OECS Countries seeking to comply with US Tax Law
From The Gleaner The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) says it is spearheading the establishment of a working group to ensure that financial institutions which operate within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) are prepared to comply with…
Caribbean Airlines to look at dual branding
From Go-Jamaica A Joint Working Group is to examine the possibility and scope for dual branding for Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL). Transport Minister, Dr Omar Davies yesterday met with Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Investments, Vasant Bharath,…
Pre-takeover Cadbury’s aggressive tax avoidance exposed
By Sally Gainsbury, Jonathan Ford and Vanessa Houlder From Financial Times Cadbury, the British confectionery maker which became a cause célèbre for tax justice campaigners after it was acquired by US food group Kraft in 2010, engaged in aggressive tax…
Bloody pictures of battered Puerto Rican star Evelyn Lozada released
From Caribbean360 The image attached shows the “Ev and Ocho” star in a Florida emergency room with a head gash allegedly inflicted by her former husband and co-star Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson. (Credit: sodahead.com) FLORIDA, United States. It’s long been said…
The CIA’s campaign to squash leaks has already been leaked to the media
Abby Ohlheiser, The Atlantic Wire The CIA’s new campaign to prevent leakers among its ranks might have a ready-made starting point after a memo outlining details of the “Honor the Oath” campaign was “obtained” by the Associated Press. The inference…
Dateline: Paradise
by Freeman Rogers From The BVI beacon Tiny nations blamed for world’s woes The world’s largest countries will no longer allow themselves to be victimised by tiny nations around the globe, leaders agreed at the recent G8 Summit in Northern…
The State Of Texas Executes Its 500th Inmate
From Business Insider, AFP The US state of Texas executed its 500th convict since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, a record in a country where capital punishment is in decline elsewhere. Kimberly McCarthy, 52, was declared dead by…
Rugby Sevens Begin Preparations
From 28 June to 1 July, the Cayman Islands National Rugby Sevens team will begin their preparations in earnest at the South Sound Ground for the North American and Caribbean Rugby Championships, which will be held in Grand Cayman at…
Small beauty business wins endorsement from Theo Paphitis
By AfroDeity Ltd ELY, England, June 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Small family company AfroDeity Ltd won the endorsement of TV Dragons’ Den star and entrepreneur, Theo Paphitis. On Sunday Alicia Thornthwaite, co-founder of AfroDeity Ltd, pitched her business to…
Freshfields, W&C secure $8 bin financing for Alibaba
By Kenishk Verghese, Reuters From Asia. Legal Business on line Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised China’s Alibaba Group on a financing of $8 billion to refinance its existing debts. White & Case advised the nine underwriters on the transaction-ANZ, Citigroup,…
