Why George Orwell is returning to the BBC
By Vincent Dowd From BBC The BBC headquarters in London has got a new resident: he’s tall, bronze and likes a smoke. A statue of novelist George Orwell now adorns the exterior of New Broadcasting House, a few minutes from…
Bermuda, Cayman Islands hit back at ‘systematic failure’ claims over Paradise Papers leak
By: Gary Robinson From International Investment Bermuda’s premier and the head of the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange have hit out at allegations of “systematic failure” in the offshore reporting structure, claiming that both jurisdictions follow the rules of the OECD’s new Common Reporting…
How Apple uses the Channel Island of Jersey in tax strategy
By Aaron Pressman From Fortune When Apple’s efforts to reduce its taxes around the world came under fire in Congress a few years ago, CEO Tim Cook fired back. “We do not depend on tax gimmicks,” Cook said. “We do…
Paradise Papers: Queen’s private estate invested £10m in offshore funds
From BBC Panaroma About £10m of the Queen’s private money was invested offshore, leaked documents show. The Duchy of Lancaster, which provides the Queen with an income, held funds in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda. A small amount ended up…
The Editor Speaks: A picture paints a thousand words even the ones that lie
Yesterday I watched the BBC’s coverage of the Catalan referendum. The BBC led with the story and gave nearly ten minutes of coverage. This compared with the coverage given by NBC that was three minutes and down in fourth place…
Sir Ronald Sanders: Boycotted for a knighthood
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Geoffrey Boycott is a BBC cricket commentator. He was an England cricketer for 24 years. Over that period, he scored 8,114 runs in 108 Test matches for England and was the first…
The Editor Speaks: Where were you when?
Where were you when….. ….John F. Kennedy died? ….Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston? ….9/11? ….Princess Diana died? ….Elvis Presley died? I was at home in England watching television when there was an in interruption to the BBC programme and a…
A drone landed on Britain’s biggest warship and nobody cared
By Mariella Moon From engadget It touched down and lifted off with nobody batting an eyelash. The Pentagon has already approved a policy giving military bases the right to shoot down drones that get too close. A lot of other…
BBC cooking segment goes awry when host slices his finger open on air
BY CHLOE BRYAN From Mashable Ever get kinda nervous while you’re watching a chef chop away at veggies on television? Well, we are sorry to report that particular nightmare has actually transpired. BBC Saturday Kitchen host Donal Skehan sustained a…
A 19-year-old rape victim in El Salvador is being sent to prison because she delivered a stillborn
By Stephanie Hallett Hello Giggles From Yahoo News In El Salvador, 19-year-old Evelyn Beatriz Hernandez Cruz, a high school student and survivor of multiple rapes, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for delivering a stillborn baby. She was…
