Bayat: CIPs’ Blanket Bans on Iranians are Draconian and Bad for Business
This article was contributed by Sam Bayat, head of Bayat Legal Services. Saint Lucia will no longer accept citizenship by
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Iranians no Longer Eligible for Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment Program
The Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU) of Saint Lucia has informed authorized agents that nationals of Iran will no longer
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Antigua PM Welcomes Grenada PM’s Inquiry Into Caribbean CIP Vetting Standard Adherence
Antigua & Barbuda’s prime minister Gaston Browne says he welcomes the Monetary Council of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB)
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Grenada CIP Q2 Data: Real Estate Applications Down 28%, Total Revenue Down 39%
Second quarter data show Grenada’s Citizenship by Investment Programme is failing to sustain the upward trend in popularity it’s enjoyed
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Choksi-Case: India to Request Extradition, Choksi Appeals to High Court to Prevent it
Indian officials have received confirmation from Antigua that Mehul Choksi is in the country and will move to request extradition
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Grenada PM: ECCB to Verify Applicants of All CIPs Have Undergone Regional Due Diligence
Having recently taken over the chairmanship of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s (ECCB’s) Monetary Council, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell of
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Saint Kitts & Nevis has 16,544 Economic Citizens says PM Harris
Prime Minister Timothy Harris of Saint Kitts & Nevis has revealed that his country has granted a total of 16,544
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Yngson: As CBI-Competition Toughens, Digital Economy Offers Edge for Caribbean
This article was contributed by Datu Matthew Pajares Yngson, DCPS KCR FRSA Just weeks apart, two major announcements in the Citizenship
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Op-Ed: CIUs Can’t be Expected to Reject Applicants Whose Alleged Crimes Are not Yet Known
Opinion of the Editor: The Antigua & Barbuda CIU came under fire this week after revealing they had granted citizenship
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Dominica PM: 52% of Govt. Revenue to Come from CBI-Program in FY 2018/19
In his budget speech, delivered in Parliament on Wednesday, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica revealed his government expects revenues
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Indian Investigators Ask for Choksi’s Whereabouts, Antigua Govt. Will Cooperate “Within the Law”
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has formally requested that Antiguan authorities account for the whereabouts of Mehul Choksi. Responding to
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Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship Program to Accept Payment in Cryptocurrencies, Euros
Antigua & Barbuda’s Parliament this Monday amended the Citizenship by Investment Act to allow for cryptocurrencies, as well as euros,
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Due Diligence Blunder? Indian Billionaire Wanted for $2Bn Fraud Gets Antigua Citizenship
Mehul Choksi, an Indian billionaire diamond-magnate whose passport Indian authorities revoked earlier this year in conjunction with their issuing of
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Saint Lucia Removes Visa Requirement for Chinese, Keeps it for Venezuelans
Chinese citizens will henceforth be able to travel to Saint Lucia without first obtaining a visa, while Venezuelans will have
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“I Went F****ing Mad” – Range Sues Writers Over Alleged Fake-Arrest Story
Range Developments, perhaps the biggest CBI-developer in the Caribbean, has filed a lawsuit against two individuals for their alleged part
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Head of Saint Lucia CIU: Some Applications Have Been Pending for 260 Days
Nestor Alfred, CEO of Saint Lucia’s citizenship by investment unit, says he is so cautious about which applicants he approves
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CBI-Debate Heats up in Saint Vincent: Fund Govt. With CIP, Not Debt, Says Opposition
In Saint Vincent & the Grenadines – the only independent OECS-country still not offering citizenship by investment owing to the
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Saint Lucia PM Facing Lawsuit Over Black Bay CBI-Development
Following the stagnation of the planned Ritz-Carlton CBI-development in Saint Lucia – an administrative failure for which Saint Lucian Prime
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Saint Kitts Aims for Only 300 CIP-Approvals in 2018, Despite Recent Record Numbers
Saint Kitts and Nevis expects to approve some 300 applications to its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) in 2018, according
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WATCH: Caribbean Citizenship by Investment – Episode 5: Saint Lucia
Episode 5 of the documentary series Caribbean Citizenship by Investment, the first-ever documentary on all five citizenship by investment programs
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