February 16, 2015
US Celebrates Presidents’ Day Holiday
Today Monday is Presidents' Day in the U.S. Millions of workers and school children are getting a day off for the annual holiday. Many patriotic and historical groups use the day for staging celebrations and reenactments of historical events. It…
February 11, 2015
Turks and Caicos Islands Minister of Finance announces result of the Consultation Report on maintenance of Legal and Beneficial Ownership Information.
The Turks and Caicos Islands Government Ministry of Finance, Trade and Investment sought public feedback on the Turks and Caicos Islands’ Action Plan to Prevent the Misuse of Companies and Legal Arrangements with respect to the maintenance of Legal…
February 11, 2015
Obama Seeks Authorization From Congress to Fight IS
President Barack Obama sent Congress a request Wednesday for authorization to use military force in the campaign against the Islamic State group, urging lawmakers to "show the world we are united in our resolve to counter the threat." In a letter to…
February 11, 2015
4 Dead In Southwest Miami-Dade Plane Crash
A small plane has crashed in a field in Southwest Miami-Dade, killing all four people on board. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, a small prop plane crashed in the area of SW 144th Street and Krome Avenue. The Beechcraft 1900 took off from…
February 10, 2015
Cadillac will start pricing ATS-V at $61,460
Cadillac’s high-performance variant of its ATS sport sedan, the ATS-V, will start at $61,460. The coupe will start at $63,660. Both prices include shipping. “The V-Series is the ultimate expression of Cadillac’s re-ignited product substance and the…
February 10, 2015
Lime to pay millions to Digicel for wrongly withholding money
Telecommunication company LIME is to pay more than J$1.5 billion (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.0087 cents) to Digicel (Jamaica) Limited for wrongly withholding money due for calls from LIME’s fixed-line customers to Digicel mobile phones,” the Jamaica…
February 10, 2015
SEC sues Cayman Islands bank and four other companies
The United States regulatory agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued the Cayman Islands-based Caledonian Bank and four other companies, claiming that they took more than US$75 million from unregistered sales of “virtually…
February 10, 2015
Several Dominicans figure in Swiss bank scandal
23 people linked to Dominican Republic, including some Dominicans figure with US$34.3 million in accounts in Switzerland’s HSBC bank subsidiary, according to a filtered list of people which the entity allegedly helped dodge taxes or launder money.…
February 10, 2015
HBO expands reach in the TCI & Caribbean
HBO Latin America, the sole authorized distributor of HBO content in the Caribbean, continues its expansion in the market through a recent commercial agreement with Digicel in several countries, including Turks & Caicos, Dominica, Nevis,…
February 10, 2015
PREMIER EWING RESPONDS TO BRITISH MP EDWARD MILIBAND ON BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP & CENTRAL REGISTRY
Premier of the Turks & Caicos acknowledged learning about the recent information shared in the UK Press about the UKOT. Premier Ewing described the various statements made by UK Opposition Labour Party Leader the Rt. Hon. Edward Miliband as…