Digicel launches Top Up app in US and Caribbean
From Turks & Caicos Weekly News Telecommunications company Digicel recently announced the official launch of its convenient Top Up App which delivers a fast, reliable and convenient way for customers to send minutes abroad. The new top up app also…
Sri Lanka first nation to protect all mangrove forests
By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, From BBC News Sri Lanka has lost an estimated 76% of its mangrove forests over the past 100 years Sri Lanka has become the first nation in the world to comprehensively protect all of its…
Cayman Islands Red Cross launches Nepal earthquakes appeal
Two weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal just west of Kathmandu, a second earthquake has hit the eastern part of that nation near the town of Namche, close to Mount Everest. The second earthquake, which struck around…
Cayman Islands extend FATCA compliance deadlines
From FoleyHoag On May 11, 2015, the Cayman Islands announced the extension of its FATCA registration and reporting deadlines, as follows: Compliance Obligation Old Deadline Extended Deadline Registration May 12, 2015 May 21, 2015 Reporting May 31, 2015 June 12,…
Glencore reveals it’s being audited by ATO over taxes [Cayman Islands accounts]
By Nassim Khadem From Financial Review Glencore is under audit by the Australian Taxation Office for the low level of taxes it pays, claiming billions in “losses” overseas and resorting to low-tax or no-tax nations such as Bermuda, Singapore and…
For the record: A review of the British Virgin Islands Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2015
By Will Burnell From Harneys Publication Date:12 May 2015 On 30 March 2015 a new section (the New Section) relating to trustees’ obligations to maintain trust records was inserted into the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Trustee Ordinance. The provisions of…
The tiger at the bar: QC who helped win the fight to see Charles’s letters
By Owen Bowcott From The Guardian UK After a whirlwind week in which she beat attempts to conceal royal communications, the ‘formidable’ Dinah Rose QC shows no signs of slowing Pivoting forward over a barrister’s lectern, flexing confidently on her…
Home for sale – Ultra-Prime Income Producing Property
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Revealing pledge by Cuba’s president
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados Nation News Guided by varied experiences of national, regional and international developments, readers of this column may have long come to accept the adage that in politics all things are possible – at times quite…
The Directors Registration and Licensing (Amendment) Law, 2015
By Matt Mulry and Christine Holland From Dillon Eustace The Directors Registration and Licensing (Amendment) Law, 2015 (the “Amendment Law”) came into force on 8 May, 2015 to amend and update specific sections of the Directors Registration and Licensing Law,…
