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31/07/2008 Grenada Attends 20th COTA General Assembly
23/07/2008 FirstCaribbean Wins Best Bank Award
23/07/2008 Caribbean Tax Administrators Meet In Belize
18/07/2008 Thompson Announces 2008 Barbados Budget
08/07/2008 29th Meeting Of Heads Of Caricom Takes Place
08/07/2008 Barbados Seeks Double Tax Agreement With Japan
02/07/2008 Cable And Wireless Launches BlackBerry Internet Services In The Caymans
30/06/2008 Cable And Wireless To Refocus Caribbean Business
27/06/2008 EU And CARIFORUM Countries To Deepen Integration On IP
26/06/2008 Barrow Speaks At New York Conference On The Caribbean 2008
26/06/2008 Barbados And Seychelles Sign Double Tax Agreement
19/06/2008 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Barbados
23/05/2008 2007 Saw Record Investment In Latin America And Caribbean
16/05/2008 EPA Between EU And Caribbean To Be Signed In July
16/05/2008 CARICOM To Negotiate Trade Deal With Canada
05/05/2008 Commons Report Finds UK Overseas Territory Risk Management Ineffectual
01/05/2008 UK Lawmakers Launch Offshore Inquiry
15/04/2008 Latin America and the Caribbean Region Resilient So Far, But Risks Ahead
15/04/2008 Barbados Launches Automated Tax System
07/04/2008 Alvarion And Digicel To Deploy Wireless Broadband Throughout Caribbean
04/04/2008 Paulson To Attend Annual Inter-American Development Bank Meeting
02/04/2008 WIPO Member States Adopt 2008/09 Program and Budget
31/03/2008 Barbadians Urged To Protect Their IP Rights
17/03/2008 Bush Announces Talks With Caribbean Leaders
11/03/2008 Canada Negotiates Open Skies Agreement With Barbados
11/03/2008 Caricom Leader Urges Members To Complete Single Market Reforms
27/02/2008 HSBC Launches Global Expat Survey
22/02/2008 Scotiabank Invests In Barbados Private Bank
20/02/2008 Barbados And New Zealand To Strengthen Economic Ties
18/02/2008 EU Adopts Recommendations To Open Negotiations For Short Stay Visa Waiver
14/02/2008 IMF Deputy MD Comments On Barbados Visit
08/02/2008 Committee On Customs Co-operation To Be Set up Under EPA
06/02/2008 Barbados Economy Continues Along Growth Path
30/01/2008 Canada Seeking Stronger Commercial Ties With Barbados
23/01/2008 Barbados's New Government Faces Economic Challenges
21/01/2008 US To Issue Passport Cards For Trips To Neighbouring Countries
18/01/2008 Barbadians Vote For Change
10/01/2008 Cross Border Taxation An Issue For The UN, Says Barbados PM
03/01/2008 World Banks Predicts 5.1% Growth For Caribbean And LatAm Economy
28/12/2007 Barbados Election Set For January 15
13/12/2007 WIPO Hosts LDC Forum
13/12/2007 EU Finally Adopts EPAs For ACP Countries
29/11/2007 WIPO Seminar Discusses Economics Of IP
21/11/2007 WIPO SCT Meets
20/11/2007 World Bank Urged To Be Honest In 'Tax Haven' Study
14/11/2007 WIPO Meeting Discusses Criminal Enforcement Of IP Rights
14/11/2007 New Tax Incentives Granted For Small Companies in Barbados
08/11/2007 Barbados Government Committed To ICT Development
06/11/2007 Italy Increases WIPO Contributions
06/11/2007 EU and ACP Battle Against Clock To Reach Trade Deals
02/11/2007 WIPO Conference Underlines Importance Of IP In Creative Industries
10/10/2007 WIPO To Host Conference On IP And The Creative Industries
09/10/2007 EU ACP Talks Unsuccessful
05/10/2007 WIPO And Mexico Sign Cooperation Plan
04/10/2007 Merger To Create Caribbean Banking Giant
27/09/2007 Study Puts Case For Common Stock Exchange Regulation
21/09/2007 WIPO And ASEAN Review Joint Cooperation Activities
18/09/2007 WIPO Examines Initiative To Increase IP Awareness Amongst SMEs
17/09/2007 IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation With Barbados
13/09/2007 Italy Increases Financial Support For WIPO
07/09/2007 Paris MoU To Conduct Concentrated Inspection Campaign
31/08/2007 WIPO Announces Life Sciences Symposia
29/08/2007 WIPO Hosting Seminar On Digital Rights Management
23/08/2007 Barbados Publishes VoIP Policy
15/08/2007 ICANN Consults On New TLDs
13/08/2007 Cross-Border Taxation An Issue For The UN, Says Barbados PM
13/08/2007 WIPO Report Reveals Highest Patent Growth In North East Asia
24/07/2007 Digicel Sues Cable And Wireless For Damages
24/07/2007 Canada Offers Free Trade Deal To Caribbean
