Former operator of FAFSA.com penalized $5.2m for illegal billing
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Five years ago, we told readers looking to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to steer clear of FAFSA.com, as it was not the official Dept. of Education site for the…
Gold is at risk of falling into a coma
By Rodney Johnson, Economy & Markets From Business Insider The problems in Greece and China threw the world markets into a tizzy over the past month. The Greeks seem erratic, rejecting then accepting the latest deal from their creditors, while…
Biodiversity movements saving our oceans
From Miami Caribbean Code Our oceans are in trouble. Lionfish have overpopulated the waters and are preying on other fish. Pollution, harmful algae and rising ocean temperatures due to climate change is killing the coral reefs. And then there’s human…
New York Daily News: Jeffrey Webb and Enrique Sanz took over CONCACAF with same Mafia ways as predecessors
BY TERI THOMPSON , NATHANIEL VINTON FROM NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Saturday, July 25, 2015, 1:00 PM IMAGE: Jeffrey Webb pleaded guilty on July 18 in Brooklyn to 17 counts in the ongoing FIFA scandal. Wise Guys: They came barging into…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events Immigration Department Closure On 31 July 2015 The Department of Immigration Headquarters, including Passport & Corporate Services, Visa Office and Front Counter, will be closed to the public for all but essential services on Friday, 31 July 2015….
KPREIT aims for five overseas properties [in Cayman Islands & USA]
By Steven Jackson Business From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON Properties Limited (KPREIT) wants to acquire up to five overseas properties in the Cayman Islands and USA which would more than triple its annual net operating income to US$2.7 million, financials indicate….
United States requests Jack Warner’s extradition for FIFA corruption charges
By Teri Thompson From NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The United States wants indicted former FIFA vice president Jack Warner extradited. As expected, Trinidad and Tobago’s attorney general received a United States request Wednesday for the extradition of former FIFA vice…
BP loses appeal to get spill claimants’ confidential info
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal A federal appeals court has struck down BP’s effort at gaining access to confidential information about pending claims to its $9.9 billion oil spill settlement in its ongoing attempt to root out…
Another lie: Barbados Government denies it defaulted on loan
By Neville Clarke from Barbados Today Government today dismissed as a “horrible untruth”, an allegation by Opposition leader Mia Mottley that the country had defaulted on a multi-million dollar loan from the Swiss bank Credit Suisse. Minister of Finance and…
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association praises Caricom for visionary remarks by outgoing chairman Christie, seeks private, public sector dialogue on tourism
From Barnacle Grenada CHTA White Paper on U.S. Opening Cuba Draws Interest, Carnival Plans Cruises THE CARIBBEAN – The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) officials praised Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, outgoing CARICOM Chairman, for his remarks at the…





