Travel Business News - Africa / Middle East.
Oct 13, 2008 African laureate traveling exhibition, Olaudah Equiano, has arrived on the island of Montserrat. The exhibition opened Oct. 1 and will remain on display at the National Trust until the end of the year. Considered to be one of the more famous residents of Montserrat,...

The EU Savings Directive And The Cayman Funds Industry.
INTRODUCTION Our memorandum, "The EU Savings Directive - Background", explains the rationale behind the European Union Savings Tax Directive (the "EUSD") and how it works in practice in the Cayman Islands. This memorandum is designed in particular to assist our investment fund clients and takes a look...

Tax injustice--the facts: the measure of just tax is the ability to pay. the world's tax system today is unjust, shifting the burden from rich to poor--and failing altogether to address the green agenda.
Race to the bottom (1) Tax havens are now the first port of call for transnational corporations and rich individuals seeking tax-free wealth. The more havens there are, the more they compete to offer the least tax and attract the most cash. They are no longer just...

En medio de una tormenta perfecta: los pequeños países del Caribe.
[ILUSTRACIÓN OMITIR] (Primera de dos partes) El proceso integración del Caribe rejuvenece con el tiempo, a pesar de fuertes vientos en contra. El primer intento unificador fue el Arca de Libre Comercio del Caribe (Carifta) en 1965, casi en los albores de la independencia de...

Antigua's literary fest continues to grow.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU'RE AS LIKELY TO bump into award-winning science fiction writer Nalo Hopkinson as you are New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey. Such is the drawing power of the Antigua and Barbuda International Literary Festival, only three years young this November. It may have...

Economía única en el 2015: pasaporte común caribeño.
La integración caribeña avanza paso a paso y después de probarse algunos mecanismos de integración, este proceso está listo para enfretar los principales desafíos: la voluntad política de sus gobernantes para encauzar los cambios legislativos que permitan alcanzar la meta de la Economía Única en el 2015. ...

Floristic richness and affinities in the West Indies.
Introduction The West Indies are an archipelago with more than one thousand islands that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea and cover a distance of 2,700 km from Barbados to the most western tip of Cuba (Howard, 1973). They are not in contact with the...

Paises do istmo e a comunidade caribenha negociam TLC.
Os 15 países que compõem a Comunidade do Caribe reuniram-se com as equipes de negociadores de El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicarágua e Panamá, para alcançar um tratado de livre comércio. (AméricaEconomía.com.br) A reunião realizada em Trinidad e Tobago, contou com representantes dos 15 países membros da Comunidade...

Masses for peace & sobriety celebrated in 125 RP parishes.
Some 125 parishes, including 65 in Metro Manila, yesterday celebrated masses for peace and sobriety sponsored by the local government units in towns and cities throughout the country. It was an outpouring of support for the leadership of President Arroyo, Mayor Ramon Guico, president of the Union...

A selection of February's other society events.
For details, please contact the Events Office on 020 7591 3100 2 February, 7.30pm Volcanic Montserrat (LECTURE LEICESTER) David Edwards recounts his experiences of eruption, evacuation and disruption on the Caribbean island of Montserrat in 1995, after arriving to participate in a biodiversity...