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Why did Russia seize oil off a Venezuelan cargo ship in the Caribbean?
By Brian Ellsworth and Marianna Parraga Reuters From The Christian Science Monitor A Russian state-owned shipping conglomerate is holding $20 million worth of the country’s oil. APRIL 18, 2017 ST. EUSTATIUS AND HOUSTON—Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, sent a tanker in…
Cayman Spirits launches new Outpost attractions at Pedro St James, new happy hour Sea Sessions
TAB) – Cayman’s beloved historical site, Pedro St. James, has a unique new attraction on property. Cayman Spirits Co has recently re-developed the old bar site on property into a new rum themed bar and cafe . The new site…
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Dutch Navy makes large coke bust in Caribbean
From The St Maarten Daily Herald THE HAGUE–The Royal Dutch Navy in the Caribbean last week caught two shipments of cocaine totalling close to 700 kilograms in one night, the Ministry of Defence announced on Tuesday. The Navy station ship…
Cool ‘Fate of the Furious’ cars
Here are all the cool cars that appear in ‘The Fate of the Furious’ By Kirsten Acuna, INSIDER From Business Insider A handful of cars you’ll see racing in “The Fate of the Furious.”Universal When “The Fate of the Furious”…
Richard Branson to bring Business is an Adventure to the Caribbean
Following a recent outing for Virgin Atlantic’s entrepreneur event series in Seattle, the Virgin Group founder is set to touch down in Barbados, where the focus will be on leadership in the region… Having toured Business is an Adventure across…
Islands [inc Cayman Islands] step up their green game
By Gay Nagle Myers from Travel Weekly Sustainability no longer is just a catchphrase in the Caribbean. The efforts of Caribbean nations have come a long a way from the days of just asking hotel guests to reuse bath towels…
The Caribbean’s first Angel Investor Forum to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, April 18, 2017 — LINK-Caribbean will host the region’s first Caribbean Angel Investor Forum in Montego Bay, Jamaica on May 11-12, 2017. Under the theme ‘Growing Angel Investing in the Caribbean’ the Caribbean Angel Investor Forum, an invitation-only…
More than half of Americans think marijuana use is ‘socially acceptable’
By Anna Swartz, Mic From Business Insider (Mic) — A survey of Americans’ views on marijuana found that a majority of people think the drug is “socially acceptable” — a position that likely puts them at odds with U.S. Attorney General Jeff…
Caribbean are messing with U.S. economic data
By Jeanna Smialek From Bloomberg Companies shifting their profits to the Netherlands or Turks and Caicos probably have taxes in mind. But the consequences are felt well beyond the Internal Revenue Service ledger: growth and productivity also lose some upside….
Boy crushed to death at Atlanta revolving restaurant
From BBC A five-year-old boy has died after his head got lodged between a wall and a table fixed to a slow-moving floor of a restaurant in Atlanta, police officials said. The child was critically injured in the incident and…
