Camels in Qatar
By Trey Ratcliffe From Stuck In Customs Day 21 – A visit to the amazing Sharq Village Ritz-Carlton in Qatar We took the family out for a camel ride in the desert in Qatar because, well, why not! The funniest…
Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’
From BBC A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped. The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580). She will also be deported. Her…
WALK FREE.ORG: Forced Labour
A job shouldn’t cost your freedom Narayan Nepali knows the horror of forced labour in Qatar first-hand. He travelled from Nepal on the promise of a well-paid job. When he arrived his passport was confiscated by an employer and his…
FIFA: A World Cup of FRAUD
From Sportsmanagementdegreehub.com A look at FIFA’s ongoing corruption problem Everything FIFA sized is big [#estimated global fans per sport][7] Soccer — 3.5 billion Cricket — 2.5 billion Field Hockey — 2 billion Tennis — 1 billion Volleyball — 900 million Table…
Russia, Qatar could lose World Cup hosting rights: FIFA official
From 9News Australia Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if evidence is found of corruption in the bidding process, a FIFA official has been quoted as saying. The comments by the…
In corruption debacle, FIFA satirizes itself while further besmirching the beautiful
By Sam Laird From Mashable It reads like something from a Monty Python sketch, but this is real life — or, at least, what passes for reality in the warped universe of FIFA Land. In sum: The ethics of FIFA’s…
Cayman Islands Governor swears in new Court of Appeal Judge
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Sir George Newman was sworn in on Monday (11) by Governor Helen Kilpatrick as a Justice of the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. He assumes the seat vacated in May by retiring appeals court judge,…
Obesity and overweight rates climbing worldwide
By Jessica Berman From Voice of America WASHINGTON — A new study published in a British medical journal says obesity rates for both adults and children are climbing worldwide, with the greatest gain in weight in developing countries. According to…
Islamic Finance: From the Cayman Islands to the Middle East and beyond
By Louise Groom and Joanna Hossack From Harneys The use of off shore companies in Islamic finance is driven by many of the same factors as in conventional banking, as tax efficiency, bankruptcy-remoteness and privacy are considerations common to most…