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7 hrs ago | BBC News

Apple 'among US's big tax avoiders'

The committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid paying billions of dollars in US income taxes.

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Related Topix: Tax, Central America, World News

Yesterday | Caribbean News Now!

Commonwealth election observers arrive in Cayman Islands

By Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- A team of six election observers from the Commonwealth began arriving in the Cayman Islands on Friday ahead of Wednesday's general election.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News

Sun May 19, 2013

BBC News

PM warns overseas territories on tax

Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Europe, Isle of Man

Sat May 18, 2013

The Miami Herald

Cayman Islands ex-premier denies new allegations

The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million to a Caribbean university to obtain an honorary PhD.

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AVHerald

American B738 near Grand Cayman on May 14th 2013, fuel bypass problems

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N817NN performing flight AA-2173 from Miami,FL to Panama City with 147 passengers, was enroute near Grand Cayman Island when the crew reported a fuel bypass indication and diverted to Grand Cayman's Robert Owen International Airport for a safe landing.

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Related Topix: Commercial Aircraft, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing 737, Aircraft, World News, Central America

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

LMS Model UN Competes at NYC Conference

Lawrence Middle School Model United Nations Club recently competed in the 8th Annual Middle School Model U.N. Conference held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

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Related Topix: Central America, World News, Georgia, Georgia Government

Thu May 16, 2013

Business Journal

GIGTANK draws global startups to Chattanooga

IGTANK promised startups the fastest Internet speeds around, unique corporate partnerships, dollars and mentors-and all in the outdoorsy, artsy setting of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Wed May 15, 2013

The Charlotte Observer

Foreign holdings of US Treasury debt up in March

WASHINGTON Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March, signaling further confidence in U.S. debt.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Mortgage, Personal Finance

KCTV5

Man rolls through Kansas City raising money for those with mobility challenges

Meet Ryan Chalmers. He's rolling from Los Angeles to New York, hoping to inspire and raise money with every push.

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Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Central America, World News

Tue May 14, 2013

The Miami Herald

Airliner makes safe emergency landing in Caymans

Aviation officials in the Cayman Islands say an American Airlines plane bound for Panama has made a safe emergency landing in the British Caribbean territory.

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Computing.co.uk

HMRC analyses data to catch offshore tax evaders

HM Revenue & Customs has announced that it is working with tax administrations from the United States and Australia on analysing data to reveal "extensive use of complex offshore structures to conceal assets by wealthy individuals and companies". HMRC is still analysing about 400GB of data, and it said that early results show the use of companies ... (more)

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Related Topix: Tax, Central America, World News, British Virgin Islands

Mon May 13, 2013

Bloomberg

Cayman Islands Spars With Sachs Over Hedge Fund Directorships

The head of the Cayman Islands financial services industry trade group rejected charges from economist Jeffrey Sachs that the Caribbean nation's oversight of hedge funds and banks is a "mortal threat" to the global economy.

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jdsupra.com

FATCA Compliance for Investment Fund Managers, Part Two

This is the second in a series of Foley Advisers about FATCA, the new U.S. tax regime designed to combat offshore tax evasion by U.S. taxpayers that will go into effect on January 1, 2014.

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Related Topix: Central America, Tax

Sun May 12, 2013

Big News Network.com

US joins UK and Australia in a bid to expose tax cheats

Our eNewspaper network was founded in 2002 to provide stand-alone digital news sites tailored for the most searched-for locations for news.

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Related Topix: Tyne and Wear County, England, World News, United Kingdom, British Virgin Islands, Central America, Tax

South China Morning Post

G7 avoids rift over Japanese monetary stimulus and weaker yen

Finance ministers are watching Japan's reflation plan for signs it may set off a round of competitive devaluations.

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The Guardian

FTSE 100's use of tax havens - get the full list

Tortola, the capital of the British Virgin Islands, which in turn is the global capital of offshore finance - how many UK companies have subsidiaries there? Photograph: Neil Rabinowitz/ Neil Rabinowitz/CORBIS Which major UK corporations keep subsidiaries in tax havens? The short answer, according to updated research by development charity ... (more)

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Related Topix: Travel, World News, British Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands Travel, Caribbean Travel, Central America

Sat May 11, 2013

MediaPost

Can Cable Or Digital Content Networks Provide Relief For TV's 'Failure Tax'?

Failure tax? Is that what marketers continue to pay to TV broadcasters? Yes, according to Mel Berning, president of advertising sales for A+E Networks.

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International Business Times

G7 Agrees Action to Target Tax Avoiders: Osborne

The G7 group of industrialised nations has agreed to take collective action to target tax avoidance while agreeing to press on with moves to ensure no bank is "too big to fail", said the UK chancellor, George Osborne.

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SmarterTravel

New U.S. and Int'l Routes on JetBlue from $64+ O/W

New and seasonal routes to cities in the States, the Caribbean, and Latin America are discounted with JetBlue.

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PR-inside.com

Recently released market study: Soft Drinks in China

Introduction Soft Drinks in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size .

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