Study: Caribbean tourism needs to offer more than beaches
From Tourism Review As travelers to the Caribbean indicate a desire for more than “sun, sand and sea” vacation experiences, travel stakeholders are having to sit up and take notice. A study conducted by TCI Research, a travel research company,…
Premier Ewing promotes TCI, Ontario Collaboration
From TC Weekly News Premier, Dr. Rufus Ewing met with Ontario’s Premier and Minister of Finance, Kathleen Wynne and Hon. Charles Sousa during his official visit to Toronto, Canada, to strengthen ties between the two countries. The meetings were part…
UBS is trying to bring a Grand Prix race to New York
By Christian Sylt, The Telegraph From Business Insider Swiss investment bank UBS has been appointed by the organisers of the planned New York Grand Prix in a bid to secure $100m (£65.7m) of funding to enable the race to go…
Warren Mosler, a deficit lover with a following
By Annie Lowrey, The New York Times Warren Mosler and adherents of modern monetary theory, called deficit owls, are seen as a counterpoint to those who want to return to the gold standard. Mr. Mosler, who lives in St. Croix,…
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Joey will have to wait Joey Ebanks, the former head of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will have to wait until 9 June 2014 to face a trial. This was the earliest date available in Grand Court for a two…
Coppell couple used Cayman account to avoid tax
By KEVIN KRAUSE, Dallas News.com Coppell couple accused of avoiding taxes on tens of millions of dollars Federal investigators say a 63-year-old woman living in Coppell and her husband, who works for a Chinese company in Africa, have avoided paying…
New manager of Coastal and Marine Governance and Livelihoods Programme
Bridgetown, Barbados (TDN) — The Caribbean Natural Resource Institute (CANARI) welcomes Mr. Terrence Phillips as new manager of its Coastal and Marine Governance and Livelihoods Programme. Terrence joins CANARI after a distinguished career in fisheries governance and management across the…
There’s finally a reason to make first-class airline passengers feel guilty about their seats
By David J. Unger, The Christian Science Monitor First-class air passengers have a carbon footprint as much as seven times larger than the average passenger’s, according to a new study from the World Bank. The study comes as airliners push…
Drug trafficking: cartels take to the Caribbean
Noelle Suarez-Murias, The Foundry Drug cartels have increasingly trafficked through the Caribbean to evade law enforcement, but the U.S. Coast Guard is struggling to keep up. The U.S. has been successful working with our allies in targeting drug trafficking organizations…
Lions Club of Cayman Brac installs new officers
The Lions Club of Cayman Brac installed new officers at the Alexander Hotel on Saturday 8th June The new president is Icilma Cornelius and first vice president is Laurel McLaughlin. Other officers are Elton Michaels – second vice president, Ventisha…
