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PPM won't help UPM with controversial changes to NCA
Opposition leader Joseph Hew – image supplied by parliament (CNS): A spokesperson for the PPM has told CNS the party is standing by their position that the current minority government, which they see as merely a caretaker administration, should not be bringing any contentious pieces of legislation to parliament ahead of the election. While the Progressives support both the idea of a cruise port…
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Holidays 6.14
Holidays
Baltic Freedom Day
Ban Live Exports International Awareness Day
Blood Type Awareness Day
Caldecott Day (Literature)
Casual Day
Congressional Baseball Massacre Day
Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia)
Day of Mourning and Commemoration (Estonia)
Diving Suit Day
Family History Day
Flag Day (US)
Freedom Day (Malawi)
Green for Grenfell Day (UK)
Hydranencephaly Awareness Day
International Bath Day
International Steampunk Day
International Weblogger’s Day
Jasmine Day (French Republic)
John McCain Day
Kiss Day (South Korea)
Last of Us Anniversary Day
Leinapev (Day of Mourning and Commemoration; Estonia)
Liberation Day (Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands)
Lunes Siguiente a la Festividad de San Antonio (Ceuta, Spain)
Magic Circles Day
Monkey Around Day
Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania)
National Garden Day (Canada)
National Hoe Day
National New Mexico Day
National Skunk Day
National Wear Blue Day
National YWCA Greater Los Angeles Unsung Heroes Day
No Mailing Children Day
Obama Day (a.k.a. Obama Appreciation Day)
Own Your Share of America Day [Weekday closest to 6.14]
Pahaliraja (a.k.a. Pahili Day; India)
Pause for the Pledge Day [7 PM EDT]
Pig Callers’ Day
Pop Goes the Weasel Day
Queen’s Birthday (Anguilla, Australia, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands)
Raja (India)
Sandpaper Day
614 Day
U.S. Army Birthday
Women's Day (Iraq)
World Blood Donor Day (UN)
Yesterday and Today Recall Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Chicken Marengo Day
National Bourbon Day
National Strawberry Shortcake Day
World Cucumber Day
Independence & Related Days
Kopernik (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Parliament Day (1st Session; Canada; 1841)
Roman Republic (Organized & 1st Consuls elected; 510 BCE)
2nd Friday in June
Banana Split Day (Ohio) [2nd Friday]
Flashback Friday [Every Friday]
Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]
International Drink Chenin Blanc Days, Day 1 [2nd Friday]
Kamehameha Day (Hawaii) [June 11, Unless a Weekend, then Friday before]
National School Business Leaders Day (UK) [2nd Friday]
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers [2nd Friday]
National Lemonade Days begin [2nd Friday]
National Marriage Day [2nd Friday]
National Movie Night [2nd Friday]
National Work @ Home Father's Day [Friday before 3rd Sunday]
Pirate Day Friday (Australia) [2nd Friday]
Poultry Days begin (Versailles, Ohio) [2nd Friday]
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival begins (Oklahoma) [2nd Friday thru Sunday]
World Verdejo Day [2nd Friday]
Weekly Holidays beginning June 14 (2nd Full Week)
Dollars Against Diabetes (thru 6.16] [Father’s Day Weekend]
Honor America Days (thru 7.4) [21 Days]
Poultry Days (thru 6.16)
Festivals Beginning June 14, 2024
Alameda County Fair (Alameda County Fairgrounds, California) [thru 7.7]
Armageddon Expo (Auckland, New Zealand) [thru 6.16]
Berry Dairy Days Festival (Burlington, Washington) [thru 6.16]
Boulevardia (Kansas City, Missouri) [thru 6.15]
Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival (Warren, Arkansas) [thru 6.15]
Bushels and Barrels at Reynolds Homestead (Critz, Virginia) [thru 6.15]
Coffee Fest New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) [thru 6.15]
Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival (Crawfordsville, Indiana) [thru 6.16]
Download Festival (Castle Donington, United Kingdom) [thru 6.16]
FAN EXPO Boston (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 6.16]
Festival of the Fish (Vermillion, Ohio) [thru 6.16]
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen (Aspen, Colorado) [thru 6.16]
Great Texas Balloon Race (Longview, Texas) [thru 6.16]
Holland Corn Festival (Holland, Texas) [thru 6.15]
Hong Kong Arts Festival (thru 7.4]
