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‘Bizarre’: France, Holland keep Bahamas blacklisted

FINANCIAL and legal executives yesterday slammed The Bahamas’ continued inclusion on national blacklists of European Union (EU) member states as “crazy” and “bizarre” given its recent delisting by that bloc.

No more ‘catch up’ over financial crime standards

The Bahamas must ensure it never again plays “catch up” after achieving perfect compliance with global anti-financial crime standards, a former attorney general is warning.

‘Enough is enough’: EU blacklists Bahamas again

The Bahamas was yesterday urged to tell the European Union (EU) that “enough is enough” after this nation’s ‘blacklisting’ for allegedly being uncooperative on international tax matters was ratified.

Bahamas ‘can’t be complacent’ on 15% corporate tax push back

The Bahamas “cannot be complacent” despite yesterday being granted more time to determine its approach to the G-7/OECD-led push for a minimum 15 percent global corporate income tax rate.

Ex-AG: Put real estate residency threshold to $1m

A former attorney general has called for The Bahamas to increase the real estate investment threshold for economic permanent residency to $1m, and asserted: “It should never have been lower than that.

Ex-AG: ‘No cause to panic’ over 15% tax

An ex-attorney general yesterday reassured that The Bahamas has “no cause to panic” over the 15 percent global minimum corporate tax rate agreed by world’s powerful nations at the weekend.

‘Stop throwing’ tax reforms at the electorate

A former attorney general yesterday urged all political parties to stop creating confusion around tax reform by simply “throwing things at the Bahamian people” in the general election run-up.

Ex-AG: Competitiveness concern on EU's blacklist

An ex-attorney general yesterday urged The Bahamas to "urgently remediate" what diplomats confirmed as this nation's blacklisting by an "intransigent" European Union (EU).

Ex-AG: Govt agencies must 'raise their game'

Key government agencies that form The Bahamas’ commercial hub were yesterday urged by an ex-attorney general to rapidly “step up their game” in adapting to COVID-19’s digital business demands.John Delaney, now principal at the Delaney Partners law fi

Govt agencies' IT 'drag' in COVID-19

The Bahamian economy “must come out of COVID-19 with a greater degree of efficiency than we went into this” through the full-fledged embrace of technology, a former attorney general urged yesterday. John Delaney QC, now-principal at the Delaney Part

Bahamas must 'totally embrace' physical regime

A former attorney general yesterday said The Bahamas “must absolutely embrace” its new regulatory regime to attract fresh investment, jobs and companies to this jurisdiction. John Delaney, pictured , now principal of the Delaney Partners law firm, t

'Don't cry over spilt milk': Exit of Julius Baer

The Bahamas must “not cry over spilt milk” due to Julius Baer’s imminent exit, a former attorney general warned yesterday, and should instead focus on remaining “relevant” as a financial centre. John Delaney, principal of the Delaney Partners law fi

Blacklisting: Ex-AG fears others will follow France

An ex-attorney general yesterday warned that France’s “blacklisting” of The Bahamas may entice other countries to follow suit, and urged this nation to seek US help in defending its interests.John Delaney, principal of the Delaney Partners law firm,

DARE on crypto to ‘stay relevant’

The Bahamas has no choice but to embrace fintech and crypto assets if it wants “to remain relevant” in the global economy, a former attorney general warned yesterday.

‘Breathing space for action’ by EU, says former AG

The Bahamas’ escape from the European Union’s (EU) tax “blacklist” has created “breathing space for action” to reposition the financial industry, an ex-attorney general argued yesterday.

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