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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |
Cash Cash Equivalents Short Term and Long Term Investments and Restricted Cash [Text Block] | 3. Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash Cash and cash equivalents are not restricted as to withdrawal or use. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the equivalent United States dollars are denominated in the following currencies:
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Bank accounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States dollar |  | $ | 7,139,591 |  |  | $ | 4,719,808 |
Cayman Islands dollar |  |  | 10,907,483 |  |  |  | 12,360,952 |
Bahamian dollar |  |  | 13,308,338 |  |  |  | 2,250,883 |
Belize dollar |  |  | 2,007,243 |  |  |  | 1,723,264 |
Bermudian dollar |  |  | 11,930 |  |  |  | 142,363 |
Mexican Peso |  |  | 14,198 |  |  |  | 10,459 |
Euro |  |  | 14,264 |  |  |  | 8,453 |
Singapore dollar |  |  | 8,190 |  |  |  | - |
Indonesian Rupiah |  |  | 112,442 |  |  |  | - |
|  |  | 33,523,679 |  |  |  | 21,216,182 |
Short term deposits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States dollar |  |  | 368,976 |  |  |  | 7,809,598 |
Bahamian dollar |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,598,399 |
|  |  | 368,976 |  |  |  | 16,407,997 |
Total cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 33,892,655 |  |  | $ | 37,624,179 |
In addition, restricted cash as of December 31, 2011 of $7.5 million represented cash in a short term deposit account that was pledged as collateral for $7.5 million in borrowings under the Company’s non-revolving credit facility. The Company paid off this non-revolving credit facility in April 2012 which allowed for the release of the restriction on the $7.5 million that was pledged as collateral on the $10,000,000 non-revolving credit facility with Scotiabank (Cayman) Ltd.

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