G20 vows to combat corporate tax avoidance
G20 finance ministers meeting in Moscow have pledged to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies. The final communique said members were determined to develop measures to stop firms shifting profits from a home country to pay less tax…
Welch, Buffett: Economy Improving Only ‘Slowly’ as Obamacare, Dodd-Frank Threats Loom
By Dan Weil MoneyNews The economy is moving forward in fits and starts, says legendary investor Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. “It’s really been remarkably similar since late summer 2009,” he tells CNBC. “It’s just slowly been improving. Sometimes…
Judge orders Dutch the service dog to death
If you haven’t read our story on Dutch please do. The link is below. PLEASE sign the Care2 petition because there is an appeal. Save Dutch the Service Dog Target: Government officials of the city of Montrose, Colorado Sponsored by:…
Meteor strike injures hundreds in central Russia
A meteor crashing in Russia’s Ural mountains has injured at least 950 people, as the shockwave blew out windows and rocked buildings. Most of those hurt, in the Chelyabinsk region where the meteor fell, suffered cuts and bruises but at…
WSJ: Bernanke abdicates world leadership role on currencies
By Dan Weil MoneyNews Central banks around the world are meddling with their currencies through massive easing, none more so than Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial. “The Fed is supposed to be the…
Cybersecurity survey finds 94% of organisations think APTs are a threat to national security
February 14, 2013 // Industry News, Market News, Press Releases, Research Reports, Security, SR 2-17D ISACA Cybersecurity Survey Reveals That One in Five Enterprises Have Experienced an APT Attack Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (14 February 2013)—A global cybersecurity survey of…
Cruise Line’s Woes Are Far From Over as Ship Makes Port
By ROBBIE BROWN, KIM SEVERSON and BARRY MEIER New York Times MOBILE, Ala. — Thousands of hungry and unwashed passengers gathered on the decks of the lifeless Triumph cruise ship, singing “Sweet Home Alabama,” waving towels and cheering as the…
Cayman’s Flag football announces Women’s 9Man and 8Man Football Classic – opens with youth comp
(CIFFA): Entering its fifth season, The Security Centre Youth Flag Football League is organized by the Cayman Islands Flag Football Association (CIFFA), a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding the sport of flag football in the Cayman Islands. The league and…
Asteroid 2012 DA14 in record-breaking Earth pass
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News An asteroid as large as an Olympic swimming pool has raced past the Earth at a distance of just 27,700km (17,200mi) – the closest ever predicted for an object of that…
Oscar Pistorius denies Reeva Steenkamp South Africa murder
South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Ms Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was shot dead at Mr Pistorius’s home near Pretoria on Thursday. Appearing in court in…
