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GARMENT manufacturing industry insiders in Haiti are optimistic that their sector can continue expanding in size, as long as the Caribbean country’s government delivers economic and social stability. This is not a given in Haiti, which has suffered from serious political instability since the dictatorial regime of former President Jean-Claude Duvalier (called ‘Baby Doc) was overthrown in 1986.…

THE HONDURAS clothing sector industry association has welcomed the expansion of the Central American Customs Union into a three-country bloc, with El Salvador joining Guatemala and Honduras to forge a light border trading zone of more than 32 million people. El Salvador will officially accede to the union (see below for more information) in November, allowing 95% of products manufactured in its members to freely circulate in the region duty free through common customs, security, and other rules, strengthening local supply chains.…

CONTRACTORS at Sint Maarten’s hurricane-battered airport are battling against the clock to complete major repairs by the start of the new tourist season in November.

Princess Juliana International Airport was one of several across the Caribbean pummeled by catastrophic Hurricane Irma in September 2017.…

Dairy producers may find it more difficult to protect distinctive products from copies in the European Union (EU) after recent legal decisions confirming the tough standard of evidence manufacturers need to meet to claim intellectual property (IP) rights over food characteristics.…

An amendment to a UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill requires the British government to impose such registers on its OTs by this deadline, if the local administrations have not created their own. The UK currently has the world’s only public beneficial ownership register – but it only covers England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – see http://ownershiptransparency.com/…

THE LONG-delayed Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) is still under construction and the project may need another EUR500. However, no decision has been made about where the money will be sourced and two of the airport’s major shareholders (the states of Berlin and Brandenburg – 37% each) do not want to use further public funds.…

JOINING expertise from the public and private sector to combat money laundering or terrorism financing (TF) aided by virtual currencies (VCs) is the way forward, financial crime experts told MEPs at the June 18 meeting of the European Parliament’s special committee on terrorism.…

KNITWEAR is a key part of the growth in clothing manufacturing that is becoming an important part of the economies of several Caribbean countries, providing thousands of jobs and producing apparel worn not only in the region but in the USA, Canada, Europe and elsewhere.…

THE UK parliament has controversially voted to force its overseas territories (OT) to create publicly accessible beneficial ownership registers by December 31, 2020. Critics say the move threatens the financial sectors and will not aid law enforcement. Is that true? Keith Nuthall reports

Listening to the leaders of Britain’s overseas territories, the beneficial ownership amendment to a UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is a risk to their survival.…

A VOTE by the UK parliament to insist that Britain’s overseas territories introduce publicly available beneficial ownership registers by December 31, 2020, has sparked anger and dismay within these autonomous, mainly small island, jurisdictions.

An amendment to a UK Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill requires the British government to impose such registers on its OTs by this deadline, if the local administrations have not created their own.…