April 2021

A bill to end payday loans in Hawaii and replace them with low-interest installment loans is under consideration in the Plenary House and Senate for a vote after legislative negotiators reached agreement on the measure on…

“Poorly drafted statutes are a burden on the entire State. Judges struggle to interpret and apply them. Attorneys find it difficult to base any sure advice upon them and the citizens desire to conform to them is…

After the first Russia-Africa summit held in Sochi, authorities have been moving to build on this new chapter of Russia‘s relations with African countries. As set in the joint declaration, the two sides…

Bloomberg Central Banks to Pour Money Into Economy Despite Sharp Rebound (Bloomberg) -- The aggressive rebound in global economic growth still isn’t enough for most of the world’s central banks to…

Trinidad and Tobago Securities CommissionAS THE regulator of the securities industry, the Trinidad and…

Call to Action: The ICC Campaign to End the Caribbean PandemicCOVID-19 has worsened an already difficult…

Ilan Noy, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington and Nguyen Doan, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington What have we lost due to the pandemic? By our!-->…

Corporate America wants you to know that it takes climate change seriously. But how do you know if the companies will follow suit? Here's an idea that's gaining ground: cut back on executive pay if they don't meet their climate goals.…

The father of a teenage girl who unwittingly received male hormones in British Columbia will appeal his conviction and criminal contempt fine. CD, as he was known from court documents, pleaded guilty to the charges…

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SAN DIEGO - Ioane Teitiota and his wife have fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten the very existence of the small island nation…

The Natural Disaster Clauses and the Growth and Resilience Bonds are two of the proposals the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is called upon to consider as leaders in the region seek to build resilience to natural disasters. The CARICOM…

Last week Turkey sentenced a long list of Western financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse, Barclays and others, to heavy fines for…

PGA TOUREvent: Zurich Classic from New OrleansTo place: Avondale, Louisiana.Classes: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7.425. By: 72.Prize money: $ 7.4 million. Winner's share: to be confirmed.Television: Thursday to Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30…

RIYADH: Sovereign AEI, a company specializing in helping businesses set up in the Kingdom, experienced a peak in activity. “The start of this year has been very encouraging as we have seen a 40-50% increase in…

Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 6:32 AM HST / Update: Apr 20, 2021 / 7:13 AM HST HONOLULU (KHON2) - Gov. David Ige announced Monday that the state had!-->…

BenzingaCathie Wood is responsible for these four technological actions in 2021Cathie Wood, the founder of ARK Invest, is taking Wall Street by storm with her unconventional thematic investing. Namely, she follows an innovative fund…

Investors sold off Huarong's offshore bonds last week, pushing up yields as they worried about the company's 2020 earnings delay due to unspecified "relevant transactions". Some feared that the debt restructuring of one…

The seas are inexorably rising, and the Florida Legislature is addressing this issue by creating a resilient Florida grant program within the Department of Environmental Protection. The bill creating the program, the Senate Bill of…

The state's Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments Thursday in Honua Ola Bioenergy's appeal asking the High Court to order the Public Utilities Commission to overturn its July 9, 2020 decision rescinding…

If you've been in the olive oil section of the grocery store recently, you've probably been faced with a lot of choices. Maybe even a wall of olive oils, with different symbols on the bottles and a lot of…

A permanent border crisis, a crumbling healthcare system and endless wars - Democrats and Republicans both struggle to find solutions to these real and pressing problems. Perhaps…

US oil giant Chevron has awarded Worley a contract to provide brownfield modification services for the Ballymore oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico. Worley will provide engineering and design services for subsea…

HONOLULU (KHON2) - A big inter-island travel announcement is due Tuesday according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green. Details have not been announced, but we do know the state has been working on a plan to lift restrictions for vaccinated…

Only six EU coastal member states submitted their final maritime spatial plans (MSPs) by March 31, while 16 countries missed the EU deadline. WindEurope said the 16 member states should submit their MSPs as soon as possible and…

Tue 20 Apr 2021 Lessons from the lukewarm peace of Israel and Egypt MENASource through Gabriel…

SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - China's yuan strengthened past a key threshold to the firmest in a month on Tuesday, underpinned by broad dollar weakness following a dip in U.S. bond yields. Prior to market opening, the…

A Humana Inc. health plan for the elderly in Florida improperly raised nearly $ 200 million in 2015 by overestimating the illness of some patients, according to a new federal audit, which aims to recover the money. Health and personal…

HONOLULU (KHON2) - The state recently found an infestation in Waimanalo: coqui frogs. They are noisy and pose a threat to native ecosystems. The state says the immediate concern is to prevent the frogs from spreading to other…

The major pieces of the state budget for the next two years are falling into place, with House and Senate lawmakers earmarking state and federal funds that will be used to pay back more money. $ 1 billion borrowed by the state…

HONOLULU (KHON2) - More people have turned to online dating during the pandemic, and experts say they are seeing more romance scams because of it. According to the Better Business Bureau's Risk Report 2020, romance scams were…