International Craft Beer Festival (Fairfield, Ohio) [thru 6.15]
King of the County BBQ Challenge & Music Festival (Martinez, California) [thru 6.16]
LA Beer Week (Los Angeles, California) [thru 6.22]
Les Francos de MontréalLes Francos de Montréal (Montreal, Canada) [thru 6.22]
NC Blueberry Festival (Burgaw, North Carolina) [thru 6.15]
Red River Art & Wine Festival (Red River, New Mexico) [thru 6.16]
RibFest Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 6.16]
Shanghai International Film Festival (Shanghai, China) [thru 6.23]
Slam'n Salm'n Derby (Anchorage, Alaska) [thru 6.22]
St. Nicholas Greek Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) [thru 6.15]
Taste of Scotland & Celtic Festival (Franklin, North Carolina) [thru 6.16]
The Transilvania International Film Festival (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) [thru 6.24]
Versailles Poultry Days [Versailles, Ohio) [thru 6.16]
Watermelon Festival (Monticello, Florida) [thru 6.15]
The WhiskyX (Denver, Colorado)
World Margarita Championship (Tucson, Arizona)
Wurst Festival (Amana Colonies, Iowa) [thru 6.15]
Wyoming Brewers Festival (Cheyenne, Wyoming) [thru 6.15]
Feast Days
Aes Dana (Celtic Book of Days)
Arthur Davis (Artology)
Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)
Bourbon Day (Pastafarian)
Burchard of Meissen (Christian; Saint)
Castora Gabrielli (Christian; Saint)
Caomhán of Inisheer (Christian; Saint)
Day of the Muses (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Dogmael (a.k.a. Toel; Christian; Saint)
Elisha the Prophet (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
Fag Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic)
Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica; Christian; Blessed)
Harriet Beecher Stowe (Writerism)
Harry Nilsson (Humanism; Saint)
James Gurney (Artology)
Jerzy Kosiński (Writerism)
Joseph the Hymnographer (Roman Catholic: Orthodox April 3)
Louisey (Muppetism)
Media Ver VIII (Pagan)
Methodios I of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)
Muse’s Nativity Day (Celebrating their mother, Mnemosyne; Ancient Greece)
Nennus (a.k.a. Nehemias; Christian; Saint)
Nicolas Bentley (Artology)
Psalmodius (Christian; Saint)
Quintian of Rodez (a.k.a. Rodez; Christian; Saint)
René Char (Writerism)
Richard Baxter (Church of England)
Rufinus and Valerius (Christian; Martyrs)
Rumor Sunday (Usually a Weekday; Shamanism)
Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald (Artology)
Valerius and Rufinus (Christian; Martyrs)
Vidar (Norse festival to the Son of Odin)
St. Vincent de Paul (Positivist; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 27 of 60)
Premieres
Bosky the Sheep-Herder (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)
The Bourne Identity (Film; 2002)
Daydream Believer, recorded by The Monkees (Song; 1967)
The Dragons of Eden, by Carl Saran (Science Book; 1977)
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)
1st entry in “The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank (Diary; 1942)
Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley with Ron Powers (History Book; 2000)
Fort Apache (Film; 1948)
The Full Monty (Sequel Film; 2023)
Ghosts in the Bunk (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1939)
The Gong Show (TV Game Show; 1976)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Film; 1950)
Inside Out 2 (Pixar Animated Film; 2024)
In Watermelon Sugar, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1968)
King Looney XIV (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)
King Tweety (WB Animated Film; 2022)
The Last of Us (Video Game; 2013)
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane recorded (1923) [1st country music hit]
Little Runaway (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1952)
Ludwig (Fragments from a Mystery), by Douglas Young (Ballet; 1986)
The Massacre at Fall Creek, by Jessamyn West (Novel; 1975)
Man of Steel (Film; 2013)
Men in Black: International (Film; 2019)
Murder Mystery (Film; 2019)
The Parallax View (Film; 1974)
Professor Offkeyski (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Film; 1991)
Scooby-Doo (Film; 2002)
Shaft (Film; 2019)
She, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1999)
Snow Country, by Yasunari Kawabata (Novel; 1948)
Space Cat, by Ruthven Todd (Storybook; 1952)
Stealing Beauty (Film; 1996)
The Store, by T.S. Stribling (Novel; 1932)
Sylvia, by Léo Delibes (Ballet; 1876)
