Coast Guard repatriates 69 Cuban, Haitian migrants
From Houston Chronicle MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has repatriated 69 migrants from Haiti and Cuba. Twenty-six Haitian migrants were transported to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on Thursday. Forty-three Cuban migrants were repatriated to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Tuesday….
Apple, Samsung are still crushing every other smartphone vendor
At some point some vendor besides Apple or Samsung will make money selling smartphones… right? Business Insider points us to the latest numbers from Canaccord Genuity showing that Apple and Samsung now account for 103% of all smartphone industry profits. What…
Eighteen Jamaican and Caribbean villages to be declared as IIPT/Skal Peace Villages
From ETN Global Travel Industry News STOWE, Vermont & TORREMOLINOS, Spain – The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) and Skal International are proud to announce that eighteen villages of Jamaica and the Caribbean will be declaring themselves as…
Author Learsy: ‘Price of Oil Is Rigged’
By Michael Kling From Moneynews “The price of oil is rigged,” alleges author and former trader Raymond Learsy. Prices for most other commodities have dropped and there’s a bountiful supply, Learsy writes in an article for The Huffington Post. U.S….
Eclac reduces 2013 Latin America, Caribbean growth outlook to 3%
By Graciela Ibanez SANTIAGO, Chile–The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, or Eclac, on Wednesday lowered its 2013 growth outlook for the region to 3%, from a previous estimate of 3.5%. The reduced outlook for 2013…
Maples advises on first UK Export Finance Bond
LATAM Airlines Group (“LATAM”) is the first airline to close a UK Export Finance backed bond. The Cayman Islands office of Maples and Calder advised LATAM in connection with the issuance; the proceeds of which were utilised to finance the…
There’s no better place to splash than Cayman
From The Cayman Bottom Times Diving into Summer! Families find there is no better place to splash than the Cayman Islands With today’s hi-tech distractions and busy schedules, diving and watersports offer a unique and laid back family experience in…
Blacklisted: France penalise Dominica, T&T for not helping in fraud investigation
From Go-Jamaica BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Two Caribbean Community countries Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago have been added to a list of countries blacklisted by France. The two are making plans to get clarification from France on the matter, after learning…
Atlantic Star House building sold for $8.4M
Atlantic Star House, the three-storey building located south of Lawrence Boulevard near the Esterley Tibbetts Highway in the Seven Mile Beach area, has been sold to one of the tenants. Island Heritage Insurance Company has just announced they have bought…
Dominican Republic: British Teacher ‘Drowns’
From UK Sky News The 36-year-old English teacher from Lincolnshire was nearing the end of her holiday in the Caribbean country. “Sosua Bay is known for its stunning beaches, watersports and nightlife” A British woman has died while on holiday…
