St. Kitts: PM Harris’ action condemned by CBI consultant and Caribbean diplomat
From South Florida Caribbean News PM Harris’ action condemned by CBI consultant and renowned Caribbean diplomat in the US BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The recent decision by St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister Dr. Timothy Harris announcing a drastic 50…
Defamation claim in Dubai does not affect Caribbean, say regional citizenship consultants
From Caribbean News Now DUBAI, UAE – In response to speculation by regional media that defamation proceedings filed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by regional and global citizenship consultants Arton Group against the International Migration Council (IMC), which began…
Democracy (un)revealed in St Lucia
By Melanius Alphonse From Caribbean News Now Democracy is often defined as government of the people, by the people, for the people. In many respects, the challenges of democracy have been both qualitative and quantitative to the concepts that every…
‘CBI raids on NDTV offshoot of ED, I-T probes’ [Cayman Islands named]
From The Times of India NEW DELHI: A day after protests against CBI raids on NDTV co-founders and executive co-chairpersons Prannoy and Radhika Roy, government officials said the probe by the agency was an “offshoot” of investigations by the tax…
US slams St Kitts-Nevis in money laundering and financial crimes report
By LK Hewlett WINN From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — A US State Department report claims that St Kitts and Nevis “remains susceptible to corruption and money laundering and its deficient vetting of citizenship by investment candidates…
St Kitts-Nevis citizenship unit announces accelerated application process
From Caribbean News Now DUBAI, UAE — Since taking up his post as the new CEO of the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU), Les Khan has been working hard to implement reforms that will define the…
New CBI projects in Dominica to ‘transform economy’
From Caribbean News Now ROSEAU, Dominica — Earlier this month, the government of Dominica signed agreements for three additional major developments under the citizenship by investment (CBI) programme, which it said will “transform the economy”. At a signing ceremony on…
Hidden side to migrant wave as passport market stirs Caribbean boom
From Frontera Far from the desperate refugee camps on the fringes of Europe, another migration wave is taking place. Where a few thousand dollars buys a place on a cramped refugee boat, a couple of hundred thousand entitles a different…
IMF warns St Kitts-Nevis to brace for potential drop in citizenship investment
By LK Hewlett From Caribbean News Now BASSETERRE, St Kitts (WINN) — The International Monetary Fund has once again warned St. Kitts and Nevis against relying on revenue from its citizenship by investment (CBI) program. A team from the IMF,…
EU referendum: 1975 and 2016, a tale of two campaigns
By Jamie Robertson Business reporter, From BBC News It wasn’t called Brexit then, but 41 years ago British businesses had few doubts about Europe. They campaigned enthusiastically to take Britain into the European Economic Community (EEC) or Common Market in…