Antigua opposition predicts CIP price war in the OECS
From Caribbean News Service ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Aug 19 2017 – The opposition United Progressive Party (UPP) on Saturday criticized a decision by the Gaston Browne administration to lower the processing fees for the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP). The…
St Lucia citizenship unit counters opposition pledge to review economic citizenships
From Caribbean News Now CASTRIES, St Lucia — The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CBIU) in Saint Lucia has attempted to counter a pledge by the opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) to review every citizenship granted by the current government…
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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…
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…
New look at Antiguan passport holders
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Just when the administration of President Donald Trump is applying greater scrutiny to who enters the U.S. and who doesn’t, authorities in Antigua are preparing to pull the plug on nearly 20 foreigners who…
Antigua: Government orders probe into processing of passports under CIP
From The Montserrat Reporter ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Feb 10, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government has ordered a re-examination of the applications of 19 passport holders on suspicion that there was “political interference” in the decision to have them…
Call for Caricom’s intelligence agency to vet regional CIP applications
By Antigua Observer From St Lucia News Online ANTIGUA OBSERVER – The head of a well-known citizenship advisory firm is making a call for Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CIPs) to vet applicants through Caricom’s Joint Regional Communications Centre (JRCC)….
Panamanian organised crime prosecutor obtains extension in Panama Papers law firm investigation
By Kenneth Rijock From Caribbean News Now PANAMA CITY, Panama — Javier Caraballo, the lead organised crime prosecutor investigating Panama Papers law firm, Mossack Fonseca, since April 2016, has obtained an extension of time in which to continue his ongoing…
US cautions Caribbean BOTs about whom they give their passports
From Merco Press South Atlantic News Agency The United States Government has cautioned Caribbean countries offering a Citizenship by Investment Program (CIP) to be extra cautious about who they give their passports to, and ensure that recipients have no terrorist…
Open letter from Anthony Astaphan SC to Mondaq
21st September, 2015 Mr Charles Aspinwall Mondaq London Office Dear Sir, I am instructed by the Honourable Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda and the Attorney General on behalf of the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda with regard…
