Top 12 tax havens for US companies
From RT US corporations are making record profits in tax havens like Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Some of the profits exceed the GDP of the host country, with Bermuda’s offshore profits 1643% of total…
The Caribbean’s top 10 historic hotels
From Caribbean360 ADMIRAL’S INN, ANTIGUA The Caribbean boasts a wealth of heritage sites and properties, many dating back to the early days of European settlement and reflecting the architectural vernacular of the colonial past. Of these, some have gone on…
Shooting the Messenger: Jamaica’s Brendan Bain Controversy Continues
By Matthew Hunt From Global Voices The controversy over Professor Brendan Bain’s court testimony in the Caleb Orozco case (in which the plaintiff was suing the Attorney General of Belize over the unconstitutionality of the criminalisation of homosexual relations) continues….
Near death experience aboard the Independence of the Seas: When Will Royal Caribbean hire lifeguards?
By Jim Walker From Jim Walker’s Cruise Law Four days ago, we discussed the near drowning of a six year old boy whose heart had stopped when he was found on the bottom of a swimming pool on the Royal…
Exercise Tradewinds 2014 underway
From U.S. Southern Command ST. JOHN, Antigua – Military and security forces from 11 Caribbean nations have joined the United States and Canada for maritime security and disaster response training as part of Exercise Tradewinds 2014, which began earlier today….
Lottery scam has enriched a few and destroyed the vulnerable
By Mark Wignall From Jamaica Observer It was in the late 1990s that someone first attempted a scam via e-mail with me. The e-mail said that I was selected in an Internet lottery and had won a two-week Caribbean cruise for…
Darren Sammy should resign as 20/20 captain/Reconsider Narine exclusion
By Wayne Cadogan From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday June 1, 2014 – Yet another player has been given a raw deal by the West Indies Cricket board after giving of their best and an undying service to West Indies cricket….
Apple explains why it bought Beats: ‘Music Is Dying’
By Nicholas Carlson From Business Insider On Wednesday, Apple announced it had acquired headphone-maker Beats for $3 billion. It made this deal for three reasons: The number of new releases on iTunes this year is the smallest ever. Growth of…
Caribbean seeks to take full advantage of new global fund
Author: Inter Press Service From Thomson Reuters Foundatio The South Korea based Green Climate Fund (GCF) is open for business and Caribbean countries are hoping that it will prove to be much more beneficial than other global initiatives established to…
Working on super yachts
Young workers tell us what it’s really like working on super yachts overseas From News.com.au CRUISING around the Mediterranean and Caribbean, earning thousands of tax-free dollars, partying with celebs and royalty. Forget working in an English pub, there’s a new…
