Dishin’ with Dody
By Dody CELEBRATING IN CAYMAN In a twenty seven day period, Mike and I celebrate both our birthdays and wedding anniversary. We decided to celebrate in Grand Cayman this year and have been on Seven Mile Beach since Saturday. Really…
Apple: The European Union’s Pointless Tax Crusade
By Mark Hibben From Seeking Alpha Since the late ’80s, Apple and other US multinationals have used Irish tax law to shield overseas profits from taxation by the EU or the US. The European Union has declared the Irish tax…
Pros and cons of Caribbean medical schools
By Edward Chang From Prospective Doctor It is difficult to gain admissions to a U.S. medical school. In 2012, only 19,517 out of 45,266 applicants were accepted to a single medical school. That means 57% of applicants were not accepted…
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State of Marine Environment Report coming for the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is working to develop the Caribbean’s first State of the Marine Environment Report, which should inform the response to pollution that threatens to devastate coastal and marine resources and jeopardise livelihoods….
Cayman Islands included on Italy’s “whitelist”
Cayman Finance CEO Mr Jude Scott has welcomed the positive news that the Cayman Islands had been included on Italy’s “whitelist”. Mr Scott said inclusion on the whitelist will, among other things, allow Cayman Islands funds to invest in Italian…
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Civil Society advocates for better environmental standards
PRESS RELEASE:-Saint Lucia and the Commonwealth of Dominica are the only two Eastern Caribbean countries that have not yet signed on to the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Declaration on Principle 10. This declaration, which has a total of 22…
US: Explosion on truck carrying Takata airbags not caused by improper shipping
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist On Aug. 22, a truck carrying potentially volatile airbags made by auto parts company Takata exploded, killing one person and injuring four others. Today, federal safety regulators said that the tragic incident could not be…
Scary abandoned places
Scary Places That Will Give You The Creeps From Lifestyle & Design 1. IM Cooling Tower, Belgium Image credits: brokenview These are parts of a cooling tower in an old power station in Monceau, Belgium. The trumpet-like structure in the…
Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean: a democratic challenge
By ISGlobal and Democracia Abierta From Open Democracy In the most unequal region in the world, progressively consolidated democratic aspirations cannot be met without comprehensively addressing the causes of the precarious health. Español In recent decades, progress in Latin American…
Alleged extrajudicial killings in St Lucia must be investigated, says US
From Caribbean News Now WASHINGTON, USA — The allegations of extrajudicial killings committed by members of the Royal St Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) should be properly investigated, and any perpetrators should be prosecuted and, if found guilty, sentenced appropriately, the…
