FIFA fallout: Australian $500,000 ‘stadium redevelopment’ payment faces probe
By Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker From Sydney Morning Herald The Senate is set to inquire into Football Federation Australia’s World Cup bids and its relations with FIFA. Senator Nick Xenophon explains his concerns. Federal bureaucrats have been contacted by the…
Letter to the Editor
Election victory of Suriname’s Bouterse is a slap in the face of democracy and human rights Dear Editor, The election victory of the NDP [National Democratic Party] of ex dictator and president D Bouterse shows clearly the short memory and…
Cayman Islands DEW Classics Points Total won by Michele Smith
From Cayman Islands Cycling Association See attached below for results The Cayman Islands Cycling Association is your premier source for cycling events, results, training tips, pictures and much more. We organize various cycling events throughout the year, including the Cayman…
Cost of living in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
From Expatistan Food Lunchtime menu in the business district CI$13 Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) CI$8 1/2 Kg (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast CI$5.47 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk CI$2.04…
Islamic State working to develop chemical weapons: Australia
From Newsmax The Islamic State group has shown it is prepared to use chemical weapons and is likely to have among its recruits the technical expertise to develop them, Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said. In a speech late Friday,…
LIME issues force another delay in Jamaicans getting number portability
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Thursday June 4, 2015 – Jamaicans will have to wait another three weeks to get the option of switching telephone service providers without losing their numbers that was promised to them almost three years ago. Despite…
Why are reparationists so scared of a good debate?
By Michael A. Dingwall You know, I wasn’t even going to bother waste my time reflecting on a recent reparations discussion that I was invited to, but I think I must, at least for the sake of those who are…
How a teenager survived being trapped underwater for 42 minutes
By Elizabeth Palermo, Livescience From Business Insider The 14-year-old boy, identified only as “Michael” by the Italian newspaper Milan Chronicle, reportedly dived off a bridge into a canal with some friends last month and never resurfaced. His foot became…
Belize’s Vicente voted for Blatter
From Amandala BELMOPAN, Wed. June 3, 2015–The resignation of former longstanding International Federation of Football Association (FIFA)president, Sepp Blatter, which occurred yesterday, Tuesday, sent social media, not to mention the football world, into a frenzy. Although many influential stakeholders within…
Pair trade opportunity exploiting irrational exuberance over The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund
From Seeking Alpha Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. The CUBA fund is a Caribbean Basin fund with holdings that are mostly US, Mexican…