Will SEC, FBI and DOJ prosecute any hedge fund and private equity looting of Rhode Island pension?
By Edward Siedle From Forbes The FBI, SEC and DOJ should further investigate and prosecute any potential hedge fund and private equity looting of Rhode Island pension. Why has 40 percent of the assets of the tax-exempt Rhode Island state…
Fifa scandal: Large cash sums frozen by Switzerland
From BBC Millions of Swiss francs in bank accounts belonging to world soccer’s governing body Fifa have been frozen, the Swiss justice ministry has said. US officials believe “corruption money” may have been transited through the frozen accounts, the ministry…
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Bahamas becoming sports host paradise
By Fred Sturrup, Sports Scope – From Grand Bahamas The Freeport News No other country in the Caribbean region is at the level of The Bahamas when it comes to hosting mega sports events. Once in bygone decades, Jamaica was…
Disney, with enough lawyers to fill a Death Star, prepares for piracy
By Julie Triedman, From The Am Law Daily The Walt Disney Co. is working overtime to ensure that digital pirates and counterfeiters don’t steal its profits ahead of the Dec. 18 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh…
Swiss banks fined for helping U.S. citizens evade taxes
From CBC Crédit Agricole, Dreyfus Sons, Baumann avoid criminal charges after hiding assets from IRS Three Swiss banks, including a unit of France’s Crédit Agricole SA, will pay a total of more than $130 million US to the U.S. Justice…
Two UWI students at Cave Hill campus to receive scholarships from outgoing CIBC CEO
By CIBC December 17, 2015 Two students of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus will receive special farewell gifts from outgoing Chief Executive Officer of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, Rik Parkhill. The two students pursing studies at…
Doctors think they have developed a successful penis-transplant procedure
By Tanya Lewis From Business Insider This entrepreneur wants to fix the transplant shortage by recycling human organs Doctors perform the world’s first penis transplant World’s first penis transplant patient to father a child Many of the soldiers returning from…
The difference between 1% and 2% milk
By Dan Gentile, Thrillist From Business Insider If you’re one of those weirdos who likes to drink milk with every meal including Chinese food, carry on, we’re not here to judge. But we would like to enlighten you about what…
Group seeds and game dates announced for historic 2016 Copa America Centenario
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and the United States head the four groups in the tournament; Seeded nations to visit nine of the ten host markets in group play Miami (Thursday, December 17, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and…
Cartoon of the week
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,…