24/07/2007 IMF Comments On Barbados Article IV Review
18/07/2007 WIPO IGC Recommends Mandate Renewal
10/07/2007 US To Invest In Caribbean And Latin American Infrastructure
10/07/2007 WIPO DG And Bulgarian President Hold Talks
10/07/2007 Caribbean Single Economy Given Green Light For 2015
06/07/2007 US Government Examines Caribbean Port Security Risks
04/07/2007 Caribbean Internet Providers Told To Lower Costs
27/06/2007 WIPO To Continue Discussions On Broadcasting Piracy
25/06/2007 WIPO To Co-Host GI Symposium
22/06/2007 US And CARICOM Restate Commitment To Trade And Investment
21/06/2007 WIPO Welcomes Breakthrough On Development Agenda Proposals
19/06/2007 WIPO Chief Meets UN General Assembly President
19/06/2007 Barbados And Seychelles Discuss New Tax Treaty
14/06/2007 Rangel Backs Delay In US Passport Initiative
05/06/2007 Caribbean Islands Indemnify Against Future Hurricane Damage
04/06/2007 Digicel Scoffs At C And W's Market Share Claims
24/05/2007 Barbados To Clamp Down On Tax Evasion
23/05/2007 Barbados To Beef Up Regulations For Accountants
22/05/2007 Barbados Hosts International Tax Conference
08/05/2007 Crime Inhibiting Caribbean Growth And Investment, Says World Bank
20/04/2007 St Kitts And Nevis Economy To Outperform Region In 2007, Says IMF
19/04/2007 RBC And Fidelity To Launch Caribbean Joint Banking Venture
16/04/2007 Barbados And Slovakia To Explore Double Tax Agreement
13/04/2007 Barbados Protests About Proposed US 'Tax Haven' Legislation
09/04/2007 ACP Spurns EU's Trade Offer
23/03/2007 WTO Agrees To Hear Ecuador's Banana Gripe
21/03/2007 Scotiabank Expands Caribbean, Latin American Wealth Management Service
21/03/2007 Expats To Remit $100bn To Caribbean And Latin America By 2010
13/03/2007 Bayshore Acquires CIBC Bank And Trust
09/03/2007 CARICOM And Central American Countries To Forge Trade Links
01/03/2007 CARICOM Pushes Free Trade With Central America
26/02/2007 Digicel Gets Away US$1.4bn Bond Issue
20/02/2007 2006 A Good Year For Caribbean Economies, Says CDB
19/02/2007 IDB Approves Regional Strategy For CARICOM
15/02/2007 CARICOM Meeting Celebrates Single Market Progress
15/02/2007 Barbados To Create Financial Services Commission
12/02/2007 CSME On Track For 2008 Launch, Says Arthur
08/02/2007 CIBC Takes FirstCaribbean Holding To 91%
08/02/2007 Butterfield Fund Manager Scoops Performance Award
07/02/2007 New Cable To Improve Caribbean Internet Communication
07/02/2007 Barbados Begins Land Tax Survey
06/02/2007 Messy Start To BVI Telecoms Liberalization
02/02/2007 IDB Grant To Boost Venture Capital Industry In Caribbean, Latin America
02/02/2007 CARICOM Countries Launch 'Single Domestic Space'
30/01/2007 Fidelity Wireless Launches Broadband Service In Barbados
12/01/2007 Caribbean's Digicel Posts Record Growth
11/01/2007 EU Funds To Help Caribbean Economic Integration
29/12/2006 CIBC Buys FirstCaribbean International Shares From Barclays
22/12/2006 Barbados Mulls New Marine Management Authority
20/12/2006 Small Caribbean Phone Company Attacks Cable And Wireless
30/11/2006 Barbados Signs Tax Treaty With The Netherlands
22/11/2006 Barbados Eligible For Dividend Tax Benefits, Says IRS
15/11/2006 Douglas Defends Caribbean Economic Integration
13/11/2006 Flaherty On Tax Warpath With New Offshore Crackdown
10/11/2006 Canada May Re-Start FTA Negotiations With CARICOM
08/11/2006 British Promise Subsidies To ACP Countries
24/10/2006 EU Faces The 'Aid For Trade' Conundrum
18/10/2006 US-CARICOM Trade Summit Distracted By Gaming Dispute
06/10/2006 US Defers Part Of Passport-Carrying Initiative
03/10/2006 CARICOM Ministers Meet Condy
29/09/2006 Haiti Seeks To Modernize IP Regime, Will Receive WIPO Support
22/09/2006 Barbados Stock Exchange Seeks To Boost Local Equity Investing
12/09/2006 Netherland Antilles Keen To Boost Trade With Caribbean Neighbours
04/09/2006 FirstCaribbean International Wins 'Best Bank' Award
30/08/2006 Barbados Wants To Add Japan To Tax Treaty Network
28/07/2006 Barbados To Cut Corporate Tax
06/07/2006 CIBC Acquires Barclays Bank's Stake In FirstCaribbean
22/06/2006 Caribbean Tourist Group Urges US To Delay Passport Initiative
22/06/2006 Caribbean Maritime Institute Ties Up Deal With German Shipping Firm
