Mabey and Johnson NPP UK and Ireland calls on .... Oct 3, 2009
The court stated that Amadu Seidu received 5,000 - it was paid to an account in Guernsey ... It was a feature of the NDC officials, the court was told, to travel to the UK and open bank accounts in London, Watford, Channel Islands, Guernsey, etc. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Bishop is trading sacred places Jun 21, 2009
"The Lord has called him to an extraordinary position of leadership and responsibility, one which I think he would much have preferred not to have been called to," said Bishop John Guernsey, an ex-Episcopal priest consecrated by the Anglican Church of Uganda. But a retired Pittsburgh cathedral dean said Bishop Duncan followed his own agenda. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Budget could bring tax rises as A... Apr 6, 2009
Mr Brown will also follow through the G20 s decision to clamp down on tax havens by writing to the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man calling for greater transparency. He will also tell British Overseas Territories, such as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks & Caicos Islands, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla, to implement their pledges to commit themselves to new international standards. (New York Post -- Business)
Once-safe tax havens feeling international heat Mar 30, 2009
With governments around the world straining to pay for bailouts and fiscal stimulus, some 35 or so offshore tax havens from Britain's Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey to the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean are under increasing pressure to let in more light. One by one, they're caving in. (MSNBC -- Business)
If the Face fits, share it Mar 27, 2009
Cheryl Bart, company director, conqueror of Mount Everest and wife of the National Textiles banana Fred, gets a guernsey, as does the retailer Remo Giuffre and the PR types Sue Cato and John Connolly. Odd though, in the week that the Caliburners had Cate Blanchett as a guest of honour at their soiree and enjoyed a toast from Sir Rod Eddington, there is no sign of Mordy's Caliburn work pals as friends. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
A trip down the Monitor's memory lane Mar 26, 2009
The Monitor's then-cartoonist, Guernsey LePelley, and I used to play a weekly game of squash at the local Harvard club. Once when it was closed we took Geoffrey to play with us at the local YMCA, a somewhat more run-down institution than the Harvard Club, with different sweaty aromas. (Christian Science Monitor)
Brown hints at tax cuts as he claims economy could recover in 'a ... Feb 19, 2009
Mr Brown also hopes to strike an international agreement on regulation of the banking system and an end to tax havens, including Jersey and Guernsey. The Prime Minister, speaking at his regular monthly Downing Street press conference, again refused to express regret for his role in Britain's financial crisis, except to say that he was sorry he had failed to persuade other countries to support changes to the international system of banking regulation. (Daily Mail)
UK fraud office halts Kenya probe Feb 7, 2009
The SFO began its probe in July 2007, and was investigating offshore accounts in the British tax havens of Jersey and Guernsey, which were used to transfer more than $30m to a company called Apex Finance between April 2002 and February 2004. The contracts were for sophisticated passport equipment, navy ships and forensic science laboratories for the police force, which have never been supplied. (BBC News -- Africa)
Kenya denies blocking UK probe Feb 7, 2009
The SFO began its probe in July 2007 after receiving a request for the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), and was investigating offshore accounts in the British tax havens of Jersey and Guernsey. Three ministers, including the then Finance Minister David Mwiraria, resigned in 2006 to pave way for investigations, although two were later reinstated. (BBC News -- Africa)
