BVI signs TIEA with Japan
By Aki Corsoni-Husain , Mirza Manraj, Ross Munro From Harneys The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government entered into its twenty-sixth tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) with the Government of Japan on 18 June 2014. This new TIEA is not present…
Last call to dodge the IRS’s crusade against ‘Offshore’ Accounts?
Agents at the IRS have been quietly rubbing their hands together in anticipation of July 1. That’s when a new law requiring foreign banks to report on offshore accounts held by American citizens goes into effect, enabling the IRS much…
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 mascot unveiled
From CONCACAF OTTAWA — The historic Canadian Museum of Nature nestled in the nation’s capital Ottawa proved the perfect perch from which to unveil Shuéme, the young female great white owl and Official Mascot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup…
Don’t drink cocktails. But do look at them under a microscope
By hipstomp/Rain Noe From core77 I loves me some booze, but I can’t stand cocktails. Anything I drink, I drink straight. This has nothing to do with manliness and everything to do with respecting the craft of the liquor manufacturers…
St Vincent PM talks free movement of Caribbean nationals
From Caribbean News Now ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad — “A more mature, more profound regionalism,” says Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, is the only way that regional governments and peoples can tackle the social and…
Caricom must ‘stand firm’ in negotiations with Canada
From Stabroek news The Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) says Caribbean Community trade negotiators must “stand firm and leverage the good relationship that Canada has had with the Caribbean to secure a fairer free trade agreement.” In a…
Wallow fire study suggests there may be multiple paths to fuel reduction in the WUI
By USDA Forest Service – Pacific Northwest Research Station, From RedOrbit Alternative fuel treatments both reduced fire behavior, allowed for protection of homes Conservative fuel treatments designed to reduce fire severity while still providing forest cover and wildlife habitat worked…
The view from Europe: Being honest about the ACP
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate Two weeks ago, on ACP [Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific] day – an event to the best of my knowledge not widely celebrated – an unusually frank and honest lecture was delivered at the…
