Cartoon of the week
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,…
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Royal Caribbean sued over cruise that ran into monster ocean storm
By Craig McCarthy From NJ Advance Media The first lawsuit has been filed against Royal Caribbean over its New Jersey-based cruise ship that plotted into the path a powerful storm system earlier this month, according to reports. One of the passengers, Bruce Simpson,…
Tech, privacy and security: A debate we need to have
By Naked CIO From TechRepublic Apple has announced it is fighting a court order in the US which would allow authorities to gain access to the contents of an iPhone as part of a terrorist investigation. It amazes me that…
Is it becoming harder for international firms to avoid tax?
By Jamie Robertson & Lucy Hooker Business reporters, BBC News When Google’s European boss, Matt Brittin, appeared before the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee on Thursday he faced a wave of indignant questioning from MPs. Since George Osborne applauded…
Perfect conditions for RORC Caribbean 600 fleet
From mysailing.con.au The record fleet for the RORC Caribbean 600 enjoyed a full moon on the first night of racing. At sunset on the first night, all of the fleet had rounded the Barbuda mark, enjoying fantastic sailing conditions and…
Cayman Islands traffic stats show jump in speeding offenses and road deaths
From RCIPS Traffic Statistics for 2015 Show Spikes in Speeding Offences and Road Deaths Traffic statistics for last year have been compiled, and show a jump in speeding offenses and road deaths. The number of citations issued for speeding nearly…
Zika epidemic in the Americas and Caribbean continues to evolve: updated ECDC rapid risk assessment
From European Centre for Disease The Zika epidemic in the Americas and Caribbean continues to evolve and expand geographically. Despite growing evidence of a link, uncertainties persist about the frequency and the clinical spectrum of mother-foetus Zika virus infections, the…
Retrieving black money: Stairway to tax havens
By Krishnamurthy Subramanian From IST Economic Times To demonstrate his government’s commitment to bringing back black money, finance minister Arun Jaitley must list in his Budget proposals on Monday the tax havens with which the government plans to sign Tax…
Queensland MP asks PM Turnbull to hand over power to Tony Abbott
From Australia Network News Queensland MP Clive Palmer on Thursday asked Malcolm Turnbull to hand over power to his predecessor, Tony Abbott. Taking a dig at “Australia’s third oldest prime minister,” the MP doubted the Liberal leader’s capability in serving…
Dominican Republic partially repeals criminal defamation law
From Caribbean News Now VIENNA, Austria — In a partial victory for media freedom, the Dominican Republic Constitutional Court on Sunday invalidated provisions in the country’s press law criminalising defamation of government bodies and public officials, but declined to strike…
