The jig is up for tax cheats
By Tim Wilson From Nearshore America Caribbean and Central America Close the Loop In Panama, owners of bearer shares no longer have their anonymity ensured. In the Cayman Islands, tax information will soon be shared under the US Foreign Account…
HBO Premieres Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden
The HBO documentary airs in the Caribbean on September 11th Miami, FL – September 5, 2013 – HBO Latin America will air the exclusive HBO documentary, Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden, on September 11th in the Caribbean. An official…
Poor white children fall further behind: Benefits culture is blamed for failures at school
By Steve Doughty From Daily Mail UK Poor British white boys less likely to succeed than nearly any other group Only Roma gypsy and Irish traveller children do worse than poor white British children Report suggested that traditionally white working…
S&P Calls Federal Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for US Downgrade
From Moneynews Standard & Poor’s said the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in “retaliation” for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its “AAA” credit rating. The McGraw Hill Financial Inc. unit was the…
Flavours of the Caribbean – send in your dishes
From The Spicy Pear We are now on our culinary journey to the Caribbean in the “Flavours of Series 4” by “simply.food” and hosted by The Spicy Pear. The Caribbean comprises over 7000 islands situated south east of the Gulf…
Appleby staff dress down at work to raise $23,000 for Cayman charities
From Appleby Generous staff at Appleby (Cayman) Ltd have raised over US$23,000 in the last 12 months for ‘Meals on Wheels’ and Cayman HospiceCare. The critical funds have been raised through a special ‘dress down for work’ programme with staff…
The decline and fall of Flowtab a startup story
By Alex Wilhelm From Tech Crunch It started with an idea: How can we get our drinks more quickly at the bar? Dreamed up at 2 a.m. in Coloft, a Los Angeles coworking space, future founder Mike Townsend doodled up…
3 charged with money laundering after Jamaica raid
By The Associated Press From UT San Diego KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three businessmen in Jamaica have been charged with money laundering after an operation by security forces in several upscale neighborhoods in the Caribbean island’s north. The three men were…
Suicide Prevention Day observed next week
On Tuesday, 10 September 2013, the Cayman Islands joins other countries in supporting World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). The Public Health Department is organising activities that build on the international theme: Stigma: A Major Barrier to Suicide Prevention. Events will…
Who are we?
Stabroek News – Editorial The Caribbean is the ‘home of hybridity’ but this legacy does not necessarily underpin our regional culture and identity. Much Caribbean culture, particularly our youth culture, is now largely derivative of American culture, not, it should…
