Unhappy customer: Comcast told my employer about complaint, got me Fired
By Chris Morran From Consumerist UPDATE #2: Comcast has apologized for the horrible service and billing that Conal experienced during his year-plus as a customer, but says that “nobody at Comcast asked for him to be fired.” UPDATE: Conal’s former…
MiFID 2: implications for BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey (and other third country) firms
9 October 2014 From Carey Olsen INTRODUCTION The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is a European Union law that aims to harmonise the regulation of investment services across the member states of the European Economic Area and came into…
CONCACAF to Host “Let’s Develop Women’s Football” seminar alongside 2014 Women’s Championship Finale
Development Focused Meeting to Convene Experts in Philadelphia on Final Weekend of Regional Championship MIAMI (Thursday, October 9, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced plans to host a top-level conference focusing…
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,…
‘Outlaw Instagrammer’
19 incredible photos from New York City’s 17-year-old ‘Outlaw Instagrammer’ By Caroline Moss From Business Insider Screen Shot 2014 08 24 at 3.30.58 PM Humza Deas Instagram Humza Deas, 17, is a certified daredevil. The teen, recently profiled in New…
Lionfish Sliders From Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Travel Editor From Caribbean Journal What’s our preferred way to control the population of lionfish invading Caribbean waters? By eating them, of course! So today we’re sharing this recipe for bite-size fish burgers that not only taste…
NEMA hosts successful 2014 Bahamas Knowledge Exchange
From Bahama Islands Info NASSAU, The Bahamas — The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, was pleased to host the 2014 National Bahamas Knowledge Exchange, which turned out to be a success. Captain Stephen Russell, Director of NEMA thanked partners —…
Israel teaches Dominican Republic how to turn trash into cooking gas
From The Jerusalem Post Umm Batin residents recently received machines that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into usable cooking gas and liquid fertilizer. Beduin residents of Umm Batin, a village just northeast of Beersheba, are transforming their trash into…
Marathon swimmer Chloe McCardel leaves Friday for a world record attempt in Bahamas
By Australian Associated Press From The Daily Mail UK Chloe McCardel will brave sharks, heat stroke and jellyfish stings when she attempts a world record 128km swim in the Bahamas that has never been done before…and even she admits ‘it…
This cat got a life-saving blood transfusion — from a dog
By Chelsea Harvey From Business Insider Meet Buttercup. A Florida cat managed to hang onto one of his nine lives after receiving a life-saving blood transfusion from an unlikely donor — a dog. Buttercup was admitted to Marathon Veterinary Hospital…
