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14 Caribbean Resorts Where the Beach Is Right Outside Your Door

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There’s something unmistakably special about opening your door and feeling the sand beneath your feet. No pool decks to cross. No long walk to the water. Just the sound of the waves, the salt in the air and the ocean stretched out in front of you. That’s the magic of a true toes-in-the-sand resort — […]

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St Kitts and Nevis Government Working on Debt Restructuring Plan

Above: Charlestown, Nevis (CJ Photo) The government of St Kitts and Nevis is in advanced discussions with the Caribbean Development Bank on a comprehensive debt restructuring exercise. The two sides are discussing a partial guarantee from the CDB that would be attached to new instruments issued by the government to participating creditors. “The partial guarantee […]

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Jamaica Talks Flat Tax for Informal Sector

Above: Commerce Minister Dr Christopher Tufton and Finance Minister Audley Shaw By the Caribbean Journal staff The Chartered Accountants of Jamaica have proposed applying a flat tax rate for operators in the country’s informal sector, like taxi drivers and vendors, who often “escape the government’s tax net.” Getting unpaid and unfilled taxes has been a […]