21/06/2006 New Competitor Enters Barbados Telecoms Market
19/06/2006 CARICOM Chief Confident That Single Market Deadline Will Be Met
01/06/2006 OECD Happy With Efforts To Promote Tax Transparency, But Urges More Action
12/05/2006 Cricket Boosting Barbados Economy
20/04/2006 US And CARICOM Will Forward Free-Trade Talks
14/04/2006 Hague Tribunal Rules Over Barbados/Trinidad Maritime Dispute
10/04/2006 Europe Leads The Race To Cut Corporate Tax
10/04/2006 Caribbean Braced For Another Hurricane Season
06/04/2006 CARICOM And The US Make Up Over Haiti
30/03/2006 Barbados Signs Double Tax Avoidance Agreement With Austria
15/03/2006 CIBC Buys Barclays' Stake in First Caribbean International
14/03/2006 EC Proposes Closer Partnership With Caribbean Region
08/03/2006 Many Jurisdictions Remain Vulnerable To Money Laundering, Says US Report
03/03/2006 CIMA Signs Updated MoU With Brazilian Central Bank
24/02/2006 Caribbean Real Estate A Hedge Against Cooling US Market
16/02/2006 Barbados And India Explore Closer Investment Links
10/02/2006 Barbados Issued More Business Licences In 2005
01/02/2006 Six Countries Sign Up To CARICOM Single Market
23/01/2006 Expert Calls For Single Caribbean Banking Regulator
20/01/2006 Barbados Widens Tax Break For International Financial Services Workers
17/01/2006 ECSE Enjoys Successful 2005
11/01/2006 Digicel Announces Renewed Investment In Caribbean Telecoms
27/12/2005 Digicell Continues Caribbean Mobile Expansion
14/12/2005 CARICOM Single Market To Start In January
30/11/2005 Commonwealth Meeting Asks EU For Better Sugar Compensation
28/11/2005 EU Reaches Surprise Deal On Sugar Prices
28/11/2005 Caribbean Banks Under Pressure From US To Combat Money Laundering
24/11/2005 EU Agriculture Council Struggles To Agree Sugar Package
21/11/2005 EU Makes New Banana Tariff Offer
16/11/2005 ACP Presents Its Own Sugar Proposal To The EU
11/11/2005 Barbados Earning More Forex From Services Sector
08/11/2005 FTAA Still Unburied After Argentine Americas Meeting
01/11/2005 Jamaica To Assist Development Of CARICOM's E-Readiness Status
18/10/2005 Regulator Calls For Single Caribbean Securities Exchange
17/10/2005 CARICOM To Allow Freedom Of Movement For Workers From 2006
12/10/2005 FirstCaribbean Bank Wins ‘Best Emerging Bank’ Award
03/10/2005 Mandelson Visits Caribbean To Discuss Economic Partnership Agreements
27/09/2005 Barbados National Bank Wins Another Bank Of The Year Award
26/09/2005 IMF Predicts Stronger Economic Growth For Caribbean
13/09/2005 Caribbean ICT Experts Call For Regional Internet Taskforce
06/09/2005 US Government Submits New Passport Rules For Comment
06/09/2005 Barbados Government Tax Consultant Appointed To UN Tax Committee
01/09/2005 CARICOM Initiates Regional Position On Internet Governance
23/08/2005 Tax Treaty Between Barbados And Botswana Enters Into Force
22/08/2005 Digicel Anticipating Regulatory Approval For Caribbean Expansion
19/08/2005 US Delays Introduction Of New Passport Measures For Visitors To The Caribbean
17/08/2005 IMF Urges Barbados To Rein In Deficit
12/08/2005 Costa Rican Lawmakers Approve Caribbean Free Trade Deal
11/08/2005 Caribbean Court Of Justice Hears First Case
05/08/2005 IRS Warns Against Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
05/08/2005 Call For Offshore Online Gaming Firms To Be Banned From Spain
04/08/2005 S&P Revises Barbados’s Ratings To Negative Due To Fiscal Imbalances
02/08/2005 Two More Banks Under Scrutiny From Barbados Regulators
28/07/2005 Canadian-Owned Offshore Bank Closed Down In Barbados
28/07/2005 CTU Urges Caribbean Governments To Develop Common Standards In Telecoms Sector
19/07/2005 Restrictive Monetary Policy Affecting Barbados Banking Industry
11/07/2005 CARICOM Agrees Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty
08/07/2005 FirstCaribbean Tries To Improve Union Relationships
07/07/2005 Offshore Banking Supervisors Gather
06/07/2005 Antigua's PM 'Committed To CCJ'
04/07/2005 CARICOM Must Learn From EU Constitution Setback
30/06/2005 EU Tries To Reassure Caribbean Over Sugar Changes
30/06/2005 CSME Deadline Will Not Be Extended Beyond 2005, Warns CARICOM Secretary General
