British businessman, 50, shot dead on Caribbean island near the supermarket which he owned
By Sam Matthew For Mailonline David Mondesir was found in a pool of blood after being shot in the head He had lived in St Lucia for five years after moving from Enfield, London Grim discovery was made near the…
Did Louis Straker refer to electoral bribery?
By Peter Binose I picked up one of my newspapers from a pile in my London office which happened to be a copy of the Searchlight newspaper dated Friday, March 27, 2015, I scanned it looking for something ‘I didn’t…
Militant Pacific islands ready to fight
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now The island-states of the Pacific are outraged at what they regard as indifference by industrialised countries of the effects of climate change on their survival and, in some cases, their very existence….
The Editor Speaks: Blackmail rerun
To blackmail someone is one of the lowest crimes in my book. Last August 4th I published the beginning of this email whilst awaiting legal advice. Those of you who read it (http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/the-editor-speaks-criminal-blackmail/) will know I was warned by the…
Disclosure of beneficial owners of EU companies, trusts and foundations
From SMP Partners Key points: • 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive effective as from 26 June 2015. • EU countries to have enacted new rules into their domestic legislation by 26 June 2017. • Applies to Companies, Trusts, Foundations and similar…
White police chief who fatally shot black man sentenced to home confinement
By The Associated Press From Mashable A white former police chief will have to spend a year under home detention but won’t have to serve any prison time in the 2011 shooting death of Bernard Bailey, an unarmed black man….
Black money: SIT presses govt to respond to its suggestions
By Krishnadas Rajagopal From The Hindu The govt had said it would only take a view on the SIT suggestions after consulting with the Sebi, RBI and other institutions. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money on Thursday pressed…
Belgium: New “Cayman Tax” published
By: Matthias Doornaert and Alain Huyghe From Global Compliance News In 2013, the previous Belgian government introduced a new reporting obligation for individual founders and beneficiaries of so-called “legal arrangements” (i.e., trusts, foundations and certain tax haven companies). At the…
Elian agrees terms to Buy SFM Europe
ST HELIER, Jersey, September 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Elian has agreed terms to buy SFM Europe, a leading provider of corporate services with more than €1tn of assets under administration. The purchase of SFM Europe will increase Elian’s head count…
Canadian police return woman’s stolen car with drugs, weapons still inside it
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist (When your car is stolen, you can’t always expect to get it back. And if you are lucky enough to be reunited, you might then expect that a few things could be missing —…
