All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack Part Two
By Carol-Ann Rudy Two Days—and a Lifetime—to Granada Saturday morning, Paris, July 5. The rest of the Spartanburg Festival Chorus left for the airport while I headed for the train at Montparnasse station and ultimately Granada, Spain in a state…
These are the companies abandoning the U.S. to dodge taxes
By Danielle Douglas From the Washington Post It is a tax trick that has been around for years, but the pace of companies moving their headquarters overseas to lower their tax rate has sped up in the last decade. American…
Egypt plans to dig new Suez Canal
From Otago Daily Times Egypt plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The project, to be run…
Cayman Islands well placed as AIFMD transitional period expires
From Cayman Funds Magazine With the transitional period for the implementation of the European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) having recently expired, the Cayman Islands is well placed to navigate the new regulatory landscape in Europe. That is according…
iNews Briefs
Cayman unemployed civil servant has received full pay since 1999 Cayman Islands Member of the Legislative Assembly raised a question at the recent Finance Committee meeting concerning the continuing payment of a salary to a civil servant who has not…
It’s clear that the future of Bitcoin is not in the US
By Rob Wile From Business Insider If you’re reading this story in the U.S., you’re probably someone who’s heard a lot about Bitcoin, but doesn’t know anyone who actually owns any. If you’re a European reading this story outside the…
How many Allied/US forces died on ‘’D-Day?”/What does it really mean?
By Carol-Ann Rudy, iNews columnist It is the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on the German controlled Normandy beaches where so many people lost their lives. I have been checking numbers and they are horrifying. Courtesy of Wikipedia: US…
Sanctions and the Caribbean
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contributor Sanctions and large fines are becoming the weapon of choice for the United States and others as they seek ways to stop nations facilitating trade or financial transfers that touch countries they…
Permaculture poised to conquer the Caribbean
By Mark Olalde From IPS “You can start in your backyard, so there’s no cost. You can implement certain parts of it in your apartment…If you have a porch with some sunlight, you can plant something there and start thinking…
10 World’s heaviest drinking countries revealed
By Antonia Molloy From The Independent UK A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) looked at levels of alcohol consumption in its 194 member states People in the UK are among the most prolific drinkers in the world, according…
