TSA will increase security at airports abroad for July 4 weekend
By Jessica Plautz From Mashable Travelers headed to the United States from abroad over the Fourth of July weekend may encounter additional security at some airports. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson directed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to…
RBL Capital provides $10MM credit facility to Net Element [financing by Cayman Invest]
From ABL Advisor Net Element, Inc., a technology-driven group specializing in mobile payments and value-added transactional services in emerging countries and in the United States, completed the closing of a $10 million credit facility from the payments industry-leading lender, RBL…
US jury finds Jamaican national guilty of sex trafficking
From Caribbean360 MIAMI, United States, Thursday, July 3, 2014, CMC – A Jamaican national has been found guilty for his role in an international sex trafficking operation. Damion St. Patrick Baston, 37, was convicted on three counts of sex trafficking…
Barbados minister says CARICOM lacks solidarity in Caribbean rum fight with US
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday July 1, 2014, CMC – Trade, Industry and Commerce Minister, Donville Inniss, has compared the current trade issue with the United States over rum to the banana struggle of the 90s, and criticised regional leaders…
Bitcoin “not anonymous”, says digital currency security expert
From OffshoreAlert Contrary to popular belief, Bitcoin transactions are not anonymous and, in fact, are a “poor instrument” for laundering the proceeds of crime. “The ledger of all transactions is available forever,” says Nicolas Christin, Assistant Research Professor at Carnegie…
Consular Corps chair appeals to Carib healthcare professionals
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Chair of the Caribbean Community Consular Corps in New York, Antigua and Barbuda’s Deputy Consul General, Omyma David, has called on Caribbean American healthcare professionals to help educate nationals about their health. “I…
Aggressive trap-jaw ants from South America invade Gulf Coast
By Megan Gannon, News Editor For Livescience From Mashable An aggressive type of trap-jaw ant with a mighty bite is gaining ground in the U.S. southeast, new research finds. The species, Odontomachus haematodus, is native to South America, but it…
The Editor Speaks: Will there be another outcry at another gay cruise liner coming into our port?
Gay cruise banned from the Cayman Islands From BBC The government of the British-territory of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean has refused permission for a cruise liner carrying hundreds of homosexual holidaymakers to dock there. The authorities claimed there…
Promoting Energy Security in the Caribbean
Written by White House Washington, DC – Energy security is a major challenge for the Caribbean. The region is largely dependent on relatively high-cost imported fuel and electricity. Small isolated economies and unattractive investment policies discourage investment necessary to build…
United States slams Guyana’s efforts to curb human trafficking
From Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday June 23, 2014, CMC – The United States government has again listed Guyana among countries not doing enough to curb trafficking in persons, and suggested it was an unwilling partner in the effort. “Guyana is…
