International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce – A medical tourism trade body
From PRCaribbean IMTJ reports that Christina deMoraes (Brazil & USA) has founded the International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce (IMTCC). This is a noble initiative, however it raises several questions: Does the industry need another American trade body to represent…
More Twists in Long-Running Aramid Saga
By MATT REYNOLDS , Courthouse News Service (CN LOS ANGELES (CN) – In a lawsuit citing clandestine telephone conversations, a supposed FBI asset and personal betrayal, movie producer David Bergstein claims he was extorted for millions of dollars by a…
CIMPA 1st conference a great success
The Cayman Islands Marketing Professionals Association’s (CIMPA) first Annual Marketing Conference was hailed as a great success by the organisers. “Social media should be a tool businesses use to build relationships with clients, not to make sales.” That was the…
U.S. State Department Official for Invest Caribbean Now (ICN) 2013
by SFLCN.COM NEW YORK – The Obama administration is sending a representative to Invest Caribbean Now this June, as the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S. gears up for Caribbean American Heritage Month and Caribbean Week in New York. Anthony Eterno,…
Loeb’s third point exited Herbalife stake in first quarter
By Alexis Leondis Bloomberg Third Point LLC, the hedge-fund firm run by Daniel Loeb, exited its stake in Herbalife Ltd. in the first quarter, according to a regulatory filing. The fund sold 3.1 million shares of the Cayman Islands-based company…
Pope Francis hits out at global ‘cult of money’
BBC Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the “cult of money” and to do more for the poor, in his first major speech on the financial crisis. Free market economics had created a tyranny, in which people…
Tethys Petroleum Limited: First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
Revenues Increased by 94% GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — (Marketwired) — 05/15/13 — Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) today announced its first quarter 2013 financial results. The results are highlighted by a 94% increase in revenues over the first quarter of…
Cayman Islands launches “Discover Cayman” smart phone app
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association has launched “Discover Cayman,” an interactive smart phone app featuring destination facts, maps, an event calendar, a trip booking tool, social networking capabilities, and games. The app is designed to be a convenient vacation-planning tool…
Boss Of US Tax Authority Quits Amid Political Bias Scandal
Tom Burroughes, Group Editor in London, Wealth Briefing The US Internal Revenue Service boss, Steven Miller, has been forced to step down amid a scandal of how IRS officials selectively screened non-profit groups for political reasons, media reports said. Miller,…
TripAdvisor and ReviewPro partner to provide a better review management solution for hotels
By ReviewPro/PanaCarib ReviewPro, the online reputation and social media management market leader for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has entered a partnership agreement with TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site. This agreement means that ReviewPro becomes a certified…
