Trinidad and Tobago a hub for illegal immigrants – report
From Jamaica Gleaner PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Global Detention Project, an international group based in Switzerland, says Trinidad and Tobago is a hub for an alarming number of illegal immigrants. In its online report, Global Detention Project…
Is the U.K. already the kind of tax haven it claims it won’t be?
By Hugo Miller From Bloomberg Britain funnels 14% of offshore corporate money: researchers U.K. tops Switzerland, Singapore as conduit to ‘sink’ havens U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond told Le Monde that Britain will not become a Singapore-style low-tax…
Cayman Islands: Butterfield scholarship for employees’ children
(Grand Cayman – 20, July 2017) This year, Butterfield Group introduced three scholarships to be awarded to children of employees across three regions: Atlantic, Caribbean and Europe. Caymanian student Austyn Burkholder, daughter of Caroline Lackey of Butterfield Trust Cayman Limited,…
Swiss want “Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information” with Belize and 40 other states
By Adele Ramo From Amandala BELIZE CITY, Wed. June 21, 2017–Following a meeting last Friday, June 16, the Swiss Federal Council—described as a 7-member executive council which constitutes the federal government of the Swiss Confederation and serves as the collective…
The most competitive economies in the world
By Chris Matei, Visual Capitalist From Business Insider What makes an economy competitive at the global level, and why? It’s a question that economists, investors, and politicians have been asking themselves for decades. And to help answer it, the World…
New clean energy joint venture on Fiji Islands
meeco and Soham Investments join forces for growth of renewable energy on South Pacific Islands Located to the north of New Zealand in the midst of the South Pacific the island state Fiji has to face the severe consequences of…
Largest airlift conference’ in the Caribbean coming up
Without exaggeration, the in June upcoming Caribbean Aviation Meetup in St. Maarten may be called the most significant and largest airlift conference ever held in the Caribbean. The numbers speak for themselves; thirty highly qualified professionals making thirty presentations spread…
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Fifa loses nearly £300m in 2016 and scheduled to lose further £400m in 2017
World football governing body Fifa lost nearly £300m in 2016 and is scheduled to lose close to £400m in 2017. Legal costs related to the corruption scandal which engulfed the organisation and “ill-considered previous investments” contributed to the losses. The…
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New interface for international clean energy solutions
From The meeco Group The renewable energy company The meeco Group provides valuable content on its new web presence The Swiss-based clean energy provider The meeco Group has just launched its new website meeco.net. By creating an intuitive and clear user…
St. Maarten: Airport to host airlift conference
From Bearing Point Caribbean AIRPORT–Twenty-six speakers from twenty countries and 22 nationalities will gather in St. Maarten for the second annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference June 13-15. “Airlift is a common denominator of the aviation and tourism industries that determines…
