UK overseas territories could be affected by EU tax crackdown
By Simon Bowers From The Guardian UK Jersey, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands among possible targets for economic sanctions after being included on low corporation tax scorecard Eight British overseas territories and crown dependencies, including Jersey, the British Virgin…
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Sanders: The US and the EU in harmful tax competition
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Over the last few weeks, a trans-Atlantic war of words has been going on between the US Treasury and the European Union Commission (EC) over what amounts to ‘harmful tax competition’. That’s…
Cayman Islands included on Italy’s “whitelist”
Cayman Finance CEO Mr Jude Scott has welcomed the positive news that the Cayman Islands had been included on Italy’s “whitelist”. Mr Scott said inclusion on the whitelist will, among other things, allow Cayman Islands funds to invest in Italian…
Lightning strike kills more than 300 reindeer in Norway
By Bianca Britton, From CNN (CNN) More than 300 reindeer have been killed by a single lightning strike at a Norwegian national park. Pictures released by the Norwegian Environment Agency on Sunday show 323 carcasses scattered across a small, isolated area…
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival Held in August year the Notting Hill Carnival is Europe’s biggest street party. The Notting Hill Carnival is the largest street festival in Europe and originated in 1964 as a way for Afro-Caribbean communities to celebrate…
Destinations of the week
Totally Underrated Honeymoon Destinations By Doug Murray from Slice One of the key ingredients for an unforgettable honeymoon is the right destination: one that has beauty, fun and romance by the bucketful. What it shouldn’t have is crowds of other…
Why Aren’t Businesses Investing?
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Interest rates in developed economies have been declining for the past 40 years. At this point, 60 percent of global GDP is generated in countries that have negative or near-zero interest rates. Germany and…
LGBT tourists help sway attitudes in the Caribbean
From TTG Media The Caribbean is a welcoming place for LGBT travellers, despite the old-fashioned laws of some islands. How LGBT tourists can help the change attitudes in the Caribbean Carol Hay, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s director of marketing for…
China has a huge elephant in the room that needs addressing
By Marc Chandler, Marc to Market From Business Insider Americans have a saying about an 800-pound gorilla in a room. It refers to a person or organization so powerful that it can act unilaterally. The British have an expression about…
ECCB governor cites possible major fallout from Brexit
By Ken Richards From WINN FM St Kitts and Nevis (WINN) For the region in general, there could be major adverse impacts from Brexit. That warning is coming from Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy Antoine. A Britain…
