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Dennis Howlett, executive director of Canadians for Tax Fairness, says multinational corporations set up subsidiaries in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands and devise ways to transfer profits there from Canada.

Cuba is not your traditional Caribbean cruise destination. Because of the U.S. embargo, it's an entirely different experience that, until this year, has not been possible Tourists and residents alike visit the Cathedral Plaza in Havana.

Oops! It seems that her tongue slipped, again and she let the cat out of the bag a bit too early.

This replaces the Travel Warning dated August 13, 2013 and provides updated information regarding levels of crime in Haiti.

"A CHAIR IS ONE of the most intimate types of furniture-it has so much contact with your body," said New York designer Aaron Poritz, who points out that a coffee table, for instance, bears little responsibility for providing comfort or keeping you upright.

The Sandinista government's long-stalled plans to built a cruise ship terminal and tourism center in San Juan del Sur appear to be back on track.

One of the Women Artists of Matenwa adds background to artwork that is steady, creative employment for 43 women in the remote Haitian village.

COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BACK TO YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, PAUL. WHO CAN FORGET THESE IMAGES FROM THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HATEY THAT LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEAD -- HAITI THAT LEFT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DEAD.

Jamaican authorities have blocked off streets around the island's supreme court as a high-profile murder trial for dancehall reggae star Vybz Kartel winds down.

Honduran authorities say they have dismantled a criminal ring involving a U.S. man already jailed in Miami and two Honduran citizens who forced girls to become prostitutes and pose naked for pornography.

Embattled dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel, whose given name is Adidja Palmer, was found guilty today of the August 2011 murder of Clive "Lizard" Williams.

Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena reported to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, nearly three weeks after agreeing to a $25 million, five-year contract.

Aerial View of Turneffe Atoll, Belize Recent aerial surveys of Turneffe Atoll and the Belizean coastline have documented a record number of Antillean manatees: 507.

Would a government of a poorer country ever choose to say "no" to short-term economic profits because of concern for long-term environmental impacts? Surprise: that is precisely the case with at least two national governments that have said no to certain kinds of mining.

The "hard currency collection stores" [as the government itself named them], have started accepting both of the two Cuban currencies.

The credibility of Nicaragua's embattled judicial system is again being called into question this week after a judge's dubious ruling to drop drug smuggling charges against the brother of boxing champ and Sandinista-campaigner RomA n "Chocolatito" GonzA lez.

There she received machete chops to her face, neck, and extremities. Despite her grave injuries, Belance was able to save herself by dragging her mutilated body onto the street and asking for help.

A plan to transform a small Caribbean island off the southern coast of Haiti into a high-end resort will create more than 2,000 jobs and help change the image of this impoverished country, the prime minister said Wednesday.

The nutrition and supplement company's shares initially plunged more than 12 percent following a brief halt in trading pending the announcement.

Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission is running at what has been described as a chronic deficit and owes close to $2.5 billion to both National Gas Company and Trinidad Generation Company Limited because of old and inefficient equipment.