Common rules (not rates) should be the answer to tax competition in the EU
By Peter Dietsch From Social Europe Tax avoidance is a key problem for European countries, with the EU taking several steps to try and limit the ability of businesses to shift their profits to low-tax jurisdictions. Peter Dietsch writes on…
Sourcing at Magic with Haiti’s textile and apparel sector
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 7, 2015: Visitors of SOURCING at MAGIC 2015 were introduced to the unique and creative forms of garments available to them from the Haitian textile and apparel industry when the Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI) of…
Google grapples with EU right to be forgotten
Sue Reisinger, from Corporate Counsel Google Inc. has its legal hands full overseas these days. Besides its antitrust battle with the European Union, the Internet giant has just received Europe’s first “right to be forgotten” enforcement action for failing to…
Caribbean Investment Summit 2015/Kentucky clerk jailed
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 1, 2015. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), will host their inaugural Caribbean Investment Summit on September 10, 2015 at the Courthouse Hotel, London, UK….
Here’s why most Caribbean seafood can’t leave the region
From Antillean Media Group Many Caribbean countries are lacking standards for sanitary and phytosanitary measures for fish and seafood, which makes international exports impossible. Now, a regional body is trying to change that. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, August 27, 2015 — The…
Diving in the Colombian Caribbean to overcome disabilities
From Latin America Herald Tribune Rosario Islands, Colombia – A scuba diving center in this Caribbean paradise is using an experimental therapy for people with disabilities, most of them victims of Colombia’s armed conflict, who can forget about their physical…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events NWDA Visit to Cayman Brac Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) will be available to meet with Employers and Job Seekers, and assist with online registrations, resume preparation and other job search activities. Wednesday 15th July…
The British economy looks like it’s hitting a wall — and the next government will have to deal with it
By Mike Bird From Business Insider Two slightly worrying figures about the UK economy were published this week. First, the GDP estimate for the first quarter of 2015 was a huge miss in comparison to forecasts. Economists had expected a…
Microsoft: unmasking emails risks ‘outrage’ overseas
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Microsoft Corp. told a federal appeals court last week that the federal government has created “international discord” and “outrage” over its efforts to seize a customer’s email stored on company servers in Ireland. The…
Cyclone Pam leaves many of Vanuatu population homeless
From BBC The President of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale, described Cyclone Pam as “a monster” Vanuatu’s president has told the BBC many of his people are homeless after the “monster” cyclone that ravaged the Pacific island nation on Saturday. His voice…