Cayman Islands welcomes long lobbied reduction in APD for UK travellers
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (19 March 2014) The Cayman Islands is pleased to welcome the long anticipated news of reduced Air Passenger Duty (APD) for long haul visitors from the United Kingdom. APD is an excise duty which is charged…
Caribbean Tourism: The battle is far from over
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News There is much euphoria in the tourism establishment over the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that on 19 March 2014 the British government announced would be reduced on flights to and from the Caribbean…
A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs, and pedals into retirement
By Tara Bahrampour, From Washington Post A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive…
Caribbean Medical Community disagrees on impact of decriminalization of marijuana
From Atlanta Black Star At the opening of the Law Term last September, Trinidadian Chief Justice Ivor Archie suggested that the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana was one panacea that could be used to reduce the current…
Warburton to Newsmax TV: Central banks may get involved with digital currencies soon
By Dan Weil From Moneynews Central banks may well enter the digital currency space before long, says Peter Warburton, director of U.K.-based Economic Perspectives, an economic consulting firm. “They must realize that challenges like bitcoin will just keep on coming,…
Research: Only 5 percent of companies prohibit tablet use
By Teena Hammond From ZDNET Summary: The acceptance of tablets in the workplace continues to increase, with aTech Pro Research survey showing that only 5 percent of companies actually prohibit their use. Tablet use in the workplace is ever-increasing, showing…
WuXi PharmaTech purchases an Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing System
SAN DIEGO and SHANGHAI, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Illumina, Inc. ILMN -2.05% and WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. WX -0.89% , a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device R&D outsourcing company with operations in China and the United States, today…
US extends TPR for Haitians
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) says Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible nationals of Haiti for an additional 18 months, effective Jul….
Time to send tourist Olympians packing?
By Linda Robertson From Miami Herald KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Kanes Sucharitakul’s goal in the Olympic giant slalom race was not to finish last. On his personal score sheet, he won the gold medal when he beat competitors from countries…
‘Cuban Five’ agent imprisoned in US back in Havana
By Peter Orsi From Boston.com HAVANA (AP) — A second member of the ‘‘Cuban Five’’ returned to the Caribbean island and a hero’s welcome Friday, a day after leaving a prison in the United States, where he spent 15 years…
