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Lake Havasu Todays News Herald

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:20:46 -0500

Have you been thinking about visiting the Caribbean for a while? If so, why haven't you gone yet? If cost is what's holding you back, you must not be aware of the secret to saving money on Caribbean vacations .

The real lesson of Labor Day

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:36:36 -0500

The problem with the economy is structure, not the business cycle

Investors sue film financier David Molner, alleging misappropriation of funds

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:33:51 -0500

Film financier David Molner has been hit with a lawsuit by investors who've accused of him fraud and breach of contract. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week, investors alleged that Molner plundered a Cayman Islands-based...

More global firms moving here for tax reasons

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:59:15 -0500

ABOUT 20 multinational companies have relocated their corporate headquarters to Ireland over the past year because they are able to pay “little or no tax” here, according to the Revenue Commissioners.

A naturalist's view of Costa Rica

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:00 -0500

The tracks were unmistakable. I had seen similar ones on beaches in Australia and the Cayman Islands. But this time the evenly-spaced indentations rested on the southeastern coast of Costa Rica's Tortuguero region, one of the most biodiverse areas in the Northern Caribbean.

Tax operation struggling to find victims

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0500

IT STARTED by accident, when a laptop computer was picked up in a hotel room raid, Operation Wickenby, the much-trumpeted $300 million investigation.

Today in the press

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:55:46 -0500

Revenue figures show that 20 multi-national companies have relocated their corporate headquarters to Ireland.

How to End the Great Recession

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:46:01 -0500

To fix the U.S. economy, we must finally deal with wage inequality.

OGI’s Bedwick Set to Double Macro Fund Assets to $100 Million

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:23:27 -0500

The OGI Global Macro Fund, run by former Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. proprietary trader Allan Bedwick, is set to double assets to about $100 million this month after outperforming hedge-fund peers globally.

Tito Puente

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:23 -0500

Most of the rock generation is familiar with Tito Puente through Santana's cover of "Oye Como Va" and his appearance in The Mambo Kings. By venturing closer to the source, they will discover what Latin jazz fans have known for years: Puente's intoxicating mix of Big Band jazz and Latin music creates Mambo madness at its finest. Tito Puente is credited with fusing Cuban charangas with Big Band swing and Bop. Puente always had one eye on dance fans and indeed, his music puts the ghost of St. Vitus in your body. But his other eye was planted on jazz fans -- he loved arranging for composers such as Horace Silver and his soulmate Dizzy Gillespie. There are many similarities between Puente and Diz's various big bands -- chief among them the spirit of global brotherhood that they celebrate. But Tito Puente never let his jazz side distract from his music's mass popularity; when the Big Band era was long gone, Puente not only kept his band together but saw it thrive. With more than a hundred albums to his credit, at least one or two should be a part of every collection. - Nick Dedina

Wyclef Jean

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:04:44 -0500

More Bob Marley than Bambaataa, Haitian emcee/producer Wyclef Jean is hip-hop's most globally minded star. Jean shot to stardom in the mid-'90s as a key member of the immensely popular Fugees. Though that group only released two proper albums, and disbanded before following up the multi-platinum The Score, their footprint remains heavy on everything from boho rap to mainstream hip-hop. After their tumultuous dissolution, Wyclef released his solo debut The Carnival in 1997. Whether experimenting with Caribbean rhythms ("Guantanamera") or pop ballads ("Gone 'Till November"), the album was a celebration of eclecticism. His next four disks ranged from decent (2000's The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A Book) to great (04's Welcome To Haiti Creole 101), but they were always unpredictable and fun. In 2006, he had his biggest hit since the days of the Fugees when he produced Shakira's dancefloor anthem "Hips Don't Lie." He returned to the charts in 2007 with "Sweetest Girl," a smash featuring it-boyz Lil' Wayne and Akon. His sixth album, Carnival, Vol. 2, was released in December, 2007. - SCHENNAULT

Prince Royce

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:56:30 -0500

2010 Semi-Annual Report Published for Pacific Life Funding, LLC

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:07:03 -0500

CAYMAN ISLANDS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacific Life Funding's 2010 Semi-Annual Report

Gloria Estefan

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:19:08 -0500

Initially considered a Latin version of Madonna, Gloria Estefan developed from a dance diva into a respected songstress. With her husband on keyboards and in the producer's seat, Estefan's band Miami Sound Machine evolved from a wedding band to a veritable hit machine in the 1980s, composing accessible dance tunes that fused Disco with Salsa. "Conga" and "Rhythm is Gonna Get You" were chart-topping dance anthems rooted in Afro-Cuban rhythms that foreshadowed the tropical music explosion. In 1993 she released a Spanish language record, "Mi Tierra (My Land)," which was a mix of nostalgic ballads and contemporary Salsa. Singing in her mother tongue, Estefan's voice reached a new level of sophistication and highlighted her formidable range. Featuring a guest appearance by Celia Cruz on "Alma Caribena (Latin Soul)" (2000), Estefan wholeheartedly embraces her Cuban heritage with superb arrangements. Gloria and her husband Emilio can be credited with putting Miami on the musical map and reconnecting across a great divide back to their motherland -- Cuba. - Robert Leaver

Oscar D'Leon

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:19:07 -0500

Oscar D'Leon is one of the true giants in the history of Salsa. He earned the respect of the Latin music world in the 1970s as an orchestra leader while also playing bass and singing up-tempo versions of classic Son in a voice reminiscent of legendary Cuban singer Beny More. His performances in Cuba in the late '70s re-inspired musicians there to pursue the Son style, and although it brought with it a scolding from the Miami community, the Venezuelan performer nevertheless made his mark. Featuring a full horn section and his sons on chorus and percussion, his manic performance energy and ecstatically sustained falsetto continues to fill dancefloors worldwide, and his large body of recordings stands as a benchmark for quality Salsa. He's equally popular in Caracas, Havana, Miami, Paris and London -- all places he's spread his dance fever and left buckets of sweat. - Robert Leaver