AP IMPACT: An islands tax haven for US defense contractor (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

When the Pentagon announced an obscure California company had won a lucrative military contract, no one mentioned any plans for a Caribbean outpost - a tropical shell the company quickly created that allowed it to duck millions in taxes and deflect U.S. lawsuits. It’s legal, at least for now. Contractors large and small have been [...]

Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols (Borneo Bulletin)

LONDON (AFP) - Britain’s Prince William is to join a Royal Navy operation patrolling for drug runners in the Caribbean, a media report said Wednesday.
Source:Prince William to join Caribbean drug patrols (Borneo Bulletin)

Cayman Islands investigating slaughter of blue iguanas (Las Vegas Sun)

Tue, May 6, 2008 (8:47 p.m.) Cayman Island authorities are investigating the violent deaths of a half-dozen giant blue iguanas that are among the most imperiled creatures on the planet.
Source:Cayman Islands investigating slaughter of blue iguanas (Las Vegas Sun)

Court: Bermuda fund must forfeit $45 million (Boston Globe)

A Caribbean court has issued a $45.5 million confiscation order against a Bermuda fund that pleaded guilty to providing false information and perverting the course of justice, the British Virgin Islands’ state-run news agency said.
Source:Court: Bermuda fund must forfeit $45 million (Boston Globe)

Surrey Local News (Surrey Advertiser)

BOYS from Stoke D’Abernon’s Parkside School were bowled over after meeting cricketing legend Sir Viv Richards on their recent sports tour to the Caribbean.
Source:Surrey Local News (Surrey Advertiser)