Sir Ronald Sanders: Alternative facts and undisclosed sources in Citizenship by Investment
By Sir Ronald Sanders From The Sun Dominica The Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP), operated by many countries in the world, including the US, Spain, Switzerland, Malta and Portugal to name a few, is particularly misrepresented in relation to the…
David Jessop: The coming trade disorder
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner A few days ago, an astute observer of the United States political scene told me: “Watch what the new administration and Congress does, not what the President tweets. That is the secret of understanding…
The Editor speaks: Ludicrous motion – shame!!
Having lived here for 35 years and keenly watched meetings of the Legislative Assembly – my wife Joan being heavily involved in political campaigns in my early years – I have seen some ludicrous motions. However, never one as ludicrous…
Trump’s America – episode #6 – good news, fake news
By Arthur Piccolo From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Feb. 24, 2017: Thank you Donald Trump. Yes I did say it! It is GOOD news … FAKE news has entered the popular lexicon. It should stay there forever….
Sir Ronald Sanders: The future of financial services in the Caribbean – Part 2
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now A presentation by Sir Ronald Sanders on Friday, February 17, 2017, at a conference organised by Goethals Consulting Corp in Panama on “Widening the Pathways to Open Societies” When, as ambassador of…
Canada’s role in ‘snow washing’ money to evade taxes
By Martin Kenney From Our Windsor Ca Mossack Fonseca’s office in the British Virgin Islands drew global attention, but the offshore financial centres in Cayman, Scotland, Canada and most notably in the U.S. are not perfect either Canadians should be…
Pat Kreitlow: It’s good to be back home [from the Cayman Islands]
By Keith O’Donnell From The Chippewa Herald It’s nice to be back home in western Wisconsin after three years living in another country. Yes, even at this time of year. Sharry and I have enjoyed collecting the double-takes from people…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Transparency vital in passport and residence programmes
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Jamaica Observer The global US television company, Cable News Network (CNN), broadcast the first part of a programme on February 8, 2017 alleging the sale of Venezuelan passports to Iraqis and others through the country’s…
The new Caribbean Patent Convention and Caricom stasis
From INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH The views expressed in this column are solely those of the authors and are not associated with Intellectual Property Watch. IP-Watch expressly disclaims and refuses any responsibility or liability for the content, style or form of…
BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Why offshore financial services declined
By Tony Best From Barbados Nation News Barbados’ offshore financial services jurisdiction is suffering from the impact of a triple whammy of body blows, with more pain to be felt soon. The cumulative damage was summed up in the recent…