Tarkus, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Album; 1971)
A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese Animated Film; 1969)
Tibetan Peach Pie, by Tom Robbins (Novel; 2014)
That Touch of Mink (Film; 1962)
Two Lazy Crows (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1936)
2000 B.C. (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)
Wallace and Grommit Festival (Animated Film; 1996)
Wild in the Country (Film; 1961)
Workingman’s Dead, by The Grateful Dead (Album; 1970)
Today’s Name Days
Hartwig, Meinrad (Austria)
Elizej, Rufin, Valerije, Zlatko (Croatia)
Roland (Czech Republic)
Rufinus (Denmark)
Leina, Leine, Leini (Estonia)
Kielo, Pihla (Finland)
Élisée, Valère (France)
Hartwig, Meinrad (Germany)
Elissaios, Nefon (Greece)
Vazul (Hungary)
Eliseo, Valerio (Italy)
Kitija, Klitija, Saiva, Sentis, Tija (Latvia)
Almina, Bazilijus, Digna, Labvardas (Lithuania)
Erland, Erlend (Norway)
Bazylid, Bazylis, Eliza, Justyn, Justyna, Ninogniew, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)
Elisei (România)
Vasil (Slovakia)
Anastasio, Digna, Eliseo, Félix, Metodio (Spain)
Håkan, Hakon (Sweden)
Vladyslav (Ukraine)
Basil, Basilia, Jaren, Jaron, Jarron, Vasily (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 166 of 2024; 200 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 24 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 6 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 9 (Ji-You)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 8 Sivan 5784
Islamic: 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
J Cal: 16 Blue; Twosday [16 of 30]
Julian: 1 June 2024
Moon: 54%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 25 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Vincent de Paul]
Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 6 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 88 of 92)
Week: 2nd Full Week of June)
Zodiac: Gemini (Day 25 of 31)
Calendar Changes
June (a.k.a. Iunius; Julian Calendar) [Month 6 of 12]
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Holidays 6.14
Holidays
Baltic Freedom Day
Ban Live Exports International Awareness Day
Blood Type Awareness Day
Caldecott Day (Literature)
Casual Day
Congressional Baseball Massacre Day
Day of Memory for Repressed People (Armenia)
Day of Mourning and Commemoration (Estonia)
Diving Suit Day
Family History Day
Flag Day (US)
Freedom Day (Malawi)
Green for Grenfell Day (UK)
Hydranencephaly Awareness Day
International Bath Day
International Steampunk Day
International Weblogger’s Day
Jasmine Day (French Republic)
John McCain Day
Kiss Day (South Korea)
Last of Us Anniversary Day
Leinapev (Day of Mourning and Commemoration; Estonia)
Liberation Day (Falkland Islands, South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands)
Lunes Siguiente a la Festividad de San Antonio (Ceuta, Spain)
Magic Circles Day
Monkey Around Day
Mourning and Hope Day (Lithuania)
National Garden Day (Canada)
National Hoe Day
National New Mexico Day
National Skunk Day
National Wear Blue Day
National YWCA Greater Los Angeles Unsung Heroes Day
No Mailing Children Day
Obama Day (a.k.a. Obama Appreciation Day)
Own Your Share of America Day [Weekday closest to 6.14]
Pahaliraja (a.k.a. Pahili Day; India)
Pause for the Pledge Day [7 PM EDT]
Pig Callers’ Day
Pop Goes the Weasel Day
Queen’s Birthday (Anguilla, Australia, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Saint Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands)
Raja (India)
Sandpaper Day
614 Day
U.S. Army Birthday
Women's Day (Iraq)
World Blood Donor Day (UN)
Yesterday and Today Recall Day
Food & Drink Celebrations
Chicken Marengo Day
National Bourbon Day
National Strawberry Shortcake Day
World Cucumber Day
Independence & Related Days
Kopernik (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Parliament Day (1st Session; Canada; 1841)
Roman Republic (Organized & 1st Consuls elected; 510 BCE)
2nd Friday in June
Banana Split Day (Ohio) [2nd Friday]
Flashback Friday [Every Friday]
Fry Day (Pastafarian; Fritism) [Every Friday]
International Drink Chenin Blanc Days, Day 1 [2nd Friday]
Kamehameha Day (Hawaii) [June 11, Unless a Weekend, then Friday before]
National School Business Leaders Day (UK) [2nd Friday]
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers [2nd Friday]
National Lemonade Days begin [2nd Friday]
National Marriage Day [2nd Friday]
National Movie Night [2nd Friday]
