OECS seeking compliance with US tax law
FATCA seeks to combat tax evasion by US citizens and resident non-citizens with US-sourced income in Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) outside of the United States.
View ArticleSt Kitts prime minister says opposition statements are “mere propaganda”
Dr. Douglas said he was challenged to inform the population that his government is not illegal simply because it it were, the opposition led by a lawyer would have gone to the courts to challenge his...
View ArticleNevis police deny involvement in shooting death
Assistant Commissioner urges the public to refrain from perpetuating “derogatory rumours” that may discourage cooperation with law enforcement.
View ArticleSt Kitts extends tax concessions to first time home owners
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr. Denzil Douglas was quoted as saying that there were still many families waiting to take advantage of the tax concession policy.
View ArticleSt Kitts prime minister awarded EC$350,000 in newspaper defamation case
On March 28, 2012, a default judgment was ordered against The Democrat newspaper for defaming Dr. Douglas after the paper failed to file a defence.
View ArticleNevis reacts to Caribbean Court of Justice ruling on CARICOM nationals
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas the landmark ruling addresses immigration matters within CARICOM and his government wants to ensure that its policies are in line with the court's directives.
View ArticleCaribbean media group concerned about charges against Barbados media workers
The publisher of the Nation newspaper, Vivian-Anne Gittens, as well as the Editor-in-Chief Roy Morris and senior journalist Sanka Price, were placed on BDS$5,000 (One BDS dollar = US$0.50 cents) bail...
View ArticleSt Kitts authorities suspect arson in Venezuelan embassy fire
Investigators were on Monday probing the cause of a fire that destroyed the Venezuelan Embassy and partly damaged the building housing the Organization of American States (OAS) Office.
View ArticleMysterious fire destroys another government building in Nevis
The blaze wrecked most of the structure housing the Treasury Office, the VAT Office and the Philatelic Bureau and followed two unexplained fires in St Kitts.
View ArticleSt Kitts police charge two, including a woman with Venezuelan Embassy fire
Police confirmed that the two people had been formally arrested and charged with the offence of unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to the building on January 5.
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