Turks & Caicos emerges as fastest-growing Caribbean destination
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Several Caribbean destinations recorded strong visitor arrivals growth in 2014. But no Caribbean country experienced a year quite like the Turks & Caicos, where tourist arrivals surged by 31.6 percent in 2014 versus 2013,…
Project Wickenby’s seven-year hunt lifts lid on dubious trades [Cayman Islands companies involved]
By Neil Chenoweth From Financial Review The raids unfolded across the city at 8.40 on a Tuesday evening. Squads of federal police descended on Point Piper, Chatswood, city offices and the departure lounge of Sydney International Airport. Accountant Vanda Gould…
Arctic Sea ice plunges to record low extent for late Winter
By: Bob Henson From Weather Underground Instead of easing toward its typical March maximum in coverage, the Arctic’s sea ice appears to be more inclined toward getting a head start on its yearly summer melt-out. As of Sunday, March 8,…
Children’s Tylenol maker agrees to pay $25m fine
By Saranac Hale Spencer, From The Legal Intelligencer The Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that makes children’s Tylenol has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge for its failure to correct faulty manufacturing practices, agreeing to pay $25 million to resolve the…
Pope accepts he could be killed, but doesn’t want it to hurt because he is ‘a real wimp’
By Fox News Latino Pope Francis said in a recent interview with a small Argentinian newspaper that he accepts the fact that he could be assassinated, but hopes that God will make sure it doesn’t hurt because he is “a…
Knights Templar leader caught thanks to mistress, birthday cake and love of parties
From Fox News Latino Servando Gómez Martínez, a.k.a. “La Tuta,” the leader of the Knights Templar cartel and one of Mexico’s most-wanted fugitives, was captured thanks to his fondness for partying – agents pricked up their ears when on the…
Former presidential security chief killed in Haiti
By Evens Sanon From Caribbean Life PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ The chief of presidential security under former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was shot to death Monday in the capital, where he had lived since returning to the country after finishing…
Four Female Justices, the Lego Version
By Tony Mauro, From Legal Times, First there was the stately portrait of the four female U.S. Supreme Court justices, unveiled in 2013 at the National Portrait Gallery. Now comes a Lego set of the four women who have been…
Olwomen story of the week
7 Elegant Dresses For Older Women By Jane Sills | Mar 11, 2015 By Jane Sills From Olwomen Growing old does not mean you stop caring for your appearance in fact you must be as trendy and fashionable as…
Tourist films plane’s descent
Tourist films plane’s descent just metres above packed Caribbean beach By Rose Troup Buchanan From The Independent Paul Luning recorded the footage on Saint Martin island – known for it’s airports close proximity to the beach A plane spotter has…
