UK ministers humiliated after Cayman and BVI leaders repeatedly ignore requests for meetings
By Jon Stone From The Independent UK Exclusive: Campaigners accuse Government of ‘pussyfooting’ around the issue, and claim the ‘meek’ and ‘softly-softly’ approach is not working The governments of two notorious tax havens have repeatedly ignored UK ministers’ requests to…
Jamaica & U.S. co-host public-private dialogue on Correspondent Banking
In recognition of the significant financial ties between the United States and the countries of the Caribbean, the Bank of Jamaica and the United States Department of the Treasury hosted a public-private roundtable on correspondent banking that took place on…
Cayman Islands: Independent review of the RCIPS Search and Rescue Operation [won’t ‘soon come’]
From The Cayman Islands Governor’s Office Immediately after agreeing the need for an independent investigation into the RCIPS response to the missing persons at sea the Governor made a formal approach to the United States Coast Guard, and on their…
Panama Papers: The secret state of Delaware
By Lucy Clarke-Billings From Newsweek When conjuring up a picture of a tax haven, one generally imagines a faraway, zero-tax, Caribbean land like the Cayman Islands or Bermuda. President Obama has criticized offshore jurisdictions like these and citing the Panama…
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Cayman Islands thrive on amateur spirit despite defeats
By Alex Jenkins from South China Morning Post Caribbean outfit lose to Hong Kong and Zimbabwe but are richer for their first experience in a big tournament The all-amateur Cayman Islands team experienced a baptism of fire on the first day…
PAC: 1MDB directors repeatedly given inaccurate info
From The Star Online PETALING JAYA: The 1Malaysia Development Bhd board of directors was repeatedly given inaccurate information by the management of the government investment arm, said the Public Accounts Committee. Among the instances highlighted by the PAC in its…
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Deficit of hope
By D. Markie Spring From Caribbean News Now Despite its many challenges, the Earth is a perfect place! The number one reason for such claim is, the Earth was created by the perfect Being – God, the omnificent, the One…
Recipe of the week
Recipe: Mindy Segal’s Banana Nilla Cookies FROM THE KITCHN When we have overripe bananas at my restaurant, HotChocolate, we cook them down and make a purée, which we then use in cakes, sherbet, or frosting — like I do here….
Vantage Drilling International and Vantage Drilling Company – Here’s what you need to know
Gy Fun Trading From Seeking Alpha Vantage Drilling International is the new name for Vantage Drilling after emerging from bankruptcy on February 11, 2016. VTGDF sold all its assets to Vantage Drilling International and got a $61.477 million promissory note…
IDB annual assembly focuses on role of private sector, clean energy
EFE From Fox News Latino The role of the private sector, the need for clean energy and the threat of climate change were the leading topics during a day of conferences Friday at the Inter-American Development Bank’s annual assembly in…
