Consolidated Water Co. Downgraded by Zacks to “Sell” (CWCO)
From ABMN Consolidated Water Co. logoConsolidated Water Co. (NASDAQ:CWCO) was downgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat.Com reports. According to Zacks, “Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. intends to develop and…
Focusing on child abuse
By Peter Wickham, From Barbados Nation News THE ISSUE of child abuse has recently come sharply into focus as a result of a few well-publicised incidents and there is considerable interest in understanding the national rates and the extent to…
4 reasons why FIFA’s Sepp Blatter must step down immediately
By Michael Krumholtz from The Tico Times The big, bad wolf has been howling outside Sepp Blatter’s FIFA empire for the past few months, but now the entire foundation around him looks blown away with a mighty wind that hit…
Caribbean financial sectors under attack
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 The Tax Haven label is hurting Caribbean countries. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday October 1, 2015 – Once again, Commonwealth Caribbean countries are under attack as “tax havens”, even though they are nothing of the…
Plans to overhaul global tax system to be published
By Colm Keena From The Irish Times OECD report will contain major challenges and opportunities for Ireland The changes to global tax rules are considered by Irish tax experts and policymakers to contain both threats and potential advantages for Ireland….
The View from Europe: Europe to consider future of ACP relationship
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now In a matter of days, the European Commission will launch a communication (policy paper) on the options for post-Cotonou arrangements with the ACP; the grouping that brings together 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific…
We Jamaicans can’t blame our entire malaise on the evil white bogeyman
By André Wright From The Guardian UK Whatever David Cameron’s motives for the repatriation scheme, our prisons are a disgrace – and the whining of the reparations lobby masks the screw-ups of our own governments Given that black Jamaicans were…
New SwissLeaks analysis reveals how tax haven secrecy harms developing countries
30 September 2015 -New, detailed examination of the SwissLeaks files by Christian Aid working with the US-based Financial Transparency Coalition (FTC) graphically reveals the harm tax haven secrecy does to the economies of developing countries. The SwissLeaks scandal involves thousands…
Publisher’s thoughts on Month of the Older Person
October is the Month of the Older Person and these are my thoughts as I am now 81 years young. And I still garden and do my daily exercises on the floor. MONTH OF THE OLDER PERSON Ageing is a life-spanning…
RCIPS warns residents of anticipated risks arising from increased demand for US cash in Cayman
From RCIPS The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit (FCU) would like to advise the community of risks that the current temporary increase in demand for US cash on the island and the possible emergence of unlicensed currency exchanges may pose to…
