... of the Guatemalan government suggesting that payment for environmental services should be considered an element for negotiating issues of cross border contamination. Instead, modern principles of international ...
... Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The Commerce Group demanded payment not only for its investments, but also the right to reopen the mine against the government’s wishes. On March 14, 2011, Commerce Group ...
... the appeal proceedings in their case against the Salvadoran government. As July 19th, the payment deadline established by the tribunal hearing the case, drew closer and there was still no news of Commerce ...
... that we favor despite being based on the non-payment of fees by the company and not on the recognition of the dangers of pollution and destructive mining. A similar resolution on this case had already ...
... again paved the way for a foreign corporation to menace people with millions of dollars in forced payments, in this case for the sin of pressing their government to say no to a gold mining operation that ...
... Company shareholders' meeting in Vancouver, BC, shareholders voted to extend repayment on $6.7 million of stock-like warrants for another year. About $800,000 of the extended warrants belong Pacific Rim ...
... to their private enforcement. Tribunals have ordered over $200 million in payments to investors under similar terms in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
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... “protections” contained in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The Company demanded payment not only for its investments but also the right to reopen the mine against the community's and the ...