LIAT lands safely in Barbados following main wheel failure
From Caribbean360 Liat said the landing of flight LI 774 with 43 passengers on board was “uneventful.” BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday August 26, 2013 – The regional airline, LIAT, Monday confirmed that one of its aircraft on a flight from Guyana…
The best way to manage risks
By Sean Hyman From Moneynews Ideally, it would be great if we could obtain great returns from something that carried almost no risk whatsoever. However, that simply doesn’t exist. Therefore, we either have to go with low-risk instruments that offer…
The impact of businesses on human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
BOGOTA / GENEVA– More than 400 representatives from global, regional and domestic businesses, industry associations, Governments, international and regional bodies, trade unions, civil society, indigenous peoples and others will join the first Latin American and Caribbean regional forum on the…
Christine O’Donnell’s tax records improperly accessed
By Melanie Batley Former Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell’s personal federal income tax information was improperly accessed by an individual at the IRS, according to The Washington Times. Dennis Martel, a criminal investigator for the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax…
Barbados PM on VAT and its impact on Barbados
The Rt. Hon. Owen Arthur was the featured speaker at the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting on Wednesday July 17th, 2013. The following is his speech shared with the business community on Valued Added Tax (VAT). “In my…
Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility members renew at reduced rates
by Artemis All sixteen member governments of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) [including the Cayman Islands] have renewed their hurricane and earthquake parametric insurance coverage for the 2013/2014 policy year which began on the 1st June. All members…
Couple stranded by cruise in Turkey receives outpouring of support
By Brittany Alana Davis From Tampa Bay Times CLEARWATER — A Clearwater couple is finally getting help in an American hospital in Turkey after Royal Caribbean cruise lines abandoned them at a rural hospital, leaving them with only hand gestures…
Cayman islander blames the devil for sexually abusing five-year-old
From Caribbean360 The step-grandfather, when caught molesting the child by his wife, said “the devil made me do it.” GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – A court has sentenced a 45-year-old man to nearly three years in jail after he admitted…
Trump defends his school, prosecutor calls it ‘a scam’
By Jose Pagliery From CNN Money Donald Trump’s real estate school is under attack by New York’s top prosecutor, and both sides took to the airwaves Monday to elaborate on the upcoming legal battle. During separate interviews on CNN’s “New…
John Nelson’s mystery plant
From Aiken Standard Mystery plant grows in Canada, Caribbean and eastern U.S. The summer’s flower is to the summer sweet — William Shakespeare, Sonnet 94 Ah, late summer: hot and sticky, soft, fragrant mornings, with roiling storms darkening the afternoon…
