Herbalife discloses directors’ distributor pay after SEC query
By Duane D. Stanford, Bloomberg Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), the nutrition company at the center of a battle between hedge-fund managers Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn, was prompted by federal regulators in March to disclose payments to two directors who are…
Obama vows to close Guantanamo – again
By David Yonkman, Washington Correspondent. newsmax President Barack Obama on Tuesday recommitted himself to closing the terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, which would fulfill a campaign promise he made during his first bid for president in 2008. “I continue…
Members only wine club launched
Grand Old House on South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman,, one of the Cayman Islands premier restaurants, has announced it is launching Cayman’s first member’s only wine club on Friday May 31st at 5:30pm. The initial fee is only…
Brathwaites win silver & bronze whilst Barber gets gold
Two stories from the Cayman Invitational Bajans pick up silver and bronze at Cayman Invitational From The Barbados Advocate Barbados’ two best 110 metre hurdlers picked up silver and bronze medals on Wednesday at the Cayman Invitational in George Town,…
Yogis were in Jamaica For Second Annual Caribbean Yoga Conference
By Theo Chambers Whether looking to master the ‘downward facing dog’ or ‘warrior’ poses, the island of Jamaica was ripe with master yoga instructors ready to engage the cores of yogis of all levels during the second annual Caribbean Yoga…
Bahamas wants to achieve 1.6 to 1.8 million-stopover visitors in 2013
by Theo Chambers The Bahamas is seeking to attract a greater level of airlift and the over all goal is to increase the number of stopover visitors in 2013 from 1.6 million to 1.8 million, said Minister of Tourism the…
Cayman Invitational a big success
Some 3,500 spectators were treated to a spectacular display of athletic prowess at Wednesday’s Cayman Invitational held at the Truman Bodden Sports Centre in George Town, Grand Cayman. Six-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt took centre stage, winning his…
UK tax evasion action hunt identifies 100 individuals
BBC A joint investigation by the UK, the US and Australia to identify those using offshore tax havens to hide wealth has uncovered more than 100 people. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said some of these were already under…