Sep 30, 2009 | MiamiHerald.com
A cruise ship pullout could be an economic detriment to Caribbean nation
A recent decision by Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines to drop Antigua and Barbuda from its seven-night Southern Caribbean cruise itinerary could cost the tourist-dependent nation more than $40 million, the country's tourism minister told The Miami Herald Tuesday.
Hawick sailor makes his postmark
A HAWICK sailor has helped launch a set of commemorative stamps to illustrate the different naval uniforms worn through the ages.
MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...
Body of soldier missing for decades back in Neb.
Emergency crews in Costa Rica found two more bodies in mountain villages hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake, raising the death toll to at least 18 people, the Red Cross reported.
British territories are moving on tax
Britain's overseas territories accused of being tax havens are progressing quickly towards G20 goals on fiscal transparency Britain's overseas territories are not often in the international political limelight but when world leaders meet in Pittsburgh for the G20 meeting, places as diverse as the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, ...
The Turks and Caicos Islands is a self-governing overseas British territory. Turks and Caicos comprise a chain of 40 islands and cays sitting between the Bahamas and Cuba in the Caribbean, with Providenciales being the largest of the islands.
Bishop Marray to Assist in East Carolina
The Diocese of East Carolina has invited the Rt. Rev. Santosh K. Marray, former Bishop of Seychelles, to begin assist the Rt.
The Year-old Nikki Beach Resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands...
TheYear-old Nikki Beach Resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands Shuttered; Leeward Resort Ltd., Owner of the Property, Enters Receivership September 12, 2009 - PROVIDENCIALES, Turks And Caicos Islands -- The Nikki Beach Resort in Providenciales, one of the Turks and Caicos Islands' most luxurious resorts, announced on Friday that it has closed after ...
Long before I knew that there was such a thing as 'dollarisation', I wondered why we didn't simply transact all business using the United States Dollar instead of our ever-declining Jamaican dollar .
Top 'Caribbean Escape' closes in Turks and Caicos
An exclusive resort in the Turks and Caicos Islands that catered to celebrities and offered personal butlers and a pillow menu has closed after less than two years of operation.
PM says people would drive TCI/Bahamas talks
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday called the populations of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands "one people" that history has separated, and although he said the time may come to explore the possibility of creating a federation between the two countries, he said he wouldn't "want to put the cart before the horse." "There are a ...
Antigua: Banker replaces disgraced regulator
ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - A veteran banker has replaced Antigua's disgraced financial regulator, who was fired for ties to an alleged US$7 billion swindle by jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford.
How Far Should Google Go To Protect User Privacy In Lawsuits?
We've already discussed the ridiculous circumstances under which a model, Liskula Cohen, ended up getting a judge to order Google to reveal an anonymous blogger who Cohen felt defamed her by calling her a "skank," among other things.
Google May Hand Over Caribbean Journalists' IP Addresses
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 31, 2009 2:59 AM / Google has reportedly sent a letter to a high-profile Caribbean investigative website called The TCI Journal saying it will supply the IP addresses used to access the Journal's primary GMail account unless the Journal supplies a legal counter-motion within the next two weeks.
Also on Topix