National Work @ Home Father's Day [Friday before 3rd Sunday]
Pirate Day Friday (Australia) [2nd Friday]
Poultry Days begin (Versailles, Ohio) [2nd Friday]
Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival begins (Oklahoma) [2nd Friday thru Sunday]
World Verdejo Day [2nd Friday]
Weekly Holidays beginning June 14 (2nd Full Week)
Dollars Against Diabetes (thru 6.16] [Father’s Day Weekend]
Honor America Days (thru 7.4) [21 Days]
Poultry Days (thru 6.16)
Festivals Beginning June 14, 2024
Alameda County Fair (Alameda County Fairgrounds, California) [thru 7.7]
Armageddon Expo (Auckland, New Zealand) [thru 6.16]
Berry Dairy Days Festival (Burlington, Washington) [thru 6.16]
Boulevardia (Kansas City, Missouri) [thru 6.15]
Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival (Warren, Arkansas) [thru 6.15]
Bushels and Barrels at Reynolds Homestead (Critz, Virginia) [thru 6.15]
Coffee Fest New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) [thru 6.15]
Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival (Crawfordsville, Indiana) [thru 6.16]
Download Festival (Castle Donington, United Kingdom) [thru 6.16]
FAN EXPO Boston (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 6.16]
Festival of the Fish (Vermillion, Ohio) [thru 6.16]
Food & Wine Classic in Aspen (Aspen, Colorado) [thru 6.16]
Great Texas Balloon Race (Longview, Texas) [thru 6.16]
Holland Corn Festival (Holland, Texas) [thru 6.15]
Hong Kong Arts Festival (thru 7.4]
International Craft Beer Festival (Fairfield, Ohio) [thru 6.15]
King of the County BBQ Challenge & Music Festival (Martinez, California) [thru 6.16]
LA Beer Week (Los Angeles, California) [thru 6.22]
Les Francos de MontréalLes Francos de Montréal (Montreal, Canada) [thru 6.22]
NC Blueberry Festival (Burgaw, North Carolina) [thru 6.15]
Red River Art & Wine Festival (Red River, New Mexico) [thru 6.16]
RibFest Chicago (Chicago, Illinois) [thru 6.16]
Shanghai International Film Festival (Shanghai, China) [thru 6.23]
Slam'n Salm'n Derby (Anchorage, Alaska) [thru 6.22]
St. Nicholas Greek Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) [thru 6.15]
Taste of Scotland & Celtic Festival (Franklin, North Carolina) [thru 6.16]
The Transilvania International Film Festival (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) [thru 6.24]
Versailles Poultry Days [Versailles, Ohio) [thru 6.16]
Watermelon Festival (Monticello, Florida) [thru 6.15]
The WhiskyX (Denver, Colorado)
World Margarita Championship (Tucson, Arizona)
Wurst Festival (Amana Colonies, Iowa) [thru 6.15]
Wyoming Brewers Festival (Cheyenne, Wyoming) [thru 6.15]
Feast Days
Aes Dana (Celtic Book of Days)
Arthur Davis (Artology)
Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea (Christian; Saint)
Bourbon Day (Pastafarian)
Burchard of Meissen (Christian; Saint)
Castora Gabrielli (Christian; Saint)
Caomhán of Inisheer (Christian; Saint)
Day of the Muses (Starza Pagan Book of Days)
Dogmael (a.k.a. Toel; Christian; Saint)
Elisha the Prophet (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
Fag Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Fortunatus of Naples (Roman Catholic)
Francisca de Paula de Jesus (Nhá Chica; Christian; Blessed)
Harriet Beecher Stowe (Writerism)
Harry Nilsson (Humanism; Saint)
James Gurney (Artology)
Jerzy Kosiński (Writerism)
Joseph the Hymnographer (Roman Catholic: Orthodox April 3)
Louisey (Muppetism)
Media Ver VIII (Pagan)
Methodios I of Constantinople (Christian; Saint)
Muse’s Nativity Day (Celebrating their mother, Mnemosyne; Ancient Greece)
Nennus (a.k.a. Nehemias; Christian; Saint)
Nicolas Bentley (Artology)
Psalmodius (Christian; Saint)
Quintian of Rodez (a.k.a. Rodez; Christian; Saint)
René Char (Writerism)
Richard Baxter (Church of England)
Rufinus and Valerius (Christian; Martyrs)
Rumor Sunday (Usually a Weekday; Shamanism)
Theobald Wolfe Tone FitzGerald (Artology)
Valerius and Rufinus (Christian; Martyrs)
Vidar (Norse festival to the Son of Odin)
St. Vincent de Paul (Positivist; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]
Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 27 of 60)
Premieres
Bosky the Sheep-Herder (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)
The Bourne Identity (Film; 2002)
Daydream Believer, recorded by The Monkees (Song; 1967)
The Dragons of Eden, by Carl Saran (Science Book; 1977)
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Mouse (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1947)
