Moody’s downgrades Atlantic City’s credit rating to Junk
From Moneynews Atlantic City, New Jersey, the gambling hub that’s been pummeled by regional competition in the U.S. Northeast, had its credit rating cut two levels to speculative grade by Moody’s Investors Service. The reduction to Ba1 from Baa2 on…
FATCA: Cayman Islands Investment Funds
From Carey Olsen WHAT IS FATCA? FATCA or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is US legislation in force from 1 July 2014, requiring financial institutions (“FIs”) globally to report on their US taxable accountholders or suffer a 30% withholding…
What every dog owner should know about Canine Distemper
Editor’s Note: Although the article below was written for the Bahamas most of the information is applicable to the Cayman Islands and elsewhere. From Bahama islands info Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) is a serious and deadly illness with no cure….
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Mini-pirates scour the Caribbean with stops for ice cream and Legos
By Sailing Dad From Sailing With Kids Why do a rally and why the Caribbean 1500? I was recently asked this by the website All At Sea Southeast magazine (www.allatsea.net). Here is what I came up with! 1. How did…
Host cities and qualification format announced for CONCACAF Women’s Championship 2014
Kansas City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., to host Championship; eight finalist nations to battle for multiple berths in FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 MIAMI (Thursday, July 24, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association…
Bahamian Brewery’s Sands ‘Man In The Boat’ sculling races bring the magic back to the Magic City
From Bahama Islands Info Bahamian Brewery Sands ‘Man in the Boat’ Sculling Races brings the magic back to Grand Bahama – Hundreds of Bahamians flocked to the Taino Beach this past weekend for the 19th Annual GB Regatta and the…
Resist urge to control e-cigarettes’, WHO told
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Some doctors argue it is too early to know whether benefits outweigh potential risks, as Jane Dreaper reports A letter signed by more than 50 researchers and public health specialists is urging the…
Gaza conflict: Israel rejects truce ‘as it stands’
From BBC Israel launched its offensive on 8 July, saying its aim was to stop Hamas firing rockets across the border Israel’s security cabinet has rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry “as…
Posh Manhattan preschool shaken up by messy sex abuse allegations
By Adam K. Raymond From New York Mag A 22-year-old Danish teaching student arrested last month on the suspicion of sexually abusing 13 children is at the center of a ugly dispute that’s turned Midtown’s International Preschools into a battleground…
Seals use offshore wind farms as hunting grounds
By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor From Mashable Offshore wind farms may become seal hunting grounds, new research shows. As the number of offshore wind farms continues to grow, the farms may affect both seals and their prey, the…
