Black Immigrant Daily News

There’s been not much movement on intentions or suggestions by the European Union (EU) to phase out the Citizenship by Investment Programs (CIP) in the Caribbean.

Last year, the EU Parliament voted, to ask the Commission to formulate a strategy to eventually request that CBI programs be removed in Antigua and Barbuda and the other countries like Dominica and St Kitts and Nevis and all other countries allowing citizenship by investment.

So, these countries could be given an ultimatum by the EU, to end their Citizenship by Investment Program or face visa restrictions.But Nuri Katz , the President for Apex Capital Partners; a licensed agent throughout the world for CIP said since the announcement, the EU has not made any official request.

“They have not made an official request really, there have been internal discussions within the EU about making that request but they have not done it. The EU is very complicated and things take a long time to go through their bureaucracy,” Katz said.

When the EU signaled its intentions, to make a request to phase out the CIP, Prime Minister Gaston Browne was among the first Caribbean leader to speak out against the move.

In fact, he wrote officially to the EU asking that they rethink the position, proving evidence that Antigua and Barbuda probably hold the most robust due diligence process before citizenship can be granted.

“There are contacts between all the Caribbean countries and Europe I think those discussions should continue. More energy should be put into it. There are a lot of discussions going on a hopefully they will bear fruit. At the end of the day I believe they are actually going to make the CIP better.

The CIP expert said further that the EU just needs to be satisfied that the due diligence process is solid and robust and “if they satisfied then I think this issue will be settled”, Katz added.

In 2014, when Antigua and Barbuda first entered into the CIP initiative, it reeled in a whopping $200 Million during its first year of operation. According to reports, on an average, the country yields about 100M every year.

All this comes as a group of concerned leaders in the global investment migration industry remains convinced that if CIP’s are phased of, the economy in Antigua and Barbuda and other countries could collapse.

The group which consists of a CIP representative from each country said a meeting should be held with the EU to “explain to the European Commission the depth of global due diligence performed on all applicants, including using the services of international due diligence firms as well as various national and international law enforcement agencies,”

Stéphane Tajick, a leading investment migration researcher and industry stakeholder, the meeting should consist of “officials of the European Commission, including the CIP governments, due diligence agencies, as well as members of the legal, banking and financial services communities of the CIP countries, in addition to a dialogue with the EU parliamentarians to address their concerns”.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP

NewsAmericasNow.com

Black Immigrant Daily News

Editor

NewsAmericasNow.com

Black Immigrant Daily News

El presidente del Colegio de Médicos Cirujanos de Puerto Rico, Dr. Carlos Díaz, afirmó en RADIO ISLA que “es sentido común” que alguien haya fallecido a causa de los constantes apagones que han ocurrido.

Carlos Díaz expuso que los pacientes cuyas vidas dependen de equipos electrónicos y del servicio eléctrico, se les complica el cuadro clínico cuando se va la luz. “Eventualmente, van a desarrollar sus condiciones y van a fallecer”, manifestó Díaz.   

“Es anticipable. Es sentido común. Si hay un sistema eléctrico que está 14 a 16 horas en esas seriedades (sin luz), tiene que alguien morir”, expresó el Dr. Díaz.     

Sus expresiones surgen luego de la manifestación en contra de LUMA Energy, la empresa que se encarga del sistema de distribución y transmisión de energía,  ocurrida ayer en el Viejo San Juan.

Noticia relacionada: “Fuera, fuera”, gritan los manifestantes tras la llegada de Tatito Hernández a la Calle Fortaleza

[embedded content]

NewsAmericasNow.com

Black Immigrant Daily News

A yama bonbini na 40 mucha

ORANJESTAD (AAN): Riba 11 di Augustus 2022, Blue Energy Committee na Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort & Casino a yama bon bini na 40 mucha cu ta yiunan di e miembronan di team pa disfruta un dia special na e resort.

            E intencion tabata pa expone e muchanan edadnan 5 te cu 14 na posibilidadnan di trabao pa futuro, experiencia unda nan mayornan ta labora, disfruta di algun beneficionan di guest, y enfatisa riba e balor di educacion.

            E muchanan a cuminsa e dia cu un desayuno na Morris Lapidus Ballroom, sigui pa un tour di e propiedad. E grupo a wordo dividi den cuater, y cada grupo a participa den diferente atividad planifica pa e departamento di ingenieria, housekeeping, front office, cushina, spa & recreation.

            E departamento di cushina, bao supervision di Chef Olivier y su team, a prepara un setup divertido y educacional na Sunset Grille, na unda e muchanan a wordo siña algun tactica pa decora cookies.  E muchanan a disfruta di un variedad di toppings y tambe tabata contento di por a mustra e resultado final na nan mayornan.

            Na departamento di ingenieria, Nephtaly Croes y su team a prepara un DIY flower pot painting, y actividad pa planta mata cu e muchanan. Nos jong artistanan a wordo inspira pa e colornan lagando nan imaginacion crea pots nan colorido y bunita. Despues di e pintamento, e muchanan a yena e pochinan cu simiya y tera anto laga esakinan seca un rato prome cu hiba nan cas.

            Nelson Winklaar a ricibi e muchanan na front desk unda nan a siña tocante e departamento y mas tocante e resort. Despues e grupo a conoce Jessica Roberts di departamento di Housekeeping pa conduci un inspeccion di camber na unda nan por a experiencia un variedad grandi di trabaonan y responsabilidadnan di housekeeping, asina hayando un respet nobo pa e ocupacion.

            Ultimamente, e spa y recreation team a dividi e cuater gruponan den edad. E muchanan di 5 pa 9 bao liderazgo di Lisa Dammerman y su team, a participa den un decoracion di cupcake, mientras cu esnan 10 pa 14 a wordo siña con pa traha nan mesun Aloe Scrub. Ambos actividad ta parti di e hotel su actividadnan semanal cu e bishitantenan.

            E muchanan tabata hopi contento anto a disfruta di tur e actividadnan aki inmensamente, pero nan tambe tabata hopi entusiasma pa por a experiencia unda nan mayornan ta traha. E alegria di e muchanan aki tabata contagioso, cual a impacta e miembronan di nos team cu hopi energia infantil pa resto di e dia.

            Despues di bishita e departamentonan e muchanan a bay bek na Morris Lapidus Ballroom pa disfruta di un delicioso lunch prepara pa nos team culinario excepcional. Despues e team na Hilton Aruba hunto cu Reach Your Goal Foundation a prepara un atardi di weganan.

            “Mientras nan tur tabata pasando bon,” general manager Vasco Baselli ta bisa, “e dia tambe a sirbi pa ta un oportunidad inicial pa loke ta exploracion di carera, mirando con e muchanan por a wak nan mayornan den nan rol profesional, den un ambiente autentico. Nos tabata hopi contento di por a tin tur e muchanan aki na nos resort y nos ta spera di por mira nan bek pronto!”

NewsAmericasNow.com