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‘Wayland A to Z’: ‘S’ is for ‘Slavery’ – Wayland Town Crier

'Wayland A to Z': 'S' is for 'Slavery'
Wayland Town Crier
There has been speculation that she was the daughter of his slave Tituba whom he brought from Barbados. Parris always referred to this West Indian as

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Caribbean will miss Rangel – Trinidad & Tobago Express

Caribbean will miss Rangel
Trinidad & Tobago Express
Less than three years ago, shortly after he had assumed the leadership of the tax-writing committee, Rangel flew into Barbados and met with Caricom leaders.

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‘Don’t rest on laurels’ on OECD escape – The Tribune

'Don't rest on laurels' on OECD escape
The Tribune
said this nation could no longer afford to "simply react to international pressure that comes on us on tax matters". He pointed out that Barbados,

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Valero Betting on Ethanol’s Future – EnergyBoom

Valero Betting on Ethanol's Future
EnergyBoom
the Caribbean island Aruba, which has been dormant since last year (the operation was hemorrhaging cash and the firm has been involved in a tax dispute

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G-20 Communiqué

The G-20 today published the Leaders’ Statement: The Pittsburgh Summit.

Concluding two days of meetings, the leaders agreed to “launch a framework that lays out the policies and the way we act together to generate strong, sustainable and balanced global growth”.

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Government relaxes tax on land holding company equity transfers – International Law Office

Government relaxes tax on land holding company equity transfers
International Law Office
During the recent property and development boom in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), stamp duty on real estate transactions became a substantial

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Bermuda leads the way with TIEAs – International Law Office

Bermuda leads the way with TIEAs
International Law Office
Bermuda recently signed its 19th tax information exchange agreement (TIEA). A TIEA is an agreement between two or more countries to assist each other in

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Federal pay exceeds private

(USA): Federal employees earn higher average salaries than private-sector workers in more than eight out of 10 occupations, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data finds.  Accountants, nurses, chemists, surveyors, cooks, clerks and janitors are among the wide range of jobs that get paid more on average in the federal government than in the private sector.  Overall, federal workers earned an average salary of $67,691 in 2008 for occupations that exist both in government and the private sector, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The average pay for the same mix of jobs in the private sector was $60,046 in 2008, the most recent data available.

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