‘WikiLeaks of financial data’ prompts worldwide hunt for tax evaders
By John Leyden From The Register ‘We’re coming after you’ – taxman warns A cache of data amounting to a whopping 400 gigabytes of information leaked by bank insiders has triggered an offshore tax evasion investigation across the United States,…
Do children belong on adult sex offender registries?
By Marc Georges BBC News Experts argue that kids who commit sexual crimes have very different motivations to adults. Does that mean they should be exempt from sex offender registries? Sex offender registry and notification laws have been on the…
Tea Party Groups to IRS: ‘Apology not accepted’
From Newsmax The White House and the Internal Revenue Service have apologized for the extra scrutiny of conservative political groups by the IRS during the 2012 presidential election, but “their apology is not accepted,” one tea party leader said Friday….
Why the Amanda Knox Case Became a Perfect Storm
by Pmause44 Ground Report Amanda Knox has published her book, Waiting to Be Heard, and is engaged in a series of media interviews. Pundits on both sides have been weighing in and the internet debate about the case rages on. …
AA Jet makes emergency landing at airport
Emergency services were on standby at Owen Roberts International Airport on Tuesday (14) afternoon for a full emergency at approx.12:15 pm. The flight, American Airlines AA2173, was travelling from Miami to Panama when it was diverted to Grand Cayman because…
Butterfield caters to high net worth clients with account launch
Ainhoa Barcelona, Reporter in London, Wealth Briefing Butterfield Private Bank, part of the Bermuda-headquartered Butterfield Group, has launched a six month, fixed-term deposit account designed for high and ultra high net worth individuals. The Butterfield 25 Deposit offers competitive interest…
Monster radiation burst from Sun
BBC The Sun has unleashed its most powerful eruption of 2013 so far. The solar flare – a sudden release of radiation – peaked at 1705 BST on Monday, and was associated with a huge eruption of matter. When these…
Medicinal rice can cure gastro, knee, heart diseases, says farmer
By Rajulapudi Srinivas, The Hindu Here is some good news for patients suffering from joint pains, heart-related ailments and other chronic diseases. There is no need to run around hospitals if medicinal rice is consumed, says Panchakarla Vishnuvardhan Rao. A…
Google must not like sports, as Google Now will crash when you try and add or remove teams from the sports card
Drew Olanoff Google Now is a great feature for Android users, and now those who are on iOS devices. The idea is that the more you use Google products, the more it learns about you and the better information it…
International and national real estate and construction leaders meet in Trinidad
RICS and IPTI hold an international conference in Trinidad on real estate valuation and construction to promote best practice The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI) and with the support of…
