Nearly three years after Dodd-Frank, reforms happen slowly
From WCAI On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Dodd-Frank bill. Reporter Gary Rivlin says “the passage of Dodd-Frank was something of a miracle.” But to…
Scores of rich Australians dodging taxes, ATO says
By Ben Butler, The Age National, Australia More than 100 wealthy Australians, some of them high-profile, have netted tens of millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains through newly discovered links to a worldwide network of tax havens, the Tax Office…
Shanghai Hawker Pacific celebrates 10,000th flight movement milestone
From Blue Sky Business Aviation news Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre (SHPBASC) celebrated its 10,000th flight movement since opening in April of 2010. The milestone flight, a Cayman Islands registered Bombardier Challenger 604, occurred in the early morning…
CRISTINA ZENATO, 41: The Shark Handler, Freeport, Bahamas
www.marieclaire.com Time on the job: 17 years Why she loves it: “Sharks aren’t mean” Work requirement: Obsessive preparation and control “Swimming with sharks was a childhood dream, and I finally did it when I went to the Bahamas on vacation…
To Tax or Not to Tax – Senate passes Internet sales tax bill
Written by Theo Chambers Bill to overturn 1992 court decision has support of Obama, Amazon and Walmart – but its future in the House is uncertain. The US Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at ending tax-free shopping on…
Sign up now for ‘Take a Stand’ Teen Conference
Students can now sign up for the ‘Take a Stand’ Teen Leadership Conference, which is being held this Saturday, 11 May 2013. This Child Month event will be held in the ARC-Camana Bay from 9am to 2pm. The youth conference…
CSA maritime industry conference to focus on ‘improving productivity’
From Bahama islands info Grand Lucayan Resort – The Grand Lucayan Resort will be the host resort for the upcoming Caribbean Shipping Executive Conference, taking place on Grand Bahama Island next week. Organizers say that more than 200 delegates, representing…
Mother’s Day is Sunday May 12th
Sometimes, it seems unfortunate that most of the people who shop for Mother’s Day gifts are husbands, fathers and children. Taken together as a whole, they are usually not the greatest shoppers. Luckily, the person that they are shopping for…
Pandora’s Box – New US Cyber Security Bills create a worm hole in the Internet Galaxy
Written by Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause…” —Fourth Amendment to…
College bubble bursts after decades of extravagance
A Commentary by Michael Barone Published by Rasmussen Reports Markets work. But sometimes they take time. That’s the uncomfortable lesson that proprietors of America’s colleges and universities are learning. For many years, market forces didn’t seem to apply to them….