27/06/2005 Digicel Acquires Cingular's Caribbean Mobile Network
27/06/2005 Caribbean Worried By EU Sugar Proposals
10/06/2005 Barbados Stock Exchange To Reduce Transaction Clearing Time
10/06/2005 AIG's Greenberg Resigns From Board
09/06/2005 Bush Supports FTAA, CAFTA
07/06/2005 New US Passport Security Measures 'Will Devastate The Caribbean Economy'
31/05/2005 Spitzer Brings Civil Charges Against AIG And Greenberg
30/05/2005 CARICOM Deliberates Single Economy Framework
26/05/2005 Brazil To Support Barbados In Sugar Crisis
26/05/2005 Paris MOU Announces New ‘Black-Grey-White’ List
24/05/2005 AIG Officials Face Grand Jury Investigation
19/05/2005 Forecasters Predict Another Active Hurricane Season For The Caribbean
16/05/2005 IDB To Assist Caribbean Central Banks In IT Project To Track Expat Remittances
13/05/2005 Barbados Sees Surge Of Tourist Investment
11/05/2005 AIG's Hank Greenberg Faces New Attack
09/05/2005 Caribbean Negotiator Signals Possible Resumption Of FTAA Negotiations
06/05/2005 Bill Amending Tax Treatment Of Offshore CFCs Presented To Senate
19/04/2005 Barbadian Minister Suggests Tougher Policy Needed On Tax Compliance
14/04/2005 CSME Is Not A 'One Size Fits All Approach' Says Senior CARICOM Official
05/04/2005 ‘Barbados Remains A Quality Jurisdiction’, Assures BIBA Chief
01/04/2005 BSE Allows Share Prices To Move In One Cent Increments
28/03/2005 Offshore Financial Centres Object To IOSCO Report
25/03/2005 AIG Under Fire For Use Of Offshore Reinsurance Companies
21/03/2005 Barbados Hopes To Balance Its Books In 2005
03/03/2005 Barbados And Botswana Sign MoU On Double Taxation Avoidance
28/02/2005 WIPO And ECLAC Discuss IP As A Development Tool
23/02/2005 Caricom Heads Of State Show Support For Antigua & Barbuda In Internet Gaming Case
21/02/2005 Barbados Seeks Investment Boost From United States
11/02/2005 Caribbean Economies Record Healthy Economic Growth For 2004
07/02/2005 New Website Launched To Market Barbadian Real Estate
02/02/2005 Barbados Appoints Captive Insurance Expert As International Business Representative
24/01/2005 FirstCaribbean International Launches E-Banking Service
11/01/2005 Caricom Ministers Make Preparations For Single Market
07/01/2005 Caribbean Insurers Could Hike Premiums By 20% Following Hurricane Ivan
05/01/2005 Delays To Caricom Single Market Preventing Caribbean Economic Development
05/01/2005 Billionaire Plans Caribbean-Based Investment Fund
04/01/2005 Caribbean Creditworthiness Slipped Back In 2004
31/12/2004 Single Market Compliance Ceremony To Coincide With Opening Of Caricom HQ
29/12/2004 CARICOM Set To Open Its Doors In 2005
22/12/2004 US And Barbados Exchange Amended Tax Treaty Ratification Instruments
30/11/2004 Barbadian Mutual Funds Said To Have Unfair Tax Advantage
24/11/2004 Barbadians Urged To Choose Tax Refund Certificates Over Bank Deposits
17/11/2004 Senate Approves Updated US/Barbados Tax Treaty
15/11/2004 Caricom Members On Track To Implement CSME
09/11/2004 BNB Waives Sales Tax On Investment Deposits
29/10/2004 Caricom Members Improve Data Collection To Aid Trade And Investment
27/10/2004 Online Legal Resource Developed For OECS Investors
20/10/2004 BNB Reports Healthy Increase In After-Tax Profits
19/10/2004 Caricom Officials Agree ‘Aggressive’ ICT Development Strategy
15/10/2004 CCJ Inauguration Postponed
14/10/2004 Database Developed To Track Skilled Workers Around Caribbean Region
12/10/2004 Barbados To Host Caricom IT Conference
05/10/2004 Barbados/China Tax Treaty Underutilised, Says Minister
05/10/2004 Caribbean Ratings Reflect Diversity of Creditworthiness, Says S&P
29/09/2004 Reinsurance Firms Braced For Substantial Claims For Hurricane Damage
24/09/2004 Talks To Begin On Gibraltar’s Constitutional Arrangements
21/09/2004 Caricom Leaders Agree To Help Grenada Repair Its Tattered Economy
16/09/2004 Caribbean SMEs To Be Represented By New Regional Body
06/09/2004 CARICOM Requests Report On Status Of FTAA Talks
31/08/2004 Dark Economic Clouds May Threaten The Caribbean
26/08/2004 Offshore Banker Urges Barbados To Consider Issues Surrounding Tax Convergence
12/08/2004 Caribbean Trust Industry Fears EU Money Laundering Directive
11/08/2004 Time For Barbados To Unify The Company Tax System?
