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Television broadcast schedule confirmed for CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
MIAMI (Monday, March 31, 2014) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) released today the broadcast schedule for the 2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, which kick off on April 1. TV viewers and soccer aficionados…
Gibraltar: The new Cayman for European funds
By James Lasry From Hassans The Alternative Investment Funds Managers Directive (“AIFMD” and / or the “Directive”) has dichotomised the funds industry into EU and non-EU funds jurisdictions. This has put Gibraltar which was one of a dozen such domiciles…
Demographic change in Europe and North America offers opportunity for the Caribbean to modify political positions
By David Jessop From Stabroek News In 2001, one in 10 voters in the United Kingdom were members of an ethnic minority; by 2050 the number will have risen to one in five. Put another way, demographic change is set…
Campbell fancies Windies Women title chances
From Jamaica Observer SYLHET, Bangladesh (CMC) – Coach Sherwin Campbell has backed West Indies Women to win the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup, after their qualification for the semi-finals was confirmed late Friday. The Caribbean side trounced Sri Lanka by eight…
Caribbean Pygmy Octopi
Caribbean Pygmy Octopi smaller than a penny born in captivity By Carolyn Cox From Geekosystem I’m a silly human for wanting to build them a dollhouse aquarium, but I do, guys. I do. Smaller than a LEGO minifig! Overpowered by…
Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous 2014
Spectacular sailing conditions at Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous 2014 From Charter World The recently concluded 2014 Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous took to the azure waters of the enchanting Caribbean yacht charter location – Virgin…
Jean Holder’s Caribbean Tourism: A review comment by Ralph E. Gonsalves
Dr. Jean Holder’s book Caribbean Tourism, published late last year by Canoe Press of the University of the West Indies (UWI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), is an excellent, comprehensive survey of the historical evolution of tourism…
Before the Washington mudslide, warnings of the unthinkable
By Darryl Fears From Washington Post Many fear that death toll could rise in Washington state mudslide: People are still unaccounted for after a massive landslide in rural northwest Washington state killed at least 16 people and forced evacuations of the…
Apple v. Samsung: The Sequel
By Julia Love, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — As the sequel to their blockbuster patent trial nears, Apple and Samsung are miles apart, even when it comes to the value of software patents. Apple Inc. is expected to tell jurors…
Lawyers defend ‘Too Handsome for Rape’ strategy
From Daily Report The lawyers behind a criminal defense theory that drew howls on the Internet—that a man was “too handsome” to be guilty of sexual assault—are defending the tactic, especially because their now-former-client was convicted in a second trial….
