UK: Labour takes aim at tax havens as £13TRILLION of UK firms’ assets squirrelled away offshore
By Nigel Nelson Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says Labour would insist all firms operating in Britain with more than 250 staff must declare full worldwide assets, allowing them to be taxed on those assets A mind-boggling £13trillion of assets in…
[Cayman Islands based] XL parent XLIT outlook downgraded by S&P
From Intelligent Insurer S&P Global Ratings said on Oct. 12 that it revised the outlook for XLIT, formerly known as XL Group and now a subsidiary of it, to stable from positive. The move affects Cayman Islands-based XLIT and its…
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US Virgin Islands to make headway on power restoration
From South Florida Caribbean News Linemen arriving in US Virgin Islands to support goal of 90 percent power by Christmas U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Power restoration in the US Virgin Islands is ramping up with the arrival of more linemen…
Rugby & US Football in Cuba, Past and Present
By Jose A. Rodriguez From Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — Rugby, in its different forms, has been played in Cuba for many years, although it still continues to suffer a kind of curse because it doesn’t receive the institutional support…
UK: ‘I’ve grown a load of cannabis and I don’t know what to do with it’ – Police seize 13 bags of cannabis in Norwich
From Eastern Daily Press A man is helping police with inquiries after taking 13 bags of cannabis he grew to a police station after he “did not know what to do with them”. Police seized the bags after the man…
Disney movies next 3 years
Disney announced all its movies coming in the next 3 years — here’s what you have to look forward to By Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER Walt Disney Studios made a major update to its theatrical schedule in July at the fan…
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Royal Caribbean readies debut of world’s biggest cruise ship
By Kinsey Grant From The Street The 230,000-ton ship is a young traveler’s wonderland with slides, zip lines, surf simulators and more. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL – Get Report) has upped the ante yet again. When the company’s Symphony…
Forecasters monitoring latest potential tropical system in Caribbean
From Tampa Bay Times Forecasters are monitoring a system in the Atlantic that has a chance of becoming the next tropical system. As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on Ireland, forecasters are now monitoring a growing area of showers and thunderstorms…
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Cruise leaders, new website go to bat for the Caribbean
From Seatrade Cruise News A new Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association websitedetails how the Caribbean is open for business and destinations want travelers to return because it helps hurricane recovery. Caribbeanisopen.com is part of theFCCA’s million-dollar campaign to get the word out…
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