Why gift cards suck
By Mary Beth Quirk, Consumerist Judge says customers won’t see one red cent of unredeemed Borders gift cards Ineffective rectangular frisbees? Tiny coasters? Better start thinking of some ideas for any of those unredeemed Borders gift cards you may still…
New management for entertainer Mackie Conscious
by PRCaribbean News Montego Bay, Jamaica, W.I. Mackie Conscious, also known as Dennis McKay, prolific singer, songwriter and musician, is now being managed by PanaCarib PR & Management Team, headed by Sharon Parris-Chambers and Theo Chambers. The team has international…
R.E.A.C.H. appeals to the public for help funding free camp for autistic children
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, Bahamas — Super salesman Mario Carey looked out at the group gathered at 7am in a meeting room at the British Colonial Hilton knowing that he had only a few minutes to make one of…
Put an end to intensive hen confinement
Target: Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests Sponsored by: Care2.com The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 was supposed to protect egg-laying hens from the torture of battery cages, but sadly, the Act has been largely ignored….
10 of the world’s biggest unsolved mysteries
From mother nature network Go figure Few stories have the power to captivate us more than those that remain unresolved. Codes, puzzles and cryptic public art tease us with their intrigue: Why is their message coded? What great secrets might…
The corrosive effect of Apple’s tax avoidance
By Floyd Norris New York Times The shameful thing about Apple Inc.’s ability to structure its business to avoid United States taxes was not that it did it. In fact, as Apple executives tried to point out at the Senate…
Building a 21st century infrastructure: better outcomes, faster timelines, and less red tape
Posted by Secretary Ray LaHood and Sylvia Burwell, Office of Management & Budget, the Whitehouse President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that will shave months, and even years, off the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure projects….
Shenel Gall’s Swiss team advances
Cayman football star Shenel Gall’s Swiss team advances to Women’s Premier League By Thiago Cunha We have excellent news for Cayman Islands Women’s football. On Sat (25) Cayman Islands female soccer star, Shenel Gall’s team made history in Zurich –…
Boy Scouts lift ban on gay members: how Twitter reacted
By Sam Laird, From Mashable The Boy Scouts of America’s governing council voted on Thursday (23) to allow openly gay scouts to join local troops for the first time in the organization’s 103-year history. Gay adults still can’t serve as…
UK tax crusade versus Caribbean financial prosperity
By David Jessop From The Jamaican Gleaner THIS WEEK IN EUROPE Prime Minister David Cameron wrote to the leaders of all of the United Kingdom’s overseas territories and crown dependencies over a week ago. They include Bermuda, British Virgin Islands,…
