All the world’s an island: Correspondent Carol-Ann covers the Globe with only a back pack
By Carol-Ann Rudy Alone. At my age (nope, not tellin’)! Okay, I actually covered about 7 percent of the globe, plus the 16,000 mile round-trip flight across the Atlantic. I traveled mostly by train on my Eurail Global Pass through…
NFL threatens to put games on cable if blackout rules are eliminated
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Last fall, the FCC announced that it would look into whether or not it was time to eliminate blackout rules affecting local sports broadcasts of games that weren’t sold out. Since most MLB, NBA, and…
GM recalls 269,001 Saturns, Chevrolets, Cadillacs, Buicks, and Pontiacs
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist Well, it’s the end of business on a Friday afternoon, so that means it must be time for another General Motors recall! As part of their apparent effort to recall every GM vehicle on the…
Canada launches mission to map Arctic seabed
From BBC The Arctic is believed to hold vast untapped reserves of oil and gas Canada has launched a mission to map the Arctic seabed to support its bid to extend its territory up to the North Pole. The six-week…
Cayman Islands future leaders invited to apply for Chevening Scholarship
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities…
Cayman Islands Junior Achievers off to Ontario, Canada
The world’s top youth leaders will gather at the 2014 Next Generation Leaders Forum from August 17-22 at Trent University in Peterborough, ON. Students from across the globe will connect with experts from business and academia to develop new perspectives,…
Death at the hands of a foreign culture
By John Nania, Epoch Times The death of a young American Peace Corps volunteer sheds light on China today On July 30, the CCP launched the most severe attack ever against Epoch Times website, causing some temporary inconvenience for readers….
Five arrest warrants issued in former Haitian leader corruption case
By Joseph Guyler Delva From Haitian-Caribbean News Network PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) — The Haitian judge, conducting the inquiry into acts of corruption blamed on Haiti’s former president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, issued on Friday 5 arrest warrants against suspects who failed to…
Here’s why hiring managers should stop looking at resumes
By Emmie Martin From Business Insider Resumes have long been the standard starting point for hiring managers searching for top job candidates. But as it turns out, they might not be the best indicators of which applicants deserve a second…
AIFMD rules fuel offshore fund boom
From IFC Review The introduction of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) could add fuel to the fire of the recent trend for investment trusts to be domiciled offshore, reports the FT Adviser. Under the AIFMD, which came into…
