Opinion: A Year of Deception and Discrimination for Retroactively Rejected St. Kitts CBI Applicants
Saint Kitts officials claim the refund-troubles arose from decisions of the former administration. That is not true, writes Maxim Zharkov.
Read MoreSaint Kitts officials claim the refund-troubles arose from decisions of the former administration. That is not true, writes Maxim Zharkov.
Read More“We have incontrovertible evidence of corruption, and we are going after everyone,” says Martinez about his plans for suing in US court.
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with IMI, St. Kitts & Nevis CIU boss Michael Martin chalks up the delayed refunds to “budgetary adjustments.”
Read MoreIndividuals denied citizenship despite paying for it will finally get their money back.
Read More2023 is, by any measure, already a year of extreme records for Grenada. And that’s before the CIU has processed its backlog worth US$450m.
Read MoreTwo-thirds of recent capital projects at Grenada’s Ministry of Social Development and Housing were directly financed by the program.
Read MoreDespite gaining approvals and making donations, applicants were retroactively rejected due to their nationalities and are not being refunded.
Read MoreAs it seeks expanded powers to revoke visa-free access from CBI countries, the Commission says a number of them are “under close scrutiny.”
Read MoreWhile it was always assumed Russian applicants had driven the program’s meteoric rise, the extent of their impact is only now becoming known.
Read MoreThe remaining Caribbean CIPs have three ways to respond: James Nuveen explores the potential implications of each type of reaction.
Read MoreThe question on everyone’s mind is if other Caribbean CIPs will raise prices like Saint Kitts. IMI contacted each to get an answer.
Read More“If or when BTC goes up, your loan-to-value ratio goes down, so your house is appreciating, and so is the asset you’re borrowing against.”
Read MoreWith half a year to spare, Grenada’s CIP has already set a new annual revenue record of EC$573m, two-thirds of it in the form of real estate.
Read MoreScoundrels have many easier and cheaper ways than CBI to get into first-world countries, argues David Lesperance. So why all the “concern”?
Read MoreThanks to an average occupancy rate of 91% and consistently high rates, Secret Bay has already paid $1.5 million in dividends to investors.
Read MoreDevelop or get de-certified. That is the message Grenada’s CIU is sending approved real estate developers with this round of culling.
Read MoreMinimum investment doubled in most categories; in-person document collection; new limits on marketing methods; all effective immediately.
Read MoreAmong other demands, the EU wants CBI countries to consider their citizenships as a holy, deep, and meaningful connection to the country.
Read MoreOne prime minister of a Caribbean CBI country who had attended the meeting, Gonsalves said, told him that “it’s the end of the road.”
Read MoreKittitian PM Terrance Drew reports that during a recent summit in Brussels, the EU agreed to form a committee with OECS on the CBI question.
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