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Trinidad and Tobago: New Property Tax (Feb. 17, 2010) The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago has created a new property tax to replace what were commonly referred to as the “house rates” that had been collected under the authority of the Municipal Corporations Act (Trin. and Tob. Rev. Laws, Ch. 25:04 (2006), as amended). The new tax went into effect at […]

Contributor: Clarke, Stephen
Date: 2010-02-17

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Trinidad and Tobago: Dangerous Dogs Act Finally to Come into Force (Apr. 24, 2012) The Ministry of the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) stated in a press release on April 16, 2012, that the Dangerous Dogs Act would come into force on August 1, 2012, by presidential proclamation, and that regulations to implement the Act will soon be prepared. The Act was passed by […]

Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
Date: 2012-04-24

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Barbados: Offshore Oil Exploration (Jan. 2, 2008) In June 2007, Barbados planned to launch an offshore oil and gas exploration bidding round with the goal of awarding contracts to the successful bidders by the end of that year. (Barbados to Launch Exploration Round June 1st, RIGZONE, Mar. 28, 2007, http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=43140.) At present, there is no offshore exploration underway, but […]

Contributor: Clarke, Stephen
Date: 2008-01-02

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Netherlands: Safe Countries of Origin List Expanded (Oct. 27, 2016) The Dutch Minister for Migration, Klaas Dijkhoff, has expanded the list of countries deemed by the Netherlands to be “safe countries of origin,” to include Algeria, Georgia, the Ukraine and Tunisia, according to an October 11, 2016 announcement. (Minister for Migration Further Expands List of Safe Countries, Ministry of Security and Justice […]

Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
Date: 2016-10-27

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Antigua and Barbuda: Buggery Laws Struck Down as Unconstitutional On July 5, 2022, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court’s High Court of Justice — the superior court of six Caribbean states and three British dependencies — struck down sections 12 and 15 of Antigua and Barbuda’s Sexual Offences Act 1995 concerning buggery. Section 12 defined “buggery” as anal sex either between two males or between … Continue reading “Antigua and Barbuda: Buggery Laws Struck...

Contributor: Chalupovitsch, Michael
Date: 2022-08-15

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Suriname: Draft Legislation on Electronic Transactions Includes Provision on Insulting President (Aug. 25, 2017) It was reported on August 7, 2017, that the Government of Suriname has submitted draft legislation on electronic commercial transactions to the parliament. (Ivan Cairo, Proposed Suriname Defamation Law Setback for Freedom of Expression in the Caribbean, CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW (Aug. 7, 2017).) The draft law addresses communications between government and citizens, […]

Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
Date: 2017-08-25

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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Peer Review to Combat Cross-Border Tax Evasion (Apr. 2, 2010) Member countries of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information (GFTEI) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have recently launched a new peer review mechanism to help combat cross-border tax evasion. The first group of 18 jurisdictions to implement the process includes: Australia, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, […]

Contributor: Zeldin, Wendy
Date: 2010-04-02

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