1st entry in “The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank (Diary; 1942)
Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley with Ron Powers (History Book; 2000)
Fort Apache (Film; 1948)
The Full Monty (Sequel Film; 2023)
Ghosts in the Bunk (Fleischer Popeye Cartoon; 1939)
The Gong Show (TV Game Show; 1976)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Film; 1950)
Inside Out 2 (Pixar Animated Film; 2024)
In Watermelon Sugar, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1968)
King Looney XIV (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1935)
King Tweety (WB Animated Film; 2022)
The Last of Us (Video Game; 2013)
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane recorded (1923) [1st country music hit]
Little Runaway (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1952)
Ludwig (Fragments from a Mystery), by Douglas Young (Ballet; 1986)
The Massacre at Fall Creek, by Jessamyn West (Novel; 1975)
Man of Steel (Film; 2013)
Men in Black: International (Film; 2019)
Murder Mystery (Film; 2019)
The Parallax View (Film; 1974)
Professor Offkeyski (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1940)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Film; 1991)
Scooby-Doo (Film; 2002)
Shaft (Film; 2019)
She, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1999)
Snow Country, by Yasunari Kawabata (Novel; 1948)
Space Cat, by Ruthven Todd (Storybook; 1952)
Stealing Beauty (Film; 1996)
The Store, by T.S. Stribling (Novel; 1932)
Sylvia, by Léo Delibes (Ballet; 1876)
Tarkus, by Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Album; 1971)
A Thousand and One Nights (Japanese Animated Film; 1969)
Tibetan Peach Pie, by Tom Robbins (Novel; 2014)
That Touch of Mink (Film; 1962)
Two Lazy Crows (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1936)
2000 B.C. (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1931)
Wallace and Grommit Festival (Animated Film; 1996)
Wild in the Country (Film; 1961)
Workingman’s Dead, by The Grateful Dead (Album; 1970)
Today’s Name Days
Hartwig, Meinrad (Austria)
Elizej, Rufin, Valerije, Zlatko (Croatia)
Roland (Czech Republic)
Rufinus (Denmark)
Leina, Leine, Leini (Estonia)
Kielo, Pihla (Finland)
Élisée, Valère (France)
Hartwig, Meinrad (Germany)
Elissaios, Nefon (Greece)
Vazul (Hungary)
Eliseo, Valerio (Italy)
Kitija, Klitija, Saiva, Sentis, Tija (Latvia)
Almina, Bazilijus, Digna, Labvardas (Lithuania)
Erland, Erlend (Norway)
Bazylid, Bazylis, Eliza, Justyn, Justyna, Ninogniew, Walerian, Waleriana (Poland)
Elisei (România)
Vasil (Slovakia)
Anastasio, Digna, Eliseo, Félix, Metodio (Spain)
Håkan, Hakon (Sweden)
Vladyslav (Ukraine)
Basil, Basilia, Jaren, Jaron, Jarron, Vasily (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 166 of 2024; 200 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 5 of week 24 of 2024
Celtic Tree Calendar: Duir (Oak) [Day 6 of 28]
Chinese: Month 5 (Geng-Wu), Day 9 (Ji-You)
Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]
Hebrew: 8 Sivan 5784
Islamic: 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1445
J Cal: 16 Blue; Twosday [16 of 30]
Julian: 1 June 2024
Moon: 54%: Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 25 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Vincent de Paul]
Runic Half Month: Dag (Day) [Day 6 of 15]
Season: Spring (Day 88 of 92)
Week: 2nd Full Week of June)
Zodiac: Gemini (Day 25 of 31)
Calendar Changes
June (a.k.a. Iunius; Julian Calendar) [Month 6 of 12]
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[Exclusive] MEP luxury pension held corporate assets in tax havens
While the European Parliament was demanding a clamp down on tax havens, many of its own MEPs were using their monthly office allowances to finance a luxury pension scheme that held corporate assets in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and elsewhere. The investments, including in large banks requiring bailouts, were made at the height of 2008-2010 financial crisis that had ushered in mass unemployment…
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Exploring Paradise on Earth: Finding the Top Excursions in Grand Cayman
Planning a trip to Grand Cayman and wondering what to do? Grand Cayman has crystal-clear waters, beautiful beaches, and amazing marine life, which makes it a paradise for those who enjoy water sports and outdoor activities.
