The Comet (The Comet)
OLYMPIC athletes will be staying in Comet country homes when the Games come to London in 2012. Aston residents will be playing host to members of the British Virgin Islands’ Olympic team, as well as providing transport.
Judge: B. of A. must defend Lancer fund suit (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Bank of America Corp.’s securities unit must defend an investor lawsuit over whether it aided and abetted Lancer Management Group LLC in deceiving investors about the value of two British Virgin Islands hedge funds’ holdings.
Cayman Islands: Latest Developments In The OECD Standing Of The Cayman Islands & The British Virgin Islands (Mondaq)
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) at the G-20 Summit in April this year developed a three-tiered classification for offshore financial centres according to an internationally agreed standard.
Deal has U.S. taxpayers subsidizing British distillery on St. Croix (The Star-Ledger)
With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary — the giant British liquor producer that makes Captain Morgan rum….
Flushing teen, Adam Funk, has snorkeling, hiking adventure in British Virgin Islands (The Flint Journal)
CourtesyAdam Funk, 14, of Flushing, went on a three-week excursion at the end of July in the British Virgin Islands that included scuba diving, hiking and snorkeling….It was part of the Sea Trek camp, which is run by part-time Flushing…
Weakened Erika heads for Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (The Jamaica Observer)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A weakened Tropical Storm Erika took aim at Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands yesterday after wobbling through the eastern Caribbean, churning up rough surf and dumping rain but leaving little noticeable damage.
Tropical Storm Erika wobbling, weakening (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Tropical Storm Erika is poorly organized and the tropical storm warnings for Dominica and Guadeloupe have been discontinued. A tropical storm warning remains in effect for Puerto Rico, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, St. Martin and St. Maarten, St. Barthelemy, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St.Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Saba .and St. Eustatius.
Tropical Storm Erika puts Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico on alert (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
A weakened Tropical Storm Erika took aim at Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Thursday after wobbling through the eastern Caribbean, churning up rough surf and dumping rain but leaving little noticeable damage. That same warning remains in…
Tropical weather: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands brace for Erika (Naples Daily News)
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are preparing for weather associated with Tropical Storm Erika.
Tropical storm heads toward Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tropical Storm Erika was expected to pass over the Lesser Antilles Thursday and bear down on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with winds of 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour, the National Hurricane Center said.