Consumer Report: Kid’s travel system
From Chicago News October 10, 2013 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — An important Consumer Reports safety alert is out today. A stroller travel system marketed by Heidi Klum, star of Project Runway and America’s Got Talent, has a safety issue. Travel systems…
Sausage ceasefire may not end war between China’s noodle kings
By Alice Woodhouse, Reuters From The Baltimore Sun HONG KONG (Reuters) – It started with a sausage. A three-inch, complimentary ham sausage, to be precise. The price war for China’s $8.8 billion instant noodle market sparked last year by Uni-President…
World economy is enriching by offshore banking [like the Cayman Islands]
By Just a Blog – Sally Whitacre, From notbing.com This is me, these are my thoughts. Sally World offshore banks make loans in the Eurocurrency market when they accept deposits in the foreign banks. Banking offshore offers you the chance…
Editorial
The Editor Speaks: Impressive Budget presentation – proof is in the eating I give a 10 out of 10 rating to the Progressive (PPM) government’s 2013 -14 Budget presentation this week. It was quite a change from the often rambling,…
St Lucia on ‘high alert’ following suspected dengue death
From Caribbean360 Chief Medical Officer Dr. Merlyn Fredericks said her Ministry is awaiting confirmation that a child may have succumbed after suffering from dengue like symptoms. CASTRIES, St Lucia, Thursday October 10, 2013, CMC – St.Lucia’s Health Ministry has put…
Cayman is on list targeted by Colombia but not Bermuda
By Raymond Hainey, From the Royal Gazette Colombia says Bermuda is not on tax haven ‘hit list’ Bermuda has escaped being put on a 44-strong list of tax havens targeted by the government of Colombia. Competitors the Cayman Islands, the…
OCC issues scathing report into private sector pensions
OCC issues scathing report into private sector pensions Nicola Williams, Commissioner from The Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) has issued a scathing report into private sector pensions last Wednesday (9). The Report follows an Own Motion Investigation into the…
The hidden Caribbean: sustainable tourism arrives in the Dominican Republic
By Jeremy Hance From mongabay.com Finding true ecotourism companies isn’t easy. While the tourism industry worldwide has latched onto the term ‘ecotourism,’ in many cases it’s more propaganda than reality. Especially in heavily-touristed areas—like the Caribbean Islands—it’s difficult to find…
Here’s what life is like inside Russia’s toughest prison
By Pamela Engel From Business Insider Russian prisons are notoriously tough, but there’s one that’s even harder than the rest. Called Black Dolphin, this high security prison on the Kazakhstan border houses the country’s most brutal criminals, including serial killers,…
Judge allows ATO to use disputed papers [despite Cayman ruling]
By Susannah Moran From The Australian The Australian Taxation Office [ATO] has won the right to use controversial financial documents in a long-running Wickenby case, despite a Cayman Islands ruling that the documents should not have been given to the…
