From the Caribbean to the USA, via Brazil: an interminable migration route
By The Observers Both poverty and political persecution have forced many Haitians and Cubans to flee their respective countries over the past few decades. Most of them hope to rebuild their lives in the United States, where large immigrant communities…
Cash disappearing on S&P 500 balance sheets pinches buybacks
From Newsmax Little by little, the corporate cushion is shrinking. Pressured by a year-and-a-half of weakening profits and splurges on buybacks and dividends, the once-towering piles of money at American companies have started to topple. Cash and equivalents slipped to…
Cayman Islands’ Tobacco Licence renewables due in November
The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) reminds all tobacco dealers that according to the Tobacco Law, their annual applications for registration renewals must be submitted by 5pm on Tuesday, 1 November 2016. Applications submitted between 2 November and 31…
Airlines have no idea what to do when people are sexually assaulted on flights
By Nora Caplan-Bricker, Slate From Business Insider Dana T. had never felt more excited about her life. In April, she’d landed what she calls her “dream job,” working in sales at a global travel company. Like every other employee, she would…
Before alarm clocks Brits paid people to wake them up
By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable 1900-1941 Knockers-up Snooze button not included. Before alarm clocks Brits paid people to wake them up by tapping on their windows Though designs for alarm clocks date back to the ancient Greeks, they were still not…
Carbuncle Cup 2016: Luxury flats dubbed ’embodiment of sea sickness’
A luxury block of flats has been named as the “worst building” of 2016. Lincoln Plaza in London’s Docklands won the 2016 Carbuncle Cup with one judge describing it as a “horror show” and the “embodiment of sea sickness”. It’s…
Police to trace investment fraud evidence in Hong Kong, Switzerland
By Anton Hermansyah From The Jakarta Post The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) is set to trace evidence in Hong Kong and Switzerland in an investigation into alleged investment fraud involving Indonesian businessman Harun Abidin and investment company Cedrus Investment…
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Scientists build a laser using human blood By Jon Fingas From engadget It could help study cell activity or improve the effectiveness of cancer surgery. No, this isn’t one of your childhood sci-fi dreams brought to life — it’s real….
Cayman Islands job fair a success
A crowd of more than 300 Caymanian job seekers attended the 2016 recruitment drive for Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) and the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS.) The joint job fair was…
Cayman Islands: New LCCL procedures in effect
From Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and the Environment The public is advised that procedural changes, which are designed to better uphold the Local Companies (Control) Licence Law (LCCL) are now in effect. As of Thursday, 1 September, Caymanians…
