Voluck
Indeed, according to the 2017 World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Report for the Caribbean, notwithstanding terrorism concerns, political instability, health epidemics, and natural disasters, Travel & Tourism growth has generated 10.2% of the global GDP, and by 2027 the Travel and Tourism Sector is expected to support 380 million jobs and make a total direct contribution to the global GDP of USD83.3 billion- 17.7%. [read post]
31 May 2014, 2:15 am by Antonio Zuccaro
These include the transformation of Guyana from a parliamentary democracy to a Cooperative Republic with an executive president; the creation of a Caribbean Single Market and Economy and its implications for national sovereignty; and the replacement of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council by the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal for a number of countries in the region. [read post]
2 Mar 2022, 8:49 am by davislp
 The Privy Council "fashioned English rule in the empire, influencing social, economic, and legal matters in the American colonies before the Revolution, while the sugar trade flourished, and as Canada entered the British empire. [read post]
17 Jun 2008, 5:15 pm
Charter created the Economic and Social Council, which itself was charged with establishing a commission for the promotion of human rights. [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 6:06 pm
The consequences are important not just for regional Caribbean politics, but for the threat it poses to successful Cuban global economic engagement. [read post]
26 Mar 2018, 8:00 am by Juliette Passer, Esq.
MEF projects that the economy in Panama grow by 5.6% in 2018The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) projects that the economy in Panama grow by 5.6% in 2018.These estimates coincide with those of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.Meanwhile, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) forecasts that Panama's economic growth this year will be 5.5%.This Friday, March 16, the MEF presented the results of the growth of the… [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 2:53 pm by abiinniss
The English speaking Caribbean inherited much of its cultural norms and its legal system from the British colonizers, so that just like the United States, it has a common law system which is a direct descendant of the English common law system and some of the countries still have close ties to the British since they retain the Privy council as their final court of appeal, others have opted to have the newly created Caribbean Court of Justice as their final Court of Appeal.… [read post]
20 Jul 2023, 4:00 am by Catherine Morris
Members are elected to three-year terms based on regional representation (13 African States, 13 Asia-Pacific States, six Eastern European States, eight Latin American and Caribbean States, and seven Western European and other States). [read post]
28 Jun 2015, 3:48 pm
(Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council )The United Nations Human Rights Council has a number of interests. [read post]
4 Mar 2020, 9:14 am
This is also an ancient project within both liberal democratic and (especially) Marxist-Leninist states, with respect to which I have already written (See, e.g., Cuba's Caribbean Marxism (2018)). [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 2:55 pm
The English speaking Caribbean inherited much of its cultural norms and its legal system from the British colonizers, so that just like the United States, it has a common law system which is a direct descendant of the English common law system and some of the countries still have close ties to the British since they retain the Privy council as their final court of appeal, others have opted to have the newly created Caribbean Court of Justice as their final Court of Appeal.… [read post]
23 Jan 2012, 2:55 pm
The English speaking Caribbean inherited much of its cultural norms and its legal system from the British colonizers, so that just like the United States, it has a common law system which is a direct descendant of the English common law system and some of the countries still have close ties to the British since they retain the Privy council as their final court of appeal, others have opted to have the newly created Caribbean Court of Justice as their final Court of Appeal.… [read post]
17 Jun 2020, 2:10 pm
  But the real object is to advance US interests in the Caribbean around Cuba--with CARICOM states, but especially against Venezuela and Nicaragua. [read post]
2 Oct 2023, 6:05 am by Mehari Taddele Maru
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) will soon decide the future of an independent commission investigating alleged war crimes and other human rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and other areas. [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 12:53 pm
  One has seen this is the case of China with the use of tariffs (discussed here: CPE Working Group on Empire: Part I--A Critical Reading of China's State Council [国务院] White Paper "China's Position on the China-US Economic and Trade Consultations" [关于中美经贸磋商的中方立场]), and in the related case of Mexico and the migrants issue (though that one… [read post]
6 Jun 2017, 1:45 pm by EEM
"Venezuela: Humanitarian Needs from Economic Crisis (ACAPS, May 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]Why Brazil Should Welcome Refugees (Human Rights Watch, May 2017) [text]Related post:- Regional Focus: Americas (15 May 2017)Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities. [read post]
12 Apr 2018, 9:00 am by FM Librarian
Addressing the Migration Bottleneck in Southern Mexico (International Crisis Group, April 2018) [text]Containing the Shock Waves from Venezuela (International Crisis Group, March 2018) [text]*How to Contain the Deepening Crisis in Venezuela (World Economic Forum Blog, April 2018) [text]Mexico: Still Not Safe for Refugees and Migrants, Fact Sheet (Human Rights First, March 2018) [text]"Migration in Brazil: The Making of a Multicultural Society," Migration Information Source, 29… [read post]