Barbados Congratulates Ramon Harewood, First Ever NFL Player from the Island
Baltimore Ravens Player Marks First Barbadian to Make the Super Bowl TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2013 /CNW/ – One would not think that a tiny island 14 miles wide by 21 miles long formed by the collision of the Atlantic…
Why Ireland cannot allow multinationals to exploit tax system
Posted on January 31, 2013 by David Murphy Question: what do Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Ireland have in common? Answer: they are all countries used by multinationals to aggressively manage their tax bills. The Irish are slipping into bad…
Cayman judge reserves judgment in Axiom Legal Financing Fund receivership case
After hearing two days of evidence, Justice Angus Foster today reserved judgment on whether Axiom Legal Financing Fund should be placed into Receivership, as the directors and certain investors want, or should be allowed to continue under new management, which…
Boston MP [FCO Minister Simmonds] to vote in favour of same-sex marriage
By Daniel Jaines Boston Standard The MP for Boston and Skegness has said he will vote in favour of allowing same-sex couples to marry next week. Conservative MP Mark Simmonds told The Standard: “This is one of the most difficult…
Government optimistic cruise lines can construct port
Tourism minister, Hon. Cline Glidden said since his meeting with the cruise lines in Florida recently he has now received a specific proposal. Speaking at last Thursday’s press briefing, the minister said more than one cruise line were interested in…
Cayman: ‘Don’t Want Competition Ahead Of Us’
The Cayman Islands Government says it is “closely monitoring” developments in Bermuda after the six-year Term Limit for work permit holders was scrapped. Cayman presently has a seven-year term limit, and changes to the policy have been a subject of…
No property rights revealed in GLF pay-off
At the Thursday (31) Government Press Briefing, Tourism Minister Cline Glidden revealed that Italian based company, GLF Construction’s $2.5M pay-off as a settlement agreement relating to the termination of the cruse berthing negotiations with them by former premier McKeeva Bush,…
Bermuda, ‘capital of the Caribbean’?
By Owain Johnston-Barnes Royal Gazette Members of the House of Lords discussed making Bermuda the “capital of the Caribbean” to cut the cost of travel between the UK and the islands to our south. The conversation took place as the…
American Sniper author Chris Kyle shot dead in Texas
Iraq veteran and ex-US Navy seal Chris Kyle, known as the deadliest sniper in US history, has been shot dead on a Texas shooting range, reports say. His body was found at Rough Creek Lodge range on Saturday with that…
Drug boat interception – Three now charged
The three Jamaican nationals arrested last week (22 January 2013) following the interception of a drug canoe have now been charged by the RCIPS. The 57, 44 and 43-year-old men have been charged with importation of ganja and possession of…
