CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee renders decisions on Cruz Azul Champions League case
MIAMI, FL (Tuesday, April 15, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today that its Disciplinary Committee has levied fines on Mexican club Cruz Azul FC, and extended a suspension to goalkeeper Jesus…
The Cayman Islands – a growing reinsurance centre
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Recent changes to the Insurance Law have made the Cayman Islands a more attractive domicile for reinsurance companies. That was part of the message from Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin Tuesday morning when he helped ring…
This is the location of tens of billions of dollars that won’t be declared to the IRS today
By Tim Fernholz From Quartz Today (Tue 15) is tax day in the United Sates, and most Americans pay their fair share without a peep. Some of the folks that aren’t playing ball keep their money in offshore accounts to…
Tropical Storm and Hurricane names for 2014
From Tropical – Hurricane Weather forecasters have learned over the years that short, distinctive names in written and spoken communications is quicker and more effective than previous naming conventions based on latitude-longitude methods. Beginning in1953, Atlantic tropical storms have been…
iNews Briefs
Usain Bolt made a vow that’s really hard to comprehend From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday April 15, 2014, CMC – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt says he is confident he can smash two records he set five years ago at the…
Forget the beach: 10 death-defying Caribbean adventures [Cayman included]
By Cherese Weekes From Travel Pulse The islands of the Caribbean are not only paradises for beach bums and sunbathers, they are also ideal for world-class adventures. So if you think the only way to cool off from the sun’s…
Cayman Islands and Luxembourg funds: Options and considerations for managers
From Opalesque Opalesque Industry Update – The structure and domiciliation of a fund vehicle are integral to the set up of a fund from multiple perspectives. Tax, investment strategy, investor base, cost and speed of set up, regulatory environment, and…
Cut price Dominican Republic plastic surgeries prompt warnings by US
From Caribbean360 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Beverly Brignoni, a 28-year-old New Yorker seeking a cheaper way to enhance her appearance, flew to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery on February 19. She didn’t come back. The young mother died the…
The flight from Hell
By Adam Uren From This is Money Daily Mail UK Four-day return home from Caribbean after fault that the PILOT says ‘would have led to a watery grave’ Flight MON368 from Tobago took nearly four days to reach Gatwick after…
North America and the Caribbean – Human Rights
From Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights Countries of engagement Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and Grenada, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and the United…