Russia cracks down on offshore havens
By Svetlana Sukhova From Real Clear World MOSCOW – There is nothing new about offshore tax shelters. In ancient Athens, after the government decided to levy a 2% tax on all trade operations, merchants started avoiding the city, conducting business…
CIBC First Caribbean International informs customers its intention to vary terms of its present arrangement [in Barbados & Cayman Islands] – see Consumerism
By Jeff Cumberbatch From The Barbados Advocate Musings: The Consumerist Agenda I Even though there is much fodder for a columnist these days, the plain incongruity of some regional affairs forces me, in part, to revert to a theme I…
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EU judges, Maltese mysteries, and Christians in the Caribbean
PART IV By Nikolaj Nielsenn From EUobserver BRUSSELS – John Dalli, flanked by his lawyers, enters the blue-carpeted chamber of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg and faces a panel of five black-robed judges. It is July 2014 –…
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8 things you didn’t know about Jamaica
By Oliver Hill Special to CNN From Las Vegas Review Journal Unless you’ve been stuck in a mine shaft or visiting a distant planet for the past few decades, chances are you’ve heard of Bob Marley and Usain Bolt and…
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Tourism matters: We have to get more involved
By Adrian Loveridge From Caribbean News Now It seems almost inconceivable to accept that the dreaded APD (Advanced Passenger Duty) was implemented in the United Kingdom, or others would say thrust upon the industry, some twenty years ago. There has…
Monkeys, marinas and money in the wild Caribbean
By Carrie Seim From Hew York Post Beware the wild monkeys. Because if the cobalt Caribbean waters, the tucked-away beaches, the lush rainforest and the sugar-sweet locals aren’t enough to make you want to stay in St. Kitts forever, the…
British warship foils drug smugglers in Caribbean with €45m cocaine haul
By Alex Diaz From The Independent A British warship has struck again after seizing a third haul of cocaine in the Caribbean in as many months with a street value of £36 million. The HMS Argyll has now seized 1,600kg…
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It’s hard to be stressed on this Caribbean Island paradise
By Ann KuffnerFrom The Escapologist It’s another languid, relaxing Sunday on the little island I call home. Settling in at Estel’s Diner on the beach, we order our favourite breakfast—huevos rancheros with homemade salsa. Then it’s back to a blissful…
CWC-Columbus heads East for talks over ECTEL concerns
From The Jamaica Gleaner Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and Columbus International say they have already initiated discussions with regulators in four of six markets and will head next to St Lucia and Grenada to meet with authorities there on…
Airport Carbon Accreditation programme goes global
From Airport World The Airport Carbon Accreditation programme now covers every region of the globe after it was announced at the 23rd ACI Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Annual Conference and General Assembly in Cancun last week it was to…
