Geoffrey Holder, dancer, actor, artist and much more, dies at 84
By Jennifer Dunning and William Mcdonald From The New York Times Geoffrey Holder, the dancer, choreographer, actor, composer, designer and painter who used his manifold talents to infuse the arts with the flavor of his native West Indies and to…
U.S.-Bahamian Partnership under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative highlighted
By US Embassy Bahamas Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) traveled to The Bahamas earlier this year to engage senior government officials on the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI),…
The 20 coolest arcades in the world
By Yohana Desta From Mashable It’s time to level up. Pinball and Pac Man are mainstays in pop culture, but it isn’t easy to find an authentic arcade where you can play them. Not every city is like Tokyo, where…
IRS applies the §956 indirect investment rule to a partnership loan [Cayman Islands CFC]
By Lowell D. Yoder, Esq. McDermott Will & Emery, Chicago, IL From Newly Enhanced! Premier International Tax Library Monday, October 6, 2014 – The IRS recently issued a Chief Counsel Advice (CCA) applying the §956 indirect investment rule to a…
springtime on Mars
This starkly beautiful picture shows springtime on Mars By Dina Spector From Business Insider Sand dunes emerge from a winter coat of carbon dioxide frost on a spring day in northern Mars, in a photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance…
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: solar hourglass, urban tornadoes and the world’s tallest garden
From engadget Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Japan is the birthplace of high-speed rail, and it continues to be a…
Gb Airport costs 126% above region
By Natario Mckenzie, Tribune Business Reporter From tribune242 TOURISM officials yesterday conceded it was “critical” that Freeport’s airport fuel and handling costs, which are 126 per cent higher than Caribbean rivals, are reduced within the next “three to six months”…
TSA agents ‘opened urn full of mother’s ashes in airport security and spilled them’
By Kieran Corcoran From Daily Mail TSA agents spilled contents of urn inside grieving son’s baggage on trip to spread her remains in the Caribbean Sea Shannon Thomas, from Cleveland, Ohio, lost his mother in 2012 Flew to Puerto Rico…
Roderick “Chuckey” Gordon takes home Trinidad calypso monarch title
From Caribbean360 Gordon overcame a strong field of 12 that included three former monarchs, to lift the title with his political rendition “Wey You Think” and the social commentary “Wedding of De Century”. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Roderick “Chuckey” Gordon…
For Guyana, energy plus efficiency equals common sense development
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, IPS – Guyana is shaping up to set a gold standard for the Caribbean in implementing a national energy efficiency strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.”Energy efficiency is the main…
