Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
New CEO details goals for Caribbean hotel and tourism group
By Aldeth Lewin From Virgin Islands Daily News ST. THOMAS – The USVI Hotel and Tourism Association hosted its annual meeting Friday, and members got to hear from the new head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association, Jeff Vasser….
[Cayman] Caribbean-based advisers charged in money-laundering sting
By David Voreacos and Tom Schoenberg From Bloomberg Three Caribbean-based men who helped Americans hide assets from U.S. tax authorities were charged in a sting operation with laundering what they were told was dirty money. The U.S. indicted Eric St-Cyr,…
Copyright holders look for an antipiracy DMCA upgrade
By Andrew Ramonas, Corporate Counsel As policymakers in Washington, D.C., consider ways to better combat online piracy, NBCUniversal Inc. and other copyright holders gathered on Thursday to discuss the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and called for flexible solutions to protect…
Caribbean urged to ban sale of high salt foods, high sugar beverages to children
From Caribbean360 According to a recent report, no CARICOM country has national policies or major initiatives aimed at reducing salt intake of the population which has been shown to reduce blood pressure which is a major problem among Caribbean people….
Automatic texts from Yahoo don’t violate ‘Do-Not-Call’ protection
By Saranac Hale Spencer, The Legal Intelligencer Yahoo’s system for automatically texting its users when their email accounts have received a new message doesn’t violate the federal law that protects consumers from unsolicited calls, a federal judge has ruled. U.S….
FATCA Final Regulations – Update For Cayman And Irish CLO Issuers
By Alasdair Robertson, Mark Matthews, Scott Macdonald and Nicola Bashforth Maples and Calder On 20 February 2014 the US Treasury and the IRS released a set of revisions to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) final regulations (the…
Sustainability keeps Caribbean locals and tourists happy
From DW How do you make an island paradise with limited business infrastructure into a winning combination for both tourists and locals alike? You take a leaf out of Dominica’s book. For the many tourists that come to the Caribbean…
Iran’s fire-jumping festival
10 glowing photos from Iran’s fire-jumping festival By Jessica Catcher By Mashable This week, Iran celebrates Chaharshanbe Souri — also known as the Festival of Fire. The ancient holiday has been celebrated since the Zoroastrian era, and perhaps even earlier….
Secret Service: Hackers behind Target attack used specially designed, sophisticated malware
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist A House subcommittee that’s looking into the massive theft of Target customers’ personal and financial information heard from a Secret Service official who says that the hackers responsible had been preparing long and hard…