09/08/2004 Barbados Currency Ratings Lowered By S&P
05/08/2004 IRS Issues Warning On Caribbean ‘Phishing’ Scam
30/07/2004 Caribbean Economies Must Examine Alternatives To Tariff Revenue
16/07/2004 US/Barbados Tax Treaty Tightened To Prevent Evasion
06/07/2004 Caricom Must Take More Pragmatic Approach To Regional Integration
30/06/2004 Reforms Needed Before Caribbean Stock Exchange Becomes Reality
29/06/2004 Snow Confident FTAA Deadline Can Be Met
18/06/2004 China And Caribbean Pledge Closer Economic And Political Cooperation
17/06/2004 CSME Can Bring Growth, Says IMF
17/06/2004 Chinese Firms Flock To Register Offshore
15/06/2004 FTAA Ratification Unlikely In 2005 Says Bahamas Trade Minister
10/06/2004 Central Bank of Barbados Announces Exchange Liberalisation Measures
14/05/2004 CTO Drops Plans For A Caribbean Cruise Passenger Tax
12/05/2004 Barbados Central Bank Seminar Explores Regional And Global Economic Issues
19/04/2004 EU To Forge Closer Economic And Investment Links With Caribbean
08/04/2004 Financial Liberalisation Is a Desirable Goal, Says Barbados Central Bank Governor
06/04/2004 Insurance Firm Sees Barbados As Good Place To Do Business
30/03/2004 Bahamas Urged To Enact New Purpose Trust Legislation
17/03/2004 Owen Arthur To Spell Out The Implications Of The CSME In The US
09/03/2004 Belize PM Urges Caribbean Co-Operation Over Trade
05/03/2004 Caribbean States Lose Preferential Trade Treatment
19/02/2004 Barbados Banking System 'Awash With Excess Liquidity'
16/02/2004 Barbados Central Bank Disputes S&P Analysis
12/02/2004 Caribbean States Need More Time To Eliminate Tariffs Says Caricom
04/02/2004 Barbados Offshore Sector Being Treated 'With Indifference'
27/01/2004 Barbados Exploring Greater Trade Links With Nigeria
20/01/2004 Central Bank Of Barbados Announces Liberalised Equity Rules
06/01/2004 Barbados Experiences Large Rise In Investment From Canada
05/01/2004 Central Banker Urges Business To Prepare For Caribbean Integration
19/12/2003 WTO Panel Concludes First Round In Dispute Between US and Antigua & Barbuda
17/12/2003 Caribbean Cruise Head Tax Debate Rumbles On
08/12/2003 Bank Of Butterfield Acquires Barbadian Retail Bank
04/12/2003 Caribbean Ministers Sign IP Development Agreement
21/11/2003 Bahamas Trade Minister Pessimistic Over FTAA Negotiations
12/11/2003 Caribbean Ratings Agency Scheduled For Next March
28/10/2003 Bermuda Denies Being 'Blacklisted' By United States Treasury
23/10/2003 Conference Explores Case For Caribbean Regional Stock Exchange
20/10/2003 Barbados And The United States To Renegotiate Tax Treaty
16/10/2003 Acamdemic Fears Patriot Act Will Hit Barbados' Foreign Exchange Earnings
15/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Expresses Opposition To Cruise Industry Head Tax
13/10/2003 Caribbean Tourism Head Tax Proposal Attracts Further Criticism
13/10/2003 CARICOM Must Accept Economic Integration, Warns US Ambassador
09/10/2003 Antigua & Barbuda Spearheads Small Nations' Interests In WTO
07/10/2003 St Kitts Hosting CARICOM Heads Of State Conference
06/10/2003 Barbados Lifts Taxes On Computer Hardware And Software
03/10/2003 US Supports Tariff Exemption For FTAA's Smaller States
02/10/2003 Banks Reluctant To Lend To Barbadian Micro-Businesses
01/10/2003 St Kitts & Nevis Assumes Chair Of Small States Forum
26/09/2003 CAIC Vice President Calls For Caribbean Regional Tax
26/09/2003 Barbados AG Says Creation Of Caribbean Court Of Justice Not Rushed
23/09/2003 Cruise Industry Head Tax Could Harm Caribbean Tourism Warns Expert
12/09/2003 Caribbean Is 'Prepared' For Cancun Says Senior Negotiator
10/09/2003 Competition Legislation Being Drafted In Preparation For CSME
09/09/2003 Barbados To Lift Property Tax Threshold To $125,000
03/09/2003 Bahamian Finance Minister Supports Call For Carribbean Stock Exchange
