How an increase in American visitors could change Cuba
BY TIM CHESTER From Mashable When JetBlue Flight 387 touched tarmac Wednesday, it marked a historic moment for the U.S. and Cuba. The plane from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Santa Clara was the first commercial flight between the two countries…
The bogus think tank behind Russia’s ‘infiltration’ of Europe myth
By Tomas Hirst From Business Insider Over the past few years a sinister story has been doing the rounds throughout the world’s press — that Russia has been infiltrating Europe through deepening ties with far-right parties. It’s a great headline…
Finnish tax authorities to receive information about overseas bank accounts
From yle Uutiset Finnish tax authorities are set to broaden their collecting net on a global scale. The Tax Administration will soon have access to information about taxpayers’ foreign bank accounts. To date, 101 countries have agreed to release bank…
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US: Exhibit explores slavery’s ties to middletown commerce in 1700s, 1800s
By Shawn R. Beals From hartford Courant Connecticut’s complicated history as a Northern state that advocated freedom yet made excessive profits off slave labor is the subject of a new exhibit at the Middlesex County Historical Society. “A Vanished Port: Middletown…
Caribbean drug routes on the move
From GIT In recent years, cocaine and other illegal drug trafficking has increased in the Caribbean and around the world, due to the ‘balloon effect’ of drug cartels intending to get their products to the United States and Europe. In…
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Trini inventor finds success on Planting Seeds
From T&T Guardian Kevan Sinanan walked onto the set of Planting Seeds anxiously clenching an invention he had engineered in his garage, a gadget made to match keys to their respective locks faster. He stood in position, took a breath,…
Panama Papers: IT dept sends 200 info exchange requests
From Money Control The countries to which these references have been made include the United States, the UK, Singapore, nations in the Caribbean islands, Switzerland, British Virgin Islands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among others. Widening its probe in…
Cayman Islands Ministry and Chamber renew Contract for Small Business Workshops
The Ministry of Commerce has renewed its contract for the hosting of small business workshops with the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. The contract took effect on 18 August 2016 and runs until the end of Government’s current fiscal year…
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Cayman Islands: DART announces 2016 Minds Inspired high school scolars
Minds Inspired, Dart’s education initiative, has selected its 2016 high school recipients Ethan Slocock of Cayman Prep and High School and Cristin Jackson of Grace Christian Academy. Ethan is a top student at Cayman Prep and High School and excels…
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Peter Binose: Britain was Great before they joined Europe and they will be Great again outside Europe.
By Peter Binose The British joining the EU did no good turn to the commonwealth members. They were told they would have a bigger market in which to sell their goods. But it destroyed some of those commonwealth producers who…
