Bahamas wants to achieve 1.6 to 1.8 million-stopover visitors in 2013
by Theo Chambers The Bahamas is seeking to attract a greater level of airlift and the over all goal is to increase the number of stopover visitors in 2013 from 1.6 million to 1.8 million, said Minister of Tourism the…
UK tax evasion action hunt identifies 100 individuals
BBC A joint investigation by the UK, the US and Australia to identify those using offshore tax havens to hide wealth has uncovered more than 100 people. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said some of these were already under…
The DART/NRA deal is value for money mostly says Review but not to everything
Late on Friday (10) Government released the PricewaterhouseCoopers Independent Review on the agreement it has with Dart Realty and the National Roads Authority. The government also released details of the third amendment, which was never agreed to after Dart pulled…
Dart has concerns with Independent Review
Late on Friday (10) and within minutes of iNews Cayman receiving the documents relating to the Independent Review from Government Dart Cayman Islands sent us a Press Release (PR). They said they supported the simultaneous release of two versions of…
Fitch Rates Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.’s BRL
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) NEW YORK, May 02 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings currently rates Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.’s (BSB) Brazilian Real (BRL) senior unsecured notes that have a maturity of March 18, 2016 at ‘BBB’. A…
Orbcomm services now available in 5 more Caribbean countries
From Financial News UK Orbcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) said that its satellite data communications services are now available in Belize, Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks & Caicos, and the British Virgin Islands. “This expansion of Orbcomm service availability in…
Appleby Aviation to attend EBACE 2013
by Appleby Appleby’s dedicated Aviation team, Appleby Aviation, will be exhibiting once again this year at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (“EBACE”) in Geneva, from stand 2239. Brian Johnson, director of operations at Appleby Aviation, will attend the…
Let’s Do it in the Caribbean (Positive Tourism News) wins Online Media Award
Written by Nicola Haughton Atlanta, (May 8, 2013). LetsDoitInTheCaribbean.com (Positive Tourism News), the Jamaican distribution channel and online news media which is uniting the Caribbean as One Marketplace, was the big winner at the recently held African Diaspora World Tourism…
The Sequester is a perfect example of how [US] Congress plays favorites with Federal programmes
The Fiscal Times, From Business Insider Who says Congress can’t get anything done? With airport delays linked to the federal furlough of air traffic controllers mounting this week, Congress moved rapidly to address the problem. The furloughs started thanks to…
Nannies Trained to Aid Education
Nannies and domestic helpers participated in the first teaching initiative aimed at enhancing their role as co-educators of young children last night (Tuesday, 7 May 2013). Literacy Coach Latasha Miller, along with teachers Jessica Jackson, Joanan Jackson, Iriny Grant, and…
