Source: jamaicaobserver.com Published: 9 October 2021 Chief Executive Officer of luxury real estate company, Jamaica Sotheby’s, Julian Dixon, is calling on the Government of Jamaica to change the laws and grant immediate citizenship to large investors. Speaking at the official launch of Jamaica Sotheby’s at AC Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Friday, Dixon argued that […]
Source: greekcitytimes.com Published: 23 September 2021 Award winning author and historian Mark Mazower was granted an honorary Greek citizenship “the promotion of Greece, its long history and its culture to the international general public,” reports Kathimerini newspaper. The world renown British historian who is Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University in New York City, is […]
Source: politico.com Published: 5 August 2021 President Joe Biden in March wrote off a spike in the number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as a result, at least in part, of winter months being the safest time to make the trek. “It happens every single, solitary year,” he said. Six months into his term, Biden and […]
Published: 16 July 2021 The Investment Migration Council as an Organisation in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations since 2019, made a public statement concerning investment migration at the High-level United Nations Political Forum (HLPF) held between the Tuesday, 6 July, to Thursday, 15 July 2021, under the […]
Source: apnews.com Published: 27 July 2021 QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has revoked the citizenship of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks who is currently in a British prison. Ecuador’s justice system formally notified the Australian of the nullity of his naturalization in a letter that came in response to a claim filed by the South […]
Published: 23 July 2021 On the 20 July 2021, the European Commission presented a new package of legislative proposals to strengthen the EU’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. The package consists of: A Regulation establishing a new EU AML/CFT Authority; A Regulation on AML/CFT, containing directly-applicable rules, including in the areas of […]
Source: cimmigrationnews.org Published: 23 July 2021 Canada immigration news: The first-ever Settlement Outcomes Highlights Report released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada saw high marks for settlement services for immigrants. “Settlement services play a fundamental role in our immigration system. They’re the key ingredient of a newcomer’s success in Canada, whether it’s help getting a job, […]
Source: imf.org Published: 6 July 2021 Washington, DC: On June 22, 2021 the virtual 2021 Article IV mission for St. Kitts and Nevis concluded. ‘The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on St. Kitts and Nevis’ tourism-dependent economy has been severe, despite timely government actions that kept domestic infections in 2020 the lowest in the Western Hemisphere. […]
Source: timesofmalta.com Published: 10 July 2021 Three major charitable organisations that suffered a shortfall in donation income due to a technical error by a telecoms provider have received a collective total of €1 million earned from Malta’s golden passport scheme. The €1 million donation from the National Development and Social Fund will be split between the […]
Source: klaskolaw.com Published: 6 July 2021 The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program saw two very important changes in June 2021. Below are the most common questions our EB-5 visa lawyer team members have been answering as the industry adjusts to these major, and likely temporary, changes. 1. WHAT EB-5 PROGRAM CHANGES OCCURRED IN JUNE 2021? Two major changes occurred. First, a federal court ruled […]
