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21. Commerce Group Mining Corporation required to pay for environmental clean up of the San Sebastian mine.: (Commerce Group); ... contained in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The company demanded not only payment for its investments, but also the right to reopen their mine, against the government’s wishes. A string ...; Created on 02 March 2016
22. In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... poison the Lempa River, the country’s primary source of drinking water, Pacific Rim claimed that the government was discriminating against it and was obliged under the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) ...; Created on 02 February 2016
23. A dirty gold fever: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... has violated both the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) and national law. In the meantime, the firm has become a subsidiary of the Australian company OceanaGold;the lawsuit proceeds nonetheless. ...; Created on 02 February 2016
24. El Salvador presents new motion prior to the relasing of the verdict on the Pacific Rim case.: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Cayman Islands – under British jurisdiction – to the United States, in order to benefit from the rights contained in the Free Trade Agreement between the US, Central America and Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR). ...; Created on 26 October 2015
25. The lawsuit that could put El Salvador in check: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... States, the Dominican Republic and Central America, called CAFTA in English”, stated Parada. “And then the arbitration was initiated in 2009”, he says. “OceanaGold intervened in the arbitration from ...; Created on 30 September 2015
26. Final round for PacRim and El Salvador: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... of President Antonio Saca on behalf of the foreign company. PacRim filed its claim under regulations of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) ...; Created on 23 September 2014
27. Facing Goliath: CIEL lends David a (legal) hand: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Salvador for $77 million USD in lost investment under the investment chapter of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) after the Salvadoran government upheld a nationally supported mining moratorium. ...; Created on 06 August 2014
28. A corporate warning to El Salvador: Give up your gold or pay $315 million: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... Agreement (CAFTA) and Salvadoran investment law. The mining firm is suing the Republic of El Salvador in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a court loosely affiliated ...; Created on 06 August 2014
29. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK: (Pacific Rim/OceanaGold); ... own standards, laws and regulations to protect their environment, their public health and their labor and human rights. ICSID denied jurisdiction under the DR-CAFTA but accepted the continuation of ...; Created on 13 January 2014
30. Carta abierta al Banco Mundial: (World Bank Letter); ... el Tratado de Libre Comercio con Centro América y la Republica Dominicana (DR- CAFTA). Aunque esta demanda fue rechazada por falta de jurisdicción, a Pacific Rim se le permitió seguir su demanda contra ...; Created on 17 December 2013
31. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD BANK IN DEFENSE OF EL SALVADOR: (2013 North America Tour); ... Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). While that approach was rejected for lack of jurisdiction, Pacific Rim was still allowed to continue the arbitration based on an outdated investment ...; Created on 11 December 2013
32. Mining multinationals exploit Central America: (Water no Gold); ... suing this desperately poor nation for US$315 million. Under CAFTA-DR – the Central American free trade agreement – a company can sue a government if it makes decisions that negatively affect the ...; Created on 03 December 2013
33. El Salvador suffers Australia's maleficent miner: (Water no Gold); ... pressure on the government. Under the rules of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) the company is able to sue the El Salvador Government for preventing the mine from going ahead. The case ...; Created on 03 December 2013
34. About mining in El Salvador: (Water no Gold); ... housed by the World Bank. These law suits, allowed under “investor - state” clauses contained in free trade agreements such as DR-CAFTA, are not only a drain on the government’s limited resources, but ...; Created on 06 November 2013
35. OCEANA GOLD AND EL SALVADOR: (Mining prohibition El Salvador); ... trade agreements such as CAFTA (of which El Salvador is signator) are not only a drain on the government’s limited resources, but also threaten the democratically elected government of El Salvador’s right ...; Created on 20 August 2013
36. The Rights Clash: (Commerce Group); ... me in May. In 2004, the Salvadoran government signed a major free trade agreement with the U.S., the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), which included the investor protections that Commerce ...; Created on 15 July 2013
37. Free Trade Agreement with the European Union must be declared unconstitutional: (Media Releases); ... Dominican Republic CAFTA-DR be declared unconstitutional. In the letter, the National Roundtable Against Metallic Mining asked the members of the chamber to rule on three pending constitutional challenges ...; Created on 09 July 2013
38. International delegation confronts mining in El Salvador: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... lawsuit against the government of El Salvador under Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) at the ICSID. Commerce Group was not only demanding compensation for its investments, but also the right ...; Created on 08 July 2013
39. Chalk Up Another Victory for "Free Trade": Mining Companies Sue El Salvado: (2013 Fact Finding Mission); ... Agreement (CAFTA-DR) affords investors. “The broad scope of protection is reflected throughout CAFTA Chapter 10,” the law firm Crowell & Moring explains in a document prepared for Pacific Rim, noting ...; Created on 08 July 2013
40. People of El Salvador celebrate World Environment Day: (Mining and Human Rights); ... the government of El Salvador under the foreign investor “protections” contained in the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). The suit was the result of the Salvadoran government’s decision to ...; Created on 06 June 2013

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