CHTA steps outside the box
From HN CHTA steps outside the box with Caribbean Hospitality Industry Education Forum for hoteliers, allied members CHIEF Scheduled Oct. 3-5, 2014 at El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico Caribbean Hospitality Industry Education Forum (CHIEF) The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism…
New yellow hypergiant star found in the Milky Way
By Miriam Kramer, Staff Writer for Space.com From Mashable A powerful telescope in Chile has imaged the largest yellow star ever discovered. The star, called HR 5171 A, shines 12,000 light-years from Earth in the center of a new image…
US orders review of deportations to the Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – United States President Barack Obama has ordered a review of deportations to the Caribbean and other countries, saying that removal of undocumented immigrants should be done more humanely. “The President emphasised his…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on the mend after glitch By Mike Wall, Senior Writer for Space.com From Mashable NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) put itself into a precautionary “safe mode” March 7, but the venerable spacecraft is now on the…
Secret takedown order in YouTube case sets off frenzy
By Scott Graham, The Recorder Controversy has followed “Innocence of Muslims” ever since the 14-minute video was uploaded to YouTube and dubbed into Arabic. After provoking violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world, the film is now setting off…
Sandals Royal Bahamian officially opens new Crystal Lagoon swim-up suites
From Bahama Islands info Prime Minister Perry Christie and a delegation of government officials were on hand last week for the official opening of Sandals Royal Bahamian’s Crystal Lagoon Suites.NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Perry Christie and a delegation of…
Peter Doig transforms Montreal’s winter cold into the warmth of the Caribbean
From Artlyst Peter Doig, In his latest exhibition, ‘No Foreign Lands’ at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MBAM) displays his most recent millennial paintings, sketches and etchings based on the culture and his personal experience in Trinidad, where he…
Irish pride resonates to Caribbean as tiny island makes merry
By Graham Clifford From Independent.ie As the sun sets over the Caribbean island of Montserrat, I find myself serenading the locals who have come down to the waterfront to meet up with the visiting Irish. I belt out ‘Raglan Road’…
Banking secrecy in the Cayman Islands
By Sebastian W S J Sai From Appleby The offshore jurisdictions are commonly thought to be highly secretive, with banking secrecy being an important part of what those jurisdictions offer to businesses and individuals who use them. For example, in…
Checks and balances at the top
By Natalie Deak Jaros and Michael LoParrino From Investment News Investors are demanding more accountability from alternatives fund managers In an era of heightened scrutiny for alternatives fund managers, investors are demanding more accountability. One area on which they are…