In search of their profit margin Money in politics has allowed corporations to deceive voters for many years. I think it's time to hold them accountable for how their influence is hurting people in America.…

Will China bail out a giant financial octopus or teach reckless actors a lesson?The executives of Huarong Asset Management could not hide from the Chinese authorities. A public financier corruption investigation in April 2018 sent…

The Iolani Palace's financial struggle over the pandemic seemed to find a lifeline in the $ 16 billion closure site operator subsidy program run by the Small Business Administration, but the fine print renders the national historic…

A collapse in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has sent Aruba to one of the world's biggest economic contractions, prompting the island to try to diversify beyond its image of sun and sand, including restarting a long-failed oil…

Lawyer Monthly hears from Phoebe Waters, Partner at Schillings, about the techniques involved in professional asset tracing and the role it plays in cracking down on white collar crime. "Things acquired through unfair fraud are…

HONG KONG - Bonds of China's largest troubled debt manager rebounded on Monday, after the company paid off a local bond on time over the weekend and sought to meet a bond's payment deadline listed in Hong Kong next week.Investors were…

Bank Nova Scotia Halifax Pfd 3 with mnemonic code (BNS) now have 4 total analysts covering the stock. The consensus rating is “Buy”. The range between the high target price and the low target…

Stratus Alternative Funds, managed by NCB Capital Markets (NCBCM), the region's leading investment bank, has announced the launch of its Tourism Response Impact Portfolio (TRIP) fund. The fund is designed to meet the specific needs of…

Bank stocks have rebounded strongly as the vaccine rollout gains momentum in Canada. Yes, when it comes to undervalued stocks, I'm talking mostly about non-financial companies. However, I think Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX: BNS)…

At the end of 2017, the European Union (EU) began publishing a list of countries it said had not done enough to tackle international tax evasion and profit shifting. The list of 'non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax…

Nirav Modi Image File | ANI Text size: A- A + Bombay: The approval by the government of the United Kingdom (UK) of the extradition of fugitive jeweler Nirav Modi, the main accused in…

Turkey and Egypt have many areas for potential cooperation, including in maritime areas, economy and security, Cihat Yaycı, former Turkish Navy Rear Admiral and head of the Center for Maritime and Global…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have asked some banks not to deny loans to distressed asset management giant China Huarong Asset Management Co, as part of support measures to stabilize its cash flow and to reduce the risk of…

With a proof of concept blockchain transfer between the United States and a recipient in the Dominican Republic, the opportunity to build resilient banking systems is one that some Central American countries are looking to…

As the leading bank in the Americas, Scotiabank is also on the lists of the best places to work in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Uruguay and the United States.…

By Yousef Saba and Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - EIG Global Energy Partners will lead a still-unknown consortium to issue billions of dollars in bonds through two or three transactions to replace bank debt backing an investment in…

Above:'Undetermined bacteria' kills Menhaden fish in Raritan Bay, Navesink RiverThe developer of New Jersey's first offshore wind farm plans to run the project's power lines beneath Island Beach State Park, across Barnegat Bay and…

In what may be a boon to the oil and gas-battered offshore helicopter industry, the Biden administration has indicated it is fully dedicated to offshore wind, particularly in an 800,000-acre area along of the New York-New Jersey coast…

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As Japanese yield-hungry banks can lend or invest even more overseas after a record year of 2020, lenders face growing risk of defaults and market volatility in their growing overseas operations. , warn analysts.Japanese financial…

Libya and Greece have agreed to resume talks over their disputed maritime border. The President of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed al-Menfi, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Wednesday. The two men…

April 14, 2021 Seaglider with rig in the background - Credit Cyprus Subsea…

Written by Jesse Scheckner on April 13, 2021 Publicity Banking experts predict a strong recovery in Miami-Dade in…

An infamous tax haven in the heart of Europe and two of Africa's largest economies will force businesses to declare their owners, joining a growing list of countries responding to public pressure on crime and tax evasion…

Lebanon's acting Minister of Public Works and Transport said he signed a document extending Lebanon's claims in its maritime border dispute with Israel. The amendment, announced on Monday, adds about 1,400 km2 (540 square miles) to the…

During my long years in Washington DC, I have had several Jewish colleagues who knew Hebrew even though they were not from Israel. This is one of the things I enjoyed about the Jewish Diaspora: They taught their…

LONDON, April 8, 2021 / PRNewswire / - In a historic move, the Bank of Nevis opened a branch in Lowland, St Kitts, following a recent acquisition of assets and liabilities belonging to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The inauguration…

European Council President Charles Michel called on Turkey to continue working to resolve disputes with Greece and Cyprus over Mediterranean gas rights during his visit to Ankara on Tuesday to discuss trade and refugees with…

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and on the web:East Block Russia offers a payment platform to compete with the Swift Network, which Russian politicians see as a monopoly of Western influence that could cut…

Our relations with the Soviet Union and Russia have seldom proved beneficial Two days after the independence of Cyprus, the new state was officially recognized by the Soviet Union on August 18, 1960. The Kremlin immediately saw the…