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Tax Incentives and Special Economic Zones: Maximising Legitimate Benefits Without Crossing the Line

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Exemption That Vanished The managing director of a Caribbean technology company had built his business on a compelling competitive advantage: a special economic zone designation that provided a corporate income tax rate significantly below the standard rate, duty-free importation of equipment, and exemption from certain indirect taxes. The designation had been instrumental in attracting...

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Transfer Pricing Under the Microscope: How Caribbean Multi-Territory Groups Must Prepare for Global Scrutiny

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Letters That Arrived on the Same Morning The group financial controller of a Caribbean conglomerate with operations across four territories arrived at her desk on a Tuesday morning in March to find two letters that would consume the next eighteen months of her professional life. The first was from the revenue authority in the...

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The Tax Gap: Why Caribbean Enterprises Are Leaving Money on the Table and Exposing Themselves to Risk

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Audit That Revealed Six Years of Overpayment The chief financial officer of a Caribbean beverage manufacturer received a call from the company’s external tax advisor on a Thursday afternoon in September. The advisor had been engaged to assist with a routine tax audit by the revenue authority — an audit the company had...

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From Good to Governed: A Caribbean CEO’s Blueprint for Building a Governance-Ready Organisation in 2026 and Beyond

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The CEO Who Decided It Was Time She had been chief executive of a Caribbean financial services group for six years. Under her leadership, the group had grown from a single-territory operation with US$120 million in assets under management to a multi-territory platform managing US$340 million across wealth management, pension administration, and corporate trust...

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Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Integrated Reporting Is Reshaping Accountability for Caribbean Enterprises

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Annual Report That Said Everything and Nothing The chairman’s message in the annual report of a Caribbean conglomerate listed on a regional stock exchange was, by any conventional measure, perfectly adequate. It reported revenue growth of four per cent, a modest improvement in net profit, the declaration of an interim and final dividend, and...

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The Regulatory Examination: How Caribbean Financial Institutions Can Turn Regulatory Scrutiny into Governance Strength

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Examination That Changed Everything The board of a Caribbean credit union with assets of approximately US$180 million received a letter from its prudential regulator on a Monday morning in January. The letter advised that the regulator would be conducting a comprehensive on-site examination commencing in six weeks. The examination would cover governance and...

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Fraud, Forensics, and Fiduciary Duty: Why Caribbean Organisations Must Rethink Their Anti-Fraud Governance

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Fraud That Hid in Plain Sight The finance manager of a Caribbean retail and wholesale group had been with the company for nineteen years. She was trusted implicitly by the founder, respected by the banking partners, and regarded by the external auditors as efficient and cooperative. She processed payments, reconciled bank accounts, managed...

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Family Business, Family Governance: Succession, Structure, and Sustainability for Caribbean Family Enterprises

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Succession That Tore an Empire Apart He had built the business from nothing. A single hardware store in a Caribbean capital city in 1978 had grown, over four decades, into a conglomerate spanning building materials, real estate development, equipment rental, and retail — with operations across three territories and annual revenues exceeding US$65...

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ESG in the Caribbean: Moving Beyond Greenwash to Governance-Driven Sustainability Reporting

March 4, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Contract That Required a Report No One Had Written The managing director of a Caribbean agro-processing company had spent fourteen months negotiating a supply contract with a European retail group. The contract was transformational: a five-year commitment worth approximately US$22 million in cumulative revenue, providing the stable, premium-priced export channel the company had...

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Risk Appetite, Risk Reality: Building Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks That Actually Work in the Caribbean

March 3, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The Risk That Was Never on the Register The board of a Caribbean food manufacturing and distribution company met in emergency session on a Tuesday morning in March. The previous Friday, their largest export market — a neighbouring Caribbean territory that accounted for thirty-two per cent of annual revenue — had imposed an immediate import...

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Tax Incentives and Special Economic Zones: Maximising Legitimate Benefits Without Crossing the Line

Transfer Pricing Under the Microscope: How Caribbean Multi-Territory Groups Must Prepare for Global Scrutiny

The Tax Gap: Why Caribbean Enterprises Are Leaving Money on the Table and Exposing Themselves to Risk

From Good to Governed: A Caribbean CEO’s Blueprint for Building a Governance-Ready Organisation in 2026 and Beyond

Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Integrated Reporting Is Reshaping Accountability for Caribbean Enterprises

The Regulatory Examination: How Caribbean Financial Institutions Can Turn Regulatory Scrutiny into Governance Strength

Fraud, Forensics, and Fiduciary Duty: Why Caribbean Organisations Must Rethink Their Anti-Fraud Governance

Family Business, Family Governance: Succession, Structure, and Sustainability for Caribbean Family Enterprises

Risk Appetite, Risk Reality: Building Enterprise Risk Management Frameworks That Actually Work in the Caribbean

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