In this article, you can take advantage of these Grand Cayman excursions during your visit.
Snorkeling at Stingray City One of the most famous Grand Cayman excursions is snorkeling at Stingray City. Located in the shallow waters of North Sound, Stingray City is home to a large population of southern stingrays that swim freely and fearlessly among tourists. You can book a boat tour that will take you to Stingray City, where you can interact with the stingrays, feed them, and take amazing underwater photos.
Crystal Caves is a thrilling adventure you should explore if you want a thrilling experience. Underground caves are filled with millions-year-old crystal formations that can be found here.
Swimming with the Dolphins is another popular activity to do in Grand Cayman. You can interact with these intelligent creatures at Dolphin Discovery and learn about their behaviors and habits. You’ll have the opportunity to touch, kiss, and swim with the dolphins and even receive a dolphin kiss.
Discovering the Cayman Turtle Centre, is a must-visit attraction for animal lovers. This conservation center is home to thousands of turtles, from hatchlings to adults. You can learn about the turtles’ lifecycle, feed, and even hold them. The center also has a lagoon where you can swim with the turtles and other marine life.
Jet Skiing and Parasailing For adrenaline junkies, Grand Cayman offers jet skiing and parasailing. The Cayman Islands offers a variety of activities, such as jet skiing, exploring the crystal-clear Caribbean Sea, or parasailing so that you can watch the sea from above.
Exploring Seven Mile Beach No visit to Grand Cayman is complete without a visit to Seven Mile Beach. This stunning beach is famous for its soft white sand and turquoise waters. You can sunbathe, swim, or take a long walk on the beach and enjoy the breathtaking sea and sky views.
Sailing at sunset is one of the most romantic and memorable experiences. Take a catamaran or sailboat to the best spots for watching the sunset over the Caribbean Sea. The island’s views are breathtaking, and you can enjoy champagne, music, and live music.
A horseback ride on the beach is another unique way to explore Grand Cayman. A tour will take you through the island’s lush vegetation and the Caribbean shoreline. Enjoy freedom and adventure while taking amazing photos of the sea and sky.
A visit to the Pedro St. James Historic Site is a must for history buffs on Grand Cayman. In 1831, the Cayman Islands’ first elected parliament was held in this restored 18th-century plantation house. Guided tours can tour the house and its grounds, and you can learn about the island’s history and culture.
Go on a fishing charter in Grand Cayman if you’re a fishing enthusiast. Tuna, marlin, and wahoo are some species you can fish for with a boat. Relax in the peaceful atmosphere of the open sea while enjoying the beautiful views of the sea and coastline.
Kayaking and Paddle boarding For a more leisurely activity, you can go kayaking or paddleboarding in the calm waters of the Caribbean Sea. You can rent a kayak or a paddleboard and explore the mangroves, coral reefs, or the island’s hidden coves. You can spot marine life, including turtles, rays, and fish.
You can join an island tour to explore Grand Cayman beyond its awesome beaches. You can book a guided tour of the island’s main attractions, including the capital city, George Town, and the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.
Grand Cayman is also famous for its cuisine, which combines Caribbean and international flavors. You can join a food tour that will take you to the Cayman Island’s best restaurants and food stalls, where you can sample local specialties, such as jerk chicken, conch fritters, and fish tacos.
If you’re a shopaholic, Grand Cayman has plenty of shopping opportunities. Several shops and boutiques on the island sell souvenirs, jewelry, clothes, and crafts. You can also visit the Cayman Craft Market to meet local artisans and buy handmade items.
In conclusion, Grand Cayman offers various activities and excursions catering to all tastes and interests. Whether you’re an adrenaline junkie, a history buff, a foodie, or a beach lover, you’ll find something to do in Grand Cayman. So, pack your bags and sunscreen, and prepare for an unforgettable adventure in this Caribbean paradise.
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U.S. to expand screening of passengers from China at 20 airports (Washington Post) The U.S. government warned Americans to avoid all nonessential travel to China as that country grapples with an outbreak that has claimed at least 130 lives and infected more than 6,000 people.
