Royal Bank of Canada sparks backlash with fee hikes in the Caribbean
By Sophia Harris, CBC News Customers line up to close their accounts after RBC introduces new banking charges Royal Bank is the only big Canadian bank that hasn’t announced any personal banking fee hikes in this country this year. But…
Destination of the week
Top destinations in England Now the pound is weak due to Britex – time to visit From Daily Star TRADITIONAL: Go for afternoon tea at Woburn Abbey Afternoon tea at Woburn Abbey The very English tradition of taking afternoon tea…
Mattress maker losing sleep over website reviews
By Stephanie Forshee, from Corporate Counsel In the past couple of years, Casper Sleep Inc. signed up for affiliate marketing through sites like Mattress Nerd, Sleepopolis and Sleep Sherpa, but it soon decided the companies did not fairly disclose to…
University Transition Still Underway Despite Cancellation of Caribbean Development Bank Loan
Authored by: College of The Bahamas Source: College of The Bahamas Date: June 24, 2016 NASSAU, Bahamas – The College of The Bahamas continues to fulfill operational milestones in its ten-year Master Plan with the near completion of the new…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Brexit creates EU-Britain nightmare for the Caribbean
By SIR RONALD SANDERS From Jamaica Observer The 12 English-speaking independent countries of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) have, at the most, two years to formulate a plan for dealing with the serious consequences of the British exit (Brexit) from the…
Appeal to Bahamas PM to release property
Due to Cuba’s resurgence and the Baha Mar debacle etc., I am again requesting Prime Minister Perry Christie to put aside jealousy, envy, and victimization and release my private property to help this nation in deep crisis From Anthony M….
US: 10 Injured during White Nationalist Rally in California capital
by TIM STELLOH, CHRISTOPER ESSNER and JO LING KENT From NBC News Ten people were injured during a white nationalist protest and counter-protest Sunday near the steps of the California state Capitol in Sacramento, authorities said. Five to seven people…
$415M Merrill Lynch Settlement Spurs SEC to Boost Enforcement
From Mark Hamblett, From New York Law Journal Gambling with customer money that was supposed to be set aside for its own rainy day cost Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch $415 million in a settlement Thursday and prompted a stepped-up…
Scotland: Rollercoaster crash – children among 10 hurt at M&D’s theme park
From BBC June 26 2016 Eight children and two adults have been injured after a rollercoaster derailed and crashed at a theme park in North Lanarkshire in Scotland. Police said the injured were all being treated at local hospitals. Six…
RCIPS join youth
RCIPS Neighborhood Officers Join Youth ACT’s Crime Awareness and Prevention Day at CHHS and JGHS Last Friday, 24 June, six officers with the RCIPS Neighborhood Policing Department (NPD) participated in a day-long crime awareness and prevention event for youth at…