22/08/2003 S&P Downgrades Barbados Currency Ratings
21/08/2003 Certain Workers Granted Freedom Of Movement In CARICOM
20/08/2003 Seminar Will Focus On Caribbean Trade Issues
15/08/2003 Barbadian Small Firms Warned To Gear Up For CSME
30/07/2003 Rangel Urges More Assistance For CARICOM Countries In FTAA
24/07/2003 CSME In Bahamas' Economic Interests Says Owen Arthur
23/07/2003 Barbados Central Bank Increases Stock Exchange Transaction Limit
14/07/2003 Tax Cut Likely To Boost Market In ADRs
10/07/2003 Barbados Continues To Attract International Business
16/06/2003 Bermuda To Become Associate Member of CARICOM
10/06/2003 Canadian Offshore Investments Have Risen Ten-Fold Since 1980s
10/06/2003 Bermudian Firms Complain At Lack Of Local E-Banking Facilities
06/06/2003 Smooth Transistion To CSME Unlikely, Expert Warns
29/05/2003 Caribbean Jurisdictions Brace For Canadian Banking Secrecy Changes
16/05/2003 'Every Bajan A Winner' In BLP's 2003 Manifesto
14/05/2003 US Proposes $11 Million FTAA Aid Package To Caribbean
30/04/2003 Barbados Hosting Discussions On EPA Negotiations With EU
25/04/2003 Owen Arthur Announces Major Change In Income Tax Threshold
24/04/2003 E&Y Urges More Action On Barbadian Economic Reforms
17/04/2003 Caribbean Business Confidence Survey Reveals Mixed Results
09/04/2003 Barbados Sucked Into Canadian Political Scandal
02/04/2003 Caribbean And Latin America Face FDI Decline, Report Reveals
27/03/2003 ITIO Warns Over Erosion Of Level Playing Field
27/03/2003 Barbadian Taxes Will Be Slashed By $210 Million Under DLP Govt
25/03/2003 Former Barbadian Central Banker Calls For Caribbean Single Currency
21/03/2003 Barbados Will Gain Extra $1.2 Million From Bank Asset Tax In 2003
19/03/2003 Barbados National Bank And Republic Bank Of T&T Seek Merger
14/03/2003 Barbados Still On Some Blacklists, Expert Reveals
12/03/2003 IMF Asks Barbados To Strengthen Insurance Legislation
05/03/2003 Central Bank Of Barbados Urged To Do More To Protect Consumers
28/02/2003 IMF Issues Report On Barbados' Competitiveness
26/02/2003 CFATF Working Hard To Combat Money Laundering
24/02/2003 New Study Examines Regulation Of Shipping Registries
17/02/2003 Computer Sciences Corp To Build First Caribbean's IT Structure
13/02/2003 IMF Calls On Barbados To Speed Up Tariff Reductions
04/02/2003 DLP Leader Refutes Upswing Claims For Barbadian Economy
03/02/2003 Barbados Central Bank Governor Predicts Economic Upswing In 2003
03/02/2003 Antigua Queries IMF Anti-Money Laundering Methodology
24/01/2003 Barbados Needs To Modify Foreign Exchange, Tax Regimes
23/01/2003 Inter-American Economic Council Sees Bright Future For Barbados
21/01/2003 Caribbean Nations Discuss New Anti-Money-Laundering Methods
17/01/2003 Bear Stearns Launches First Central American/Caribbean Bond Index
15/01/2003 CFATF Holds Ministerial Meeting On Money Laundering
15/01/2003 China And Barbados To Strengthen Investment Ties
13/01/2003 Barbadian Banks Slammed For Failing To Assist SMEs
07/01/2003 First Caribbean Bank Has Successful Rights Issue
26/12/2002 'Bermuda Short' Accused Pleads Guilty In Plea Bargain
17/12/2002 Caribbean Ship Registries In The Spotlight
13/12/2002 Challenges On The Horizon For Barbados, Warns PwC Tax Partner
11/12/2002 Barbados Unlikely To Become Developed Nation By 2010, Says Former PM
29/11/2002 World Bank Commissions Study On Needs Of Eastern Caribbean Economies
27/11/2002 Barbados Not An 'Offshore' Destination, Says Government Official
14/11/2002 Barbadian Electronic Banking Report Reveals Lack Of Enthusiasm For E-Business
11/11/2002 Electronic Banking Guidelines Unveiled In Barbados
08/11/2002 Barbadian Economy On The Up, Says Central Bank Governor
06/11/2002 Barbados' Offshore Businesses Unphased By Owen Arthur's Tax Convergence Plans
