Raul Castro addresses Meeting of leaders of China, Latin American and the Caribbean Brasilia
FromEurasia Review REMARKS OF RAUL CASTRO RUZ AT MEETING OF LEADERS OF CHINA, LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN BRASILIA By Raul Castro Ruz Her Excellency Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Esteemed comrade Xi Jinping, President…
Showdown coming between Barbados teachers and government
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday July 21, 2014, CMC – Teachers are shaping up for a possible showdown with Government over pending charges of misconduct against one of their own, that stemmed from comments made at political meeting. The Ministry…
Double tragedy: Family loses relatives on MH17 and MH370
By Jenni Ryall From Mashable SYDNEY — An Australian family is in mourning again after losing relatives on MH17, just months after grieving the loss of loved ones on MH370. Irene and George Burrows from northern Queensland lost their son…
The Editor speaks: I heard music through the voices of anger and eyes full of tears
I have been angry this week. I have not been able to find one good thing to give me a sense of peace and to feel love. I was angry with our premier, Alden McLaughlin, not so much with his…
Copyright Office deems Aereo not a cable company
From techcrunch More bad news for Aereo. U.S. copyright officials do not consider it a cable company under the terms of copyright law, CNBC is reporting. Aereo lost a Supreme Court ruling last month after the court found the television-streaming…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Payments cards are getting a technology upgrade — and it’s bad news for online retailers
By John Heggestuen From Business Insider In the U.S., most consumers and merchants will soon need to switch over to the ‘chip card’ standard, otherwise known as EMV. It’s a technology most recognizable as a chip on payment cards, which…
A Guide to the Cyprus Holding Company Regime
From Harneys A Cyprus holding company can achieve low or zero withholding tax rates when extracting dividends from underlying subsidiaries by relying either on its double tax treaty network, or on the Parent/Subsidiary Directive. Why set up a holding company?…
Barbados solid waste tax payment deadline extended
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday July 18, 2014, CMC – Government has waived all payments of the Barbados Municipal Solid Waste Tax for pensioners with property valued under BDS$190,000 (One BDS dollar = 50 US cents) and pushed back the…
Meridian Capital International Fund announces short-term financing for Caspian Energy Inc.
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, July 18, 2014 /CNW/ – Meridian Capital International Fund (“Meridian”) announced today that US$1.5 million has been advanced to Caspian Energy Inc. (“Caspian”) under a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) dated July 7th, 2014…
