Overseas tax holiday to Dutch Caribbean under the Free Movement of Capital spoiled by CJEU in TBG Limited-Case
By Wessel Geursen From European Law Blog The free movement of capital provision of Art. 63 TFEU applies ratione loci ‘worldwide’: to both capital movements within EU’s internal market and to movements from the internal market to third countries (and…
The Bewley’s Supreme Court Verdict [on rent payable under a lease]
Article by Diarmuid Mawe and Kevin Harnett From Maples and Calder The Supreme Court, in a decision given on 1 July 2014, has overturned a High Court judgment on the interpretation of the rent payable under a lease of the…
The Editor Speaks: Disappointment, dismay and disarray
It was with much disappointment to hear Cayman Islands Premier, Alden McLaughlin, say on local television that it was unlikely the electoral reform he had promised in his party’s (Progressives/PPM) manifesto and campaigned heavily on would take place before the…
Barbados tax policy as a tool
By Colin Daniel From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday July 17, 2014 – I am concerned that most citizens of many countries do not seem to appreciate the critical objectives that should be taken into account when tax policy is devised…
Gonsalves seeks to reassure Vincentians following abduction of businessman
From Caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Wednesday July 16, 2014, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has assured Vincentians that the police are vigorously pursuing those who abducted and robbed business executive Jimmie Forde on the weekend. “I want to…
US Justice Dept. investigating missing IRS emails
From Newsmax The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was investigating the circumstances behind the disappearance of emails from a former senior Internal Revenue Service official, part of a broader criminal inquiry into whether the agency had targeted conservative groups…
Pakistani teenage activist, Malala Yousafzai, to visit Trinidad and Tobago
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday July 15, 2014, CMC – Seventeen year-old Pakistani activist, Malala Yousafzai will visit the twin island republic on July 31. This was confirmed on Monday in a statement from the Ministry of Tertiary Education and…
US should be ready if Petro Caribe tightens credit terms, study says
By Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor from Oil & Gas Journal The possibility that Venezuela’s financial support for energy imports in the region could erode quickly makes it imperative for the Obama administration to adopt a wide range of policies…
Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd
Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. rReports EPS of $0.76 and Net Income of $54.1 Million in the second quarter of 2014 and declares monthly dividend of $0.16 per share GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, July 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Home…
Innovating Innovation: ‘Starting Up’ the Caribbean
By Valerie Mercer-Blackman and Sarosh R. Khan From IDB Innovation, the process of making something better, can be a powerful driver of growth. Indeed, for small economies with a high level of human capital like the Caribbean, innovation has the…