31/10/2002 Barbados Budget Increases Tax Burden On Lower Income Taxpayers, Says E&Y
30/10/2002 Barbadian Banks Welcome Planned Removal Of Tax On Assets
25/10/2002 Criticism Of Barbados Budget Continues
24/10/2002 Barbadian Opposition Leaders Criticise Owen Arthur's Budget
21/10/2002 Barbadian Government Seeks To Cast Tax Net Wider
18/10/2002 Bahamian Attorney General Assumes Leadership Of CFATF
18/10/2002 Barbados Backbencher Urges Government To Pay Interest On Tax Refunds
16/10/2002 Cayman To Undergo Regulatory Review At CFATF Meeting
15/10/2002 Second Barbadian ISP Accuses Cable & Wireless Of Unfair Trading
14/10/2002 FirstCaribbean Launch Date Brought Forward, Report Reveals
09/10/2002 Direct Tax Reform Anticipated In Barbados
04/10/2002 FirstCaribbean Misses Launch Date
02/10/2002 C&W Accused Of Abusing Telecoms Monopoly In Barbados
30/09/2002 International Finance Magazine Increases Barbados' Credit Rating
25/09/2002 Barbados Government Reviewing US Tax Treaty Proposals
19/09/2002 Grenada-Based Telecoms Company To Locate Operations In Barbados
18/09/2002 Barbados And US Hold Top Level Tax Talks On Corporate Inversion
10/09/2002 Offshore Jurisdictions Should Challenge US, Tax Expert Suggests
09/09/2002 Oceanic Acquires PwC's Trust And Corporate Management Business In Barbados
09/09/2002 Barbados Reaping Rewards Of Canadian Tax Treaty
30/08/2002 Barbados Central Bank Joins Operation 'Bermuda Short'
28/08/2002 Barbados Launches Chapter Of Investment Professionals
27/08/2002 Barbados Government Slammed For 'Stifling Small Business'
22/08/2002 Barbados' Customs Duties Cause Controversy
20/08/2002 SEB Reassures Barbadians Over Money Laundering Concerns
19/08/2002 Third Barbadian Central Banker To Join The IMF
16/08/2002 Barbados' Commercial Banks Condemned For Profiteering
14/08/2002 Barbados Central Bank Governor Speaks On Exchange Control Liberalisation
06/08/2002 Barbados' Largest ISP To List In London
05/08/2002 Caribbean Bank Merger Close To Realisation
01/08/2002 Barbados Bank Governor Downbeat On Economy
19/06/2002 Owen Arthur Warns Against 'Race To The Bottom' To Attract Investment
16/05/2002 S&P Gives Barbados A High Credit Rating
13/05/2002 Barbados Warned Not To Give Away Its Tax 'Birthright'
10/05/2002 Barbados Popular With US Companies, Says Report
08/05/2002 Barbadian Economy Struggling, Says Central Bank Governor
18/04/2002 Barbadian Businesses Urged To Support Government In Drive For International Success
17/04/2002 Report Says US Tax Treaties Just Act As Shield For Corporate Profits
04/04/2002 Barbados PM Calls For Global Financial Reform
26/03/2002 Barbados' E-commerce Readiness Thrown Into Doubt By New Survey
21/03/2002 Barbados Opposition Savages Government Budget
13/03/2002 Barbados Government To Slash Extra-Regional Import Duty
06/03/2002 Barbados Attacked By Fellow Tax Havens
28/02/2002 Negotiations Continue Over Barbados-Canada Tax Agreement
25/02/2002 Private Sector Should Take The Lead In Barbados' E-Commerce Drive
22/02/2002 Barbados Pushes International Business Following OECD Delisting
15/02/2002 ITIO Accuses OECD Of Double Standards
07/02/2002 Barbados Central Bank Says US And Britain Key To Recovery
06/02/2002 Offshore Sector Welcomes Barbados' Removal From OECD Blacklist
04/02/2002 OECD Says Pacific Islands Have 4 Weeks To Comply
01/02/2002 OECD Drops Barbados From Black-List
19/12/2001 Barbados Tourism Minister Announces Support For New Ticket Tax
17/12/2001 Barbados Government Reiterates Commitment To Fight Terrorism
07/12/2001 Barbados, Malta Sign Double Tax Treaty
22/11/2001 Barbados Central Bank To Issue E-Banking Guidelines
09/11/2001 Barbados Opposition Criticizes Anti-Money Laundering Initiative
08/11/2001 Barbados Lawyers Warned Over Money Laundering
