Caribbean security concerns heightened following Chinese Cyber-Espionage case
By Tracy From Atlanta Black An announcement on Monday[19] that a grand jury in the United States has indicted five Chinese hackers for cyber espionage and other offenses directed at the U.S. nuclear power, metals and solar products industries has…
Pfizer, other companies accused of dodging taxes
By Lee Howard From The Day Top American companies including pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. are saving at least $550 billion in taxes by holding profits in overseas tax havens, according to a report Monday by the advocacy group Citizens for…
US : Florida reports three imported Chikungunya cases
From Canada Journal The Florida Department of Health has issued a warning regarding chikungunya fever, a viral mosquito-borne disease that has made its way to the Caribbean from Africa, Asia and islands in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. The…
‘Biggest dinosaur ever’ discovered
By James Morgan Science reporter, BBC News Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say. Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft)…
Two Somerset men among four feared lost at sea
By Daisy Blacklock From This is the West Country “THOUGHTS and prayers” are with the families of two Somerset yachtsmen feared lost at sea in the mid-Atlantic after their vessel capsized in the Caribbean. Steve Warren, 52, from Bridgwater, and Paul…
In pursuit of the Caribbean’s hidden dangers
By Jeffrey Marlow From WIRED An octopus lingers near a bed of giant mussels discovered at a new methane seep in the Caribbean Sea. (Image: Ocean Exploration Trust) The world’s oceans are a source of wonderment, sustenance, and, at times,…
Grand Opening of The Londoner
Morritt’s Grand Opening of The Londoner was a ‘posh affair’ on Grand Cayman I don’t think the Cayman Islands have ever had a Grand Opening like the one last Friday (16) complete with red coated uniformed guards ‘men’ (some were…
How the Caribbean is not so sunny anymore for Canadian banks
By John Greenwood From Financial Post TORONTO • Canada’s big banks have a strong presence and a track record of profits in the Caribbean, but during the past few years the region’s economy has taken a nose dive — and…
Jailed Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton warns against Trinidad scam
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Concert promoters in Trinidad and Tobago are being warned that they should not pay funds to an individual posing as the authorized agent for incarcerated reggae star, Buju Banton. “A certain individual in Trinidad…
Lewis Hamilton vs Ken Block: F1 vs Global Rally Cross at Top Gear Festival Barbados
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday May 19, 2014 – It’s a race that the world of motorsport was eagerly awaiting, and Top Gear Festival Barbados didn’t let us down. For the first time ever, race ace Lewis Hamilton, took on…
