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Five Caribbean Nations Crack Down On Citizenship By Investment Programs
Black Enterprise
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July 7, 2025
In current Citizenship By Investment programs, applicants do not need to visit the country to obtain citizenship. A draft agreement between Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, and Nevis, also known as the Caribbean Five, could...
Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30
Barbados Today
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July 10, 2025
51 Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious...
What are the upcoming cricket tournaments in 2025?
Business Upturn
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July 4, 2025
It has been a packed cricketing season in the first half of 2025 with a lot of action and drama on the field. The Champions Trophy took place from February 19 to March 9 just a few days ahead of the IPL 2025. The 18th edition of the tournament was...
Caribbean Citizenship reforms aim to Strengthen ‘Genuine Link’ with New Residency Mandate
SKN News
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July 7, 2025
The five Eastern Caribbean Nations consisting of Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia have recently proposed a comprehensive draft agreement. The group introduced residency requirements on Tuesday, July 01,...
INVESTMENT MINISTER HILAIRE TABLES CIP REPORT FOR APRIL 2023- MARCH 2024
HTS St Lucia
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Investment Minister Dr. Ernest Hilaire announced Thursday that saint lucia’s citizenship by investment program (cip) unit became the first in the region to implement application identity and verification interviews, along with enhanced financial...
Emerle Tisson crowned 2025 National Carnival Queen
St. Lucia Times
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July 6, 2025
Miss Bank of Saint Lucia Emerle Tisson, 23, was crowned the 2025 National Carnival Queen on Saturday night at the Pavillion in Rodney Bay. The hospitality and tourism student from Choiseul delivered a consistent and commanding performance across...
Tinubu joins world leaders in Brazil for BRICS Summit
Point Blank News
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July 5, 2025
36 By Myke Agunwa President Bola Tinubu on Friday at 8:45pm local time, arrived Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, from Saint Lucia to attend the 17th BRICS Summit. BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is a...
EDITORIAL: Transparency and the Tinubu visit
St. Lucia Times
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July 5, 2025
The recent visit to Saint Lucia by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fuelled public discourse – before, during and undoubtedly long after his departure. The unfortunate reality is that we now live in a Saint Lucia where questioning the...
UAE residents who bought CBI passport face uncertainty
St. Vincent Times
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July 5, 2025
Thousands of UAE residents who acquired Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports from countries like Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cambodia, and Egypt are staring at a storm they didn’t see coming. Some had invested their life...
Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
Leadership
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June 30, 2025
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...
New potential rules could force CBI applicants ‘to stay to play’
St. Vincent Times
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July 5, 2025
Caribbean Nations Propose 30-Day Residency Requirement, Annual CBI Application Caps A draft agreement between the Caribbean Five, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts & Nevis, and Saint Lucia, proposes the creation of a regional...
Police warn of new online scam following Creators Alliance fallout
St. Lucia Times
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July 5, 2025
As Ponzi schemes and get-rich-quick ploys evolve, authorities are sounding the alarm on yet another suspicious platform, Winvest, amid lingering fallout from the widespread Creators Alliance scam. The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) is...
France not involved in probe into death of K-9 officer Tyson
St. Lucia Times
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July 5, 2025
The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) will not seek French assistance in investigating the sudden death of Tyson, a star narcotics and firearms K-9, despite public calls for an independent probe into the suspicious demise of the gifted police...
HOUSE PASSES VAT TAX RELIEF ON 70 ESSENTIAL FOOD ITEMS
HTS St Lucia
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Lawmakers in Saint Lucia engaged in a fervent debate Thursday over government proposals to zero-rate value added tax (vat) on selected construction materials and remove vat from 70 essential food items. The government contends these measures will...
ADC: Nigeria Has Become An Afterthought Globally, Under APC’s Administration
Arise News
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July 9, 2025
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said Nigeria was not invited to White House trade talks because of President Bola Tinubu’s economic failure, stressing that under the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership, the country has gone from...
‘We need action’
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) Metry Seaga, speaking during Tuesday’s Business Forum Breakfast co-hosted by the PSOJ and Caribbean Private Sector Organisation as part of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of...
From Lake Como to the Savannah, these are the world’s best hotels with swimming pools
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
‘Invaluable piece of the puzzle’
Jamaica Observer
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July 9, 2025
Dolphin Cove has been given a thumbs up by the creditors of its parent company. (Photo: David Rose) SHAREHOLDERS of Dolphin Cove Limited will have to wait a couple more months to get additional clarity regarding the next steps to be executed by...
Thousands Of UAE Residents Who Bought Second Passport Face Uncertainty
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Thousands of UAE residents who acquired Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports from countries like Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Cambodia, and Egypt are staring at a storm they didn't see coming. Some had...
Tancoo returns from meetings in Spain
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 4, 2025
Business Mya Quamie 5 Hrs Ago CAF executive president Sergio Diaz-Granados, left, and Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo at the 185th CAF board of directors meeting on June 29 in Seville, Spain. - Photo courtesy Ministry of Finance FINANCE...