Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Americas as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Sint Maarten: Peggy-Ann Dros: “Employers have to pay 100% salaries”
This country makes up half of a Caribbean island, but has the status of being an integral part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the 14th richest territory (by GDP/HEAD) in the World – largely due to tourism and gambling …
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Barbados: Immigration and customs form
All visitors to Barbados must complete an online Immigration and Customs Form 72 hours prior to the arrival in the Island …
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Cayman Islands: Gap in maternity leave flagged
A Private Members’ Bill has been submitted to the legislative Assembly that seeks to align maternity leave provisions between the public and private sectors …
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North America: Canada-United States-Mexico agreement (CUSMA)
The Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), or NAFTA2, came into force on 1st July 2020 …
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British Overseas Territories: The forgotten victim of Brexit
The forgotten victim of Brexit are British territories, such as Anguilla and British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the West Indies, where nationals currently hold EU passports and rely heavily on trade, funding and other connections through Britain’s EU membership …
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North America: House passes Mexico, Canada trade deal
Although the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal was agreed a year ago, Democrats in the US Congress have insisted on its delay pending the inclusion of more safeguards for labor and the environment …
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South America/EU: EU and Mercosur agree huge trade deal after 20-year talks
A huge trade deal has just been agreed between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur after 20 years of negotiations …
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Latin America: Latin American workforce swells by two million thanks to China
A recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) report has examined the impact of trade deals with China on jobs …
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Latin America: Arcos Dorados expects to employ more than 55,000 individuals in Latin America
The largest independent McDonald franchise, Arcos Dorados, has announced an intention to employ over 55,000 people in Latin America during 2019, an 8% increase in their employment numbers relative to 2018 …
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West Indies: CCJ declares Guyana’s cross-dressing Law Unconstitutional
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that an archaic law in Guyana against “cross dressing” as a member of the opposite sex was unconstitutional …
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North America: US, Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal
A deal has at last been concluded to replace the former NAFTA trade pact …
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Americas: US and Mexico reach a trade deal, paving the way to replace NAFTA
The US government has been picking up some pieces from the now defunct NAFTA agreement through bilateral talks with Mexico …
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Trinidad and Tobago: Judge rules homophobic laws unconstitutional
Being part of the LGBT community is likely to be decriminalised this Summer, following a successful legal challenge to the Sexual Offences Act last month …
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Dominican Republic: Diplomatic ties with China opens
The conclusion of a deal between the DR government and the Peoples’ Republic of China has resulted in the de-recognition of Taiwan by DR …
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North America: US threatened to terminate NAFTA
In recent talks the USA threatened to withdraw from its long-standing NAFTA trade agreement with Canada and Mexico – even though it would damage many of its industrial supply chains and farming businesses …
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