Ethanol Surplus May Lift Gas Prices
From The New York Time/CNBC WASHINGTON — A glut of ethanol in the gasoline supply is threatening to push up prices at the pump and may have exacerbated the growing cost gap between regular gasoline and premium, some oil experts…
ECB: Cyprus Bank Funding to Be Cut Unless Bailout Reached
From Moneynews The European Union gave Cyprus until Monday to raise the billions of euros it needs to clinch an international bailout or face the collapse of its financial system and likely exit from the euro currency zone. In stark…
Budget 2013: Osborne vows to drive UK growth
By Hannah Kuchler, Financial Times George Osborne, the British chancellor, has vowed his “absolute determination” to ensure his Budget drives economic growth, despite the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasting it will have little impact on UK gross domestic product. Speaking…
Congress passes budget bill to avert government shutdown
BBC Congress has comfortably passed a large spending bill to keep the US government running until the end of September and avert a temporary shutdown. President Barack Obama must now sign the bill, which was passed by a bipartisan vote…
An expanded role for UWI’s Cayman Campus
By Christopher Tobutt Professor Hazel Simmons McDonald, Principal of the Open Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) spoke about an expanded role for the UWI’s Cayman Open Campus during a brief visit to the facility at Olympic…
Through expanded partnership with Resorts World RAV Bahamas still in Bimini picture
From Bahamaislandsinfo Resorts World BiminiBIMINI, Bahamas — RAV Bahamas is still very much in Bimini’s tourism development picture, according to a joint statement made by RAV and Bimini’s newest investor, Resorts World Bimini, a subsidiary of the Genting Group, a…
Ministry Shows Support For Optimist Oratorical Contest
Opportunities to develop and practise public speaking skills are being lauded by the Ministry of Education. For the 5th consecutive year, Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Financial Services & Employment Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP has thrown his support behind…
Roli’s Seaboard is a rubber-keyed piano that may redefine the way you play
By Brian Heater, engadget Synths are nothing new, of course — so what makes Roli’s digital piano so novel? The instrument has a patent-pending rubberized surface that lets you bend and twist the keys as you play, freeing you from…
The IRS has $917 million in unclaimed refunds
Allison Linn, CNBC From Business Insider It sounds like an e-mail scam, but this one is actually true. The Internal Revenue Service has hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed 2009 tax refunds, and you may be eligible for the…
Appleby funds and finance appointment sends growth signal to Cayman Market
Appleby has appointed senior funds and finance specialist, George Bashforth, as Head of Directorship Services for Appleby Trust (Cayman) Ltd. The appointment is the second senior appointment announced in as many months for the firm’s burgeoning funds and finance practice,…
