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Cash and cash equivalents (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | $ 37,754,409 | $ 27,871,149 |  |
Short term deposits | 1,499,707 | 16,921,585 |  |
Total cash and cash equivalents | 39,254,116 | 44,792,734 | $ 35,713,689 | $ 33,626,516
United States dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 11,355,704 | 10,961,159 |  |
Short term deposits | 490,914 | 1,307,337 |  |
Cayman Islands dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 16,511,673 | 10,590,207 |  |
Bahamian dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 4,859,914 | 1,983,236 |  |
Short term deposits | 1,008,793 | 15,614,248 |  |
Belize dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 4,884,161 | 4,213,923 |  |
Bermudian dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 3,733 | 4,571 |  |
Mexican peso [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 72,507 | 27,872 |  |
Euro [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 11,657 | 23,819 |  |
Singapore dollar [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | 25,840 | 25,879 |  |
Indonesian rupiah [Member] |  |  |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Bank accounts | $ 29,220 | $ 40,483 |  |

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