Caribbean Investment Summit 2015/Kentucky clerk jailed
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, September 1, 2015. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), will host their inaugural Caribbean Investment Summit on September 10, 2015 at the Courthouse Hotel, London, UK….
“Giraffe women”
1935: Padaung women in London By Alex Q. Arbuckle From Mashable “Giraffe women” go out on the town The Kayan Lahwi people, also known as Padaung, are a minority ethnic group with populations in Burma and Thailand. Padaung women are…
HMRC: The taxman cometh
By Tom Burgis and Vanessa Houlder From The Financial Times UK authorities vowing crackdown on tax dodgers to prove system does not favour the rich and famous Missing millions: protesters dressed up as UK chancellor George Osborne and former shadow…
Starbucks quietly took the cappuccino off the menu in many stores, and it makes perfect sense
By Gus Lubin From Business Insider The cappuccino is one of the most basic espresso drinks, and it has been on the menu at Starbucks since current CEO Howard Schultz added it in 1986. Yet recently Starbucks stopped listing the…
The British economy looks like it’s hitting a wall — and the next government will have to deal with it
By Mike Bird From Business Insider Two slightly worrying figures about the UK economy were published this week. First, the GDP estimate for the first quarter of 2015 was a huge miss in comparison to forecasts. Economists had expected a…
Cayman Islands premier travels to London
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin leaves Friday to travel to London for a week filled with meetings and appearances. The impetus of the travel came via an invitation from the President of the Caribbean Council the…
Many pupils are expelled illegally and not as a last resort, charity alleges
By Sally Weale, education correspondent From The Guardian UK Too many exclusions involve children from minorities, with problem pupils jettisoned in schools’ race for ratings, says Communities Empowerment Network Boys were three times more likely to be excluded, as were…
Justice on two wheels in the heart of London
By Jacques Klopp, AFP from Business Insider London cyclist Lewis Dediare, poses with his equipment on December 15, 2014, just one of dozens of British cyclists who have found a new raison d’etre: to travel the land recording reckless drivers…
Appointment of new judges to Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands Grand Court
By Jeremy Walton From Appleby Former Appleby partner and head of litigation, Nigel Clifford QC, and Nick Segal, a partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, have been appointed as part-time judges to the Financial Services Division of the Cayman Islands Grand…
British VIP abuse ring inquiry probes boys’ murders
From Business Insider Scotland Yard is looking into the disappearance of three young boys as part of an ongoing investigation into child abuse allegations dating back to the 1970s London (AFP) – An inquiry into an alleged powerful ring of…
