Cayman Islands Compass Point earns recognition for sustainable tourism at SOTIC 2014
Puerto Rico cops top CTO Sustainable Tourism Award ~ Caribbean Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Awards presented at State of the Industry Conference in US Virgin Islands CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas (18 September, 2014) – The Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC)…
Threat to ban OTT services [by LIME and Digicel] on CTU meeting agenda
By Glen Bart St Kitts & Nevis Observer Dealing with threats by Caribbean telecom networks to ban ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) services would be a priority for telecommunications ministers, who meet in St. Kitts, Sept. 22 to 26, for the annual meeting…
$400M loan from its own CEO is only 1/10 of what Sears needs to stay alive
By Chris Morran From Consumerist I don’t know about you, but if someone loaned me $400 million, it would just about cover all my debts. But I’m not a sagging national retail operation that hasn’t been relevant in decades. If…
Turkish explanation of ISIS hostage release raises questions
From Newsmax (AP) Turkish authorities say they have freed 49 hostages from one of the world’s most ruthless militant groups without firing a shot, paying a ransom or offering a quid pro quo. But as the well-dressed men and women…
China fines GlaxoSmithKline $492 Million, seeks to jail former manager for bribery
From Newsmax (AP) Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline was fined $492 million on Friday for bribing doctors in China in the biggest such penalty ever imposed by a Chinese court. The court sentenced the company’s former China manager, Briton Mark Reilly, and…
Million-pound home owners ousting family business for longer gardens [one owner reputed to live in Cayman Islands]
By Rory Brigstock-Barron From Islington Gazette Mechanic set to lose 70-year-old business accuses council of selling land to residents at cut price A great-grandfather whose family business looks set to be knocked down to extend the gardens of million-pound homes…
Russian hot money flows into Hong Kong after West slaps sanctions on Moscow
By Toh Han Shih From South China Morning Post Western sanctions against Moscow over conflict in Ukraine sees firms turning to the city for their financing needs, but some banks are wary There has been a net outflow of US$28…
Court dismisses Citibank appeal in Argentine debt row
From Business Insider New York (AFP) – A US court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Citibank and Argentina to let the country make payments on debt tied up in a bitter legal battle with hedge funds. The Federal Appeals…
Caribbean Tourism organization gets new chairman
From News America Now News Americas, ST. THOMAS, USVI, Thurs. Sept. 18, 2014: The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), has returned to a male chairmanship with the election Wednesday of Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy at the…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
