Category: Interesting Jurisdictions

Thinking About Scotland

I love Scotland.  It is one of the most beautiful countries on Earth as far as I am concerned.  The time I spent at the

The Importance of Critical Thinking

Met up with a Financial Planner last night.  A good guy and we had a great conversation.  He spoke quite confidently about the ongoing ‘economic

Investigation of Caribbean Property Investment Scheme…a cautionary tale

I first mentioned this scheme in 2013 – https://ecoteam.wpmudev.host/2013/07/harlequin-investors-face-legal.html https://ecoteam.wpmudev.host/2013/07/fca-warns-investors-over-paying-more-to.html https://ecoteam.wpmudev.host/2013/06/more-trouble-for-investors-in-caribbean.html https://ecoteam.wpmudev.host/2013/03/investigation-of-caribbean-property.html Note: The above reference link was live in May 2014, but it has

China’s Century?

Last week my cousin Sherwyn and I were, as we do from time to time, FB chatting about the issues facing the “West” and I

The Caribbean Challenge

Last week, a Bloomberg article reported that Barbados is to be fire 3,000 public sector workers by March and freeze wages.  The IMF apparently said

The Education Game

We were raised to be very conscious of formal education and to value it.  A good degree is a ticket, a passport as well as

FATCA and Trinidad

Earlier this month, an article on FATCA in the Trinidad Express extensively quoted a local attorney named David West.  Mr. West is the former Head