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OUR CARIBBEAN: Independent but tied to Privy Council
By Rickey Singh From Barbados Nation News AS THE first two CARICOM member states to part company with British colonial rule within weeks of each other back in August 1962, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago continue to reveal similarities that are…
Former owner and manager of Miami-Area home health agencies sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in $57M Medicare fraud scheme
From US Department of Justice The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell…
China’s middle class is exploding
By Kim Iskyan, Truewealth Publishing From Business Insider The American consumer has been a central driver of the global economy for decades. Fortunately for the overburdened American consumer, China’s middle class is going to be picking up more of the…
Best airport food in the world
13 mouthwatering photos of the best airport food in the world By Madeline Stone From Business Insider Airports aren’t exactly known for their culinary offerings, but the food at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport are enough to make even the most…
This test could help thousands of cancer patients avoid chemotherapy
By Lydia Ramsey From Business Insider For patients facing a diagnosis of early stage breast cancer, the traditional course of treatment is typically surgery, followed by an often difficult course of chemotherapy to try to make sure the cancer doesn’t…
Advocate Health to pay largest-ever HIPAA settlement
By Anna L Spencer, Meenakshi Datta, Rina Mady Contributed by Sidley Austin LLP From ILO On August 4 2016 the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Advocate Health Care Center has agreed to pay $5.55…
Hybrid robo-advisors will manage 10% of all investable assets by 2025
By MyPrivateBanking From Business Insider After the strong growth of the robo-advisory approach in recent years, promoted by numerous start-ups worldwide as well as sizeable number of early adopting wealth managers, a new ‘sub-species’ has emerged: the hybrid robo/personal contact…
A Chinese billionaire splurged on this superyacht
By Yacht Harbour Fron Business Insider Pelorus, the 115-meter superyacht built in 2003 by Lurssen, has reportedly been sold to Chinese billionaire, Samuel Tak Lee according to several sources in the industry. Built for the Saudi owner of 72m Coral…
Guyana poised for exit of CFAT, FATF monitoring
From GIS Guyana Guyana is set to be removed from the list of countries to be monitored by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). According to Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney…
Cayman Islands registered firms top 100,000 mark
The number of active companies on the Cayman Islands company register has exceeded 100,000 for the first time, and there are now more than 19,000 active partnerships in the territory, reports Tax News. At the end of the second quarter,…
