Herbalife: A look ahead to the company’s second quarter earnings/see 2nd 1/4 results
EDITOR: See following story – “Herbalife second-quarter profit drops 17 percent, misses estimate” By Heather Ingrassia From Seeking Alpha Disclosure: The author has no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72…
5K Raises funds for Children & Family Services
Following a successful 2nd annual 5K run held earlier this month, Flashy Nation donated CI$760 to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) yesterday (Wednesday 23 July 2014). The funds are earmarked to be used for children in care…
Visitors impressed by Health City in the Cayman Islands
A tour of Health City Cayman Islands followed yesterday’s press conference by the officials attending the pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting. Accompanied by Premier Alden McLaughlin, Health Minister, Hon. Osbourne Bodden, and other officials, on the East End trip, the group…
TVJ acquires exclusive Caribbean broadcast rights for 2014 Commonwealth Games
From RJR News The RJR Communications Group announced on Thursday that, through its television station, Television Jamaica Limited (TVJ), it has acquired the exclusive television broadcast rights for the Caribbean for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland running from…
Aereo shutters its TV streaming service… for now
By Jonathan Shieber From Techcrunch In an email sent at 9 AM Eastern Saturday, Chet Kanojia informed customers that because of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling earlier this week , the company would temporarily halt its operations at 11:30 Eastern…
Pay with Bitcoin: 10 of the most interesting places to spend it
By Lyndsey Gilpin From Tech Republic Bitcoin continues to gain popularity as a digital currency, but what businesses actually accept them? Here are 10 prominent online and brick-and-mortar retailers. It still takes some searching to find places to spend your…
The bidding for the 2022 Olympics is a disaster because everyone figured out that hosting is a total waste
By Tony Manfred From Business Insider Researchers have known for years that hosting large sporting events like the Olympics always costs more than expected and always yields less revenue and useful long-term infrastructure than estimated. Now voters and politicians in…
Sterling qualities missing, but no problem
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life Donald Sterling has come to dominate the national space in a way that should be quite vexing to any of us who hold certain values dear. Ever since Sterling’s “girlfriend,” or in whatever capacity…
The Caribbean’s top 10 historic hotels
From Caribbean360 ADMIRAL’S INN, ANTIGUA The Caribbean boasts a wealth of heritage sites and properties, many dating back to the early days of European settlement and reflecting the architectural vernacular of the colonial past. Of these, some have gone on…
“Proud of Them” Round 3
Remarks by the Hon. Minister Osbourne Bodden May 2014. Government faces so many issues of national importance, and is tasked with so many critical projects and policies, that some may query the time and effort we dedicate to this initiative…
