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…
Manafort, Russia and the Cayman Islands
This From Russia with Love **** just keeps getting deeper. Of course Sgt. Don (Schultz) Drumpf says, “I know Nothing”. This article really get into the weeds of a story dealing with a telecommunications investment in the Cayman Islands with…
Harneys named Offshore Law Firm Of The Year
From Bernews International offshore law firm Harneys has been named Offshore Law Firm of the Year by The Lawyer, announced on June 29th. The awards recognise firms for outstanding legal excellence, market-leading strategy and commercial strength. The award follows a…
How an invasive fish is threatening the Mediterranean Sea
By Aidan Quigley From The Christian Science Monitor An invasive lionfish species has been found on the coast of Cyprus. A previous lionfish invasion of the Carribean contributed to the death of coral reefs. An invasive lionfish species found in…
RedState Web: HAHAHA!! Trump crony Paul Manafort wanted for Fraud Questioning by THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
By: streiff (Diary) From RedState Donald Trump strategist and alleged Russian mob fixer Paul J. Manafort, left, chats with a rented Ben Carson as they head to a Trump for president reception at the Republican National Committee Spring Meeting, Thursday,…
US Treasury rules FBME ‘still a money laundering concern’
BY THE GUARDIAN REPORTER From IPP media The US Treasury`s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final ruling confirming the Tanzanian-headquartered Federal Bank of the Middle East (FBME) as an institution of “primary money laundering concern.” The Bank…
Telecommunications report reveals shady offshore outfits and crime behind internet firms
From Sputnik News A new project has revealed that telecom companies, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), cable operators across Eastern Europe are clouded in a smoke and mirrors operation that covers a myriad of offshore companies and shady deals. The project…
Gonzalo Jalles to join Harneys Services in Cayman Islands
Harneys is pleased to announce that Gonzalo Jalles, who has been CEO of Cayman Finance for the past two years, will join the firm as Head of Fiduciary and New Services in Cayman later this year. In this role, Gonzalo…
Impact of sanctions in Ukraine and Russia under the Laws of Cyprus, the BVI and the Cayman Islands
From Harneys This guide contains a summary of the current sanctions regime imposed on Ukraine by the European Union in March 2014. No sanctions on the Russian Federation, as relevant to Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) or the Cayman…
Top 12 tax havens for US companies
From RT US corporations are making record profits in tax havens like Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Some of the profits exceed the GDP of the host country, with Bermuda’s offshore profits 1643% of total…