06/11/2001 Owen Arthur Urged To Cut Income Tax
01/11/2001 Bahamas Anti-Money Laundering Laws Superior To Some OECD Countries, Says BSFB
31/10/2001 Barbados 'On Safe Ground' Says Owen Arthur
25/10/2001 ITIO Calls For Consistency From OECD
23/10/2001 Barbados Telecoms Industry Liberalisation Begins Soon
24/09/2001 Butterfield Asset Management Expands to Barbados
19/09/2001 Foreign Companies In Barbados Suffering As A Result Of US Attacks
14/09/2001 Owen Arthur Warns Of Turbulence Ahead For Barbados Economy
10/09/2001 Canada, Barbados Near Agreement On Double Tax Treaty
15/08/2001 Barbados To Reduce Import Duties
10/08/2001 Owen Arthur Urged To Cut Domestic Taxation In Barbados
30/07/2001 CIBC Sells Guernsey Operations To Concentrate On North American Business
17/07/2001 Barbados Central Bank 'Must Rise To The Challenge of E-Business'
13/07/2001 Government Minister Promotes E-Commerce In Barbados
05/07/2001 Barbados, Costa Rica Meeting Strengthens Links
12/06/2001 Barbados Launches New E-Commerce Web Site
08/06/2001 Barbados Shocked To Find It's Home To Striptease News Show
21/05/2001 Barbados Government Approves Small Business Support Measures
18/05/2001 Caribbean Leaders To Discuss All-Encompassing Stock Exchange Again
14/05/2001 Diplomatic Relations Officially Established Between Barbados And Ireland
14/05/2001 Offshore Jurisdictions Respond Warmly To O'Neill Statement on OECD
10/05/2001 New Legislation Aims To End Offshore Insurance Loophole
04/05/2001 Draft Law Proposes New Securities Commission For Barbados
26/04/2001 Ratings Firm A M Best Names Bermuda As Top Captives Domicile
24/04/2001 Caribbean Leaders Urge Bush To Withdraw OECD Support
18/04/2001 The Bahamas: Small & Developing Economies Form New, Inclusive Group On Tax & Investment Issues
05/04/2001 IMF Survey On Financial Markets Pulls In Offshore Participants
19/02/2001 Caribbean Telecoms Future Unclear As Cable & Wireless Pulls Out Of St Lucia
15/02/2001 Barbados Telecoms Sector On Its Way To Liberalisation
02/02/2001 OECD Believes That Bush Administration Supports Its Anti-Offshore Initiative
17/01/2001 Barbados: CCS Information Technologies Acquires Major Caribbean E-Commerce Company
11/01/2001 Centre For Freedom And Prosperity Reports On Barbados Triumph
10/01/2001 Barbados OECD Meeting Ends With Creation Of A Joint Task-Force To Discuss Reforms
09/01/2001 OECD Barbados Meeting Begins After Weekend Of Lobbying
08/01/2001 New Labour Eats Forbidden Fruit While OECD Crusades
04/01/2001 Barbados: Insurance Company Goes Online
03/01/2001 Barbados Considers Tax Convergence Scheme For Offshore And Local Businesses
28/12/2000 Barbados: Metered Telephone Rates Will Spell Disaster For E-Commerce Says ISP
28/12/2000 Center For Freedom And Prosperity Will Defend Jurisdictions Against OECD In Barbados
29/11/2000 OECD Announces Meeting With Tax Havens In Barbados, Publishes Memorandum Of Understanding
27/11/2000 Barbados: Cable & Wireless Monopoly Will End In 2002
20/11/2000 Caribbean Leaders Concerned Over EC Duty-Free Proposals
17/11/2000 Barbados Hosts Seminar To Boost Caribbean E-Commerce
06/09/2000 Barbados Urged To Raise Offshore Tax Rate to 10%
11/08/2000 Barbados Anxious Over EU Decision On Foreign Sales Corporations
10/08/2000 Barbados Enacting E-Commerce Laws
28/06/2000 Caribbean Goes Into the Ring Over Blacklists
02/06/2000 Barbados PM Leaps To Defend Offshore Financial Centres
07/02/2000 Opposition Says Barbadian Government Ignoring Danger
18/01/2000 PM Urges Barbadians To Spend Less, Save More
05/01/2000 Insurance Offshore Captives Sector Powers Ahead
19/12/1999 Caribbean Bankers Upset by OECD 'Blacklist'
27/08/1999 Barbados Minister Launches Lobby Against OECD Black-List
27/08/1999 New PM Arthur Presents First Budget of New Term

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