The great global lie [Cayman Islands owes prosperity to tax transparency]
By Richard W. Rahn From The Washington Times Offshore financial centers owe their prosperity to tax transparency, not tax evasion Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands — Cayman is prosperous, in part, because of a great global lie, which causes many big…
A.M. Best Places Ratings of XL Group plc and Its Subsidiaries Under Review with Negative Implications
A.M. Best has placed under review with negative implications the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of the on-going property/casualty subsidiaries of XL Group plc (XL) (Ireland) [NYSE: XL] based on…
A Caribbean Island says goodbye diesel and hello 100% renewable electricity
From RMI Outlet Bonaire (pop. 14,500), a small island off the coast of Venezuela, is famous for its beautiful marine reefs, which are visited by 70,000 tourists every year. What many of the tourists don’t realize is that the majority…
Dog travels the country
By Tricia Gilbride From Mashable Illustrator John Stortz has traveled the country with his rescue husky, Wolfgang and documented their journey along the way. Wolfgang was clearly born with the looks to model, but Stortz says getting his handsome dog…
The Caribbean and money laundering: An insult to financial international law?
By Rebecca Theodore from Caribbean News Now How should Caribbean nations begin to address the prickly problems posed by the susceptibility of money launderers and other perpetrators of financial crime? Which questions need to be asked so that United States…
Commentary: Toward a more perfect union
By Dr Keith Simmonds From West Indies News Network Since the nation’s 31st anniversary of independence I have been asking myself a simple question: “How well is the St. Kitts-Nevis federation progressing toward a more perfect union?” Indeed, the nation…
1M people marched against terror
Here’s what Paris looked like as 1M people marched against terror By Jacqui Kenyon from Business Insider On Sunday, Paris’s streets brimmed with an estimated 1 million people in a march of national unity. The moving spectacle comes in the…
Six cool new wearable tech devices
By Teena Hammond From Tech Republic CES Unveiled 2015 featured a range of new wearable tech including a device to help patients manage chronic pain, GPS trackers for kids and a disposable adhesive heart rate monitor. At CES Unveiled 2015,…
