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Port-of-Spain -- Sept. 19, 2009 -- The Government is openly inviting Chief Justice Ivor Archie to discuss
the proposed changes to the draft constitution as they relate to the
administration of justice in T&T.
Following is the full text of the address by Trinidad & Tobago Chief Justice Ivor
Archie at the opening of the 2009/2010 Law Term.
May 3, 2009 -- A High Court in the United Kingdom has refused an application made by
former Premier Hon. Dr. Michael Misick who challenged the decision by
the British Government to suspend parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Constitution. The decision was handed down in the High Court of
Justice Queen’s Bench Division Administrative Court today Friday May 1,
2009.
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act - Link to Document on US Government Website
- By S Coward
- Published 06-Mar-09
- Banking/ Finance , Legal
- Unrated
INITIAL LIST OF OFFSHORE SECRECY JURISDICTIONS- For purposes of this paragraph, each of the following foreign jurisdictions, which have been previously and publicly identified by the Internal Revenue Service as secrecy jurisdictions in Federal court proceedings, shall be deemed listed by the Secretary as an offshore secrecy jurisdiction unless delisted by the Secretary under subparagraph (F)(ii): (i) Anguilla, (ii) Antigua and Barbuda, (iii) Aruba, (iv) Bahamas, (v) Barbados, (vi) Belize (vii) Bermuda (viii) British Virgin Islands (ix) Cayman Islands. (x) Cook Islands. (xi) Costa Rica. (xii) Cyprus. (xiii) Dominica. (xiv) Gibraltar. (xv) Grenada. (xvi) Guernsey/Sark/Alderney. (xvii) Hong Kong. (xviii) Isle of Man. (xix) Jersey. (xx) Latvia. (xxi) Liechtenstein. (xxii) Luxembourg. (xxiii) Malta. (xxiv) Nauru. (xxv) Netherlands Antilles. (xxvi) Panama. (xxvii) Samoa. (xxviii) St. Kitts and Nevis. (xxix) St. Lucia. (xxx) St. Vincent and the Grenadines. (xxxi) Singapore. (xxxii) Switzerland. (xxxiii) Turks and Caicos. (xxxiv) Vanuatu.
Cayman Islands: Constitution - Final Round Coming
- By S Coward
- Published 26-Jan-09
- Legal , Government, Politics, Int'l Relations
- Unrated
Hon. D. Kurt Tibbetts, JP, MLA /Cabinet Press Briefing, Thursday, 22 January 2009 : Following a very successful second round of constitutional talks here
last week, we have just received, from the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, the latest draft of the proposed new Cayman Islands
Constitution.
OAS & World Bank Launch "Caribbean Emergency Legislation Project”
- By S Coward
- Published 12-Jan-09
- Organization of American States , Legal
- Unrated
Bridgetown -- Jan. 12, 2009 -- The Department of Sustainable Development (DSD) of the General
Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the
support of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(World Bank), launched today the Caribbean Emergency Legislation
Project (CELP), and held the project’s First Steering Committee Meeting
in Bridgetown, Barbados
The Hague--March 10, 2010 -- The Dutch Second Chamber on Tuesday approved the first batch
of laws for the BES islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Party for
Freedom PVV and the one-member Verdonk faction voted against. The same
sex marriage, abortion, euthanasia amendments were approved as well.
Belmopan - Feb. 23, 2010 -- The Senate meets in Belmopan this Tuesday and it is expected to ratify the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution that was passed by the House of Representatives last Friday. Of the three changes to the amendment package, government proceeded with the two less contentious. Firstly, it passed the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final appellate court for Belize to replace the Privy Council.
Turks & Caicos: Facebookers’ could be charged for photographing jury at crime scene
- By S Coward
- Published 20-Jan-10
- Computer/ IT , Legal
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Jan. 20, 2010 -- Acting Chief Justice, His Hon. Richard Williams intends to bring
prosecution against persons who had photographed jury members
inspecting a murder site and later posted the images on a popular
social networking site.
Bahamas: Ginn Sur Mer – Credit Suisse Foreclosure Settled
- By S Coward
- Published 10-Jan-10
- Legal , Travel/Tourism
- Unrated
Palm Coast, FL
– Jan. 10, 2010 -- The New York Supreme Court has approved the settlement of Credit
Suisse's foreclosure action against real estate developer Ginn-LA's (
Bobby Ginn and financial partner
Lubert Adler)
$4.9 billion mixed-use development on West End, Grand Bahama.