Some parts of the junk bond market are more disaster-y than others
By Sam Ro from business Insider There’s a bit of a freak-out going on about the junk bond market right now. Junk bonds, also referred to as high-yield bonds, are issued by financially-stretched companies with speculative-grade credit ratings. The spreads…
Scandal erupts in unregulated world of fantasy sports
By Joe Drape and Jacqueline Williams From New York Times A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion-dollar industry of fantasy sports, the online and unregulated business in which players assemble their fantasy teams with real athletes. On Monday, the…
Caribbean poet issues call to action on climate change
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, 12 October 2015 — “The arts can make us act, and we need action in response to the threats, the realities of climate change”. These were the words from award-winning Saint Lucian poet Kendel Hippolyte, speaking at…
captains name their 12 favourite views
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s captains name their 12 favourite views around the world By Deborah Stone From Daily Express UK CRUISE ship captains are among the most travelled people on Earth, and now those behind the wheel of Royal Caribbean…
Olwomen story of the week
15 fish to stay away from By Jenny Smith from Olwomen Fishes make up an essential component of a balanced diet. They are a source of good fats, proteins and have a considerable amount of vitamins and minerals in them….
OUR CARIBBEAN: Deafening silence on Cameron’s slavery stand
By Rickey Singh, From Barbados National News For a British Prime Minister well recognized at home and abroad for his political skills and expertise in parliamentary governance, Mr David Cameron has betrayed quite a surprising attitude – one bordering on…
Sacrebleu! Another lawyer sex scandal, this time up north
By Brian Baxter, From The Am Law Daily A week after a Husch Blackwell partner left the firm in the wake of a sexting snafu, a prominent lawyer in Canada has been caught up in a sex scandal of a…
Lawyers attack offshore tax evasion plans
By Vanessa Houlder From Financial Times Plans to stiffen the penalties for offshore tax evasion have been criticised by lawyers and tax advisers, who have warned they could end up criminalising people and companies who have unwittingly broken the rules….
What Norwegian Cruise Line’s China move means for the cruise industry
By: Susan Young From Travel Agent Central Today [Oct 12], Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) became the latest cruise company to announce its entry into the Chinese cruise market with a purpose built ship for 2017. Looking at the big…
Google-funded study reveals Android security is a total disaster
By Brad Reed From BGR Why Is Android Security So Bad You can now see why BlackBerry has been devoting so many resources lately toward making Android more secure — it’s clearly an area that needs a lot of work….