Trump proposes Palestinian state with capital in eastern Jerusalem (Reuters) U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed the creation of a Palestinian state with a capital in eastern Jerusalem, in an effort to achieve a peace breakthrough with Israel that will be a tough sell for Palestinians. Under Trump’s proposed Middle East peace plan announced at a White House ceremony attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States will recognize Israeli settlements on the occupied West Bank. In exchange, Israel would agree to accept a four-year freeze on new settlement activity while Palestinian statehood were being negotiated. Palestinian leaders had rejected Trump’s long-delayed plan even before its official release, saying his administration was biased towards Israel. Meanwhile, Israel’s government plans to vote Sunday on annexing 30 percent of the occupied West Bank.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica (Washington Post) One of the strongest earthquakes on record in the Caribbean, 7.7 magnitude, struck about 70 miles northwest of Montego Bay, Jamaica, shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. Minor shaking was felt as far north as Florida, while more moderate shaking was reported in Jamaica. Shaking was also reported in the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Initial reports of damage from the region have been spotty. Because of the quake’s distance offshore, impacts may be minimized. Smaller aftershocks are likely in the region in the coming weeks.
Britain to allow Huawei equipment in parts of its 5G network, dismissing U.S. call to ban Chinese telecom giant (Washington Post) In an intense lobbying effort, the Trump administration warned about security concerns and said a contrary decision by London could threaten transatlantic intelligence and trade relationships.
Global markets rattled by Wuhan virus (Foreign Policy) Stocks fell on Monday and China’s yuan reached its lowest level this year on Monday on investors’ fears that the Wuhan virus could harm the world’s second biggest economy after China extended the Lunar New Year holiday to prevent contagion. On Monday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Wuhan, where he promised reinforcements for the health system, which has been overburdened by the rapidly spreading virus.
New fire warnings in Australia (Reuters) Australian officials warned communities in bushfire-ravaged eastern states to strengthen fire defense amid forecasts of soaring temperatures and strong winds, as one approaching blaze cloaked the capital in thick smoke. Bushfires have killed 33 people and about 1 billion animals since September, while 2,500 homes and an area the size of Greece have been destroyed. Firefighters have used several days of cooler, damper weather across much of the continent to try to gain control of more than 100 blazes still burning before temperatures rise again from mid-week.
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan (Foreign Policy) On Monday, the U.S. military confirmed that an aircraft had crashed in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, but it denied claims that the Taliban shot it down. It is unclear how many people have died in the crash or whether it will further complicate the peace negotiations underway between the United States and the Taliban. Meanwhile, in 2019--during much of which talks were ongoing--the United States dropped the most bombs over Afghanistan in nearly a decade, the Military Times reports.
Netanyahu withdraws bid for immunity from prosecution (Reuters) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges, making a criminal trial against him a near certainty. Israel’s longest-serving prime minister said in a statement that an immunity debate in parliament would have been a “circus” and he did not want to take part in this “dirty game”. He was indicted later that day [Tuesday].
Syria’s Idlib offensive (Foreign Policy) Russian-backed Syrian government forces are nearing the city of Idlib in the drive to recapture some of the last rebel-held territory in the country’s northwest, pushing thousands of civilians to flee toward the Turkish border. Residents fear repercussions if their towns are recaptured. Turkey already hosts more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees.
Libya Says Oil Shutdown Losses Reach Over $500 Million (AP) Total losses from the closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has accelerated, reaching more than $502 million over a 10-day period, the country’s national oil company said Tuesday.
Crowded Lagos to ban motorbikes from most of Nigerian metropolis (Reuters) Nigeria’s business capital Lagos will ban commercial motorcycles from nearly the entire city, citing overcrowding and safety, authorities said on Monday, a move that could change the commute for thousands and threaten ride-hailing startups.
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If anyone else is as confused as me, since so many of these countries are still part of the Commonwealth...
In 1931, the UK passed the Statute of Westminster that allowed self-governing Dominions of the British Empire to adopt total legislative independence. This is not to say that these countries do not still have the Crown, or a representative of the Crown as their head of state. It just meant that future legislation of the UK would no longer apply to the self-governing territories, the territories have the power to repeal past legislation of the UK, and legislation created by the parliaments of those territories does not need to align with the laws of England, and does not need to be approved by England.
Not every Commonwealth nation adopted the 1931 Statue immediately or in its entirety.
The only countries on this map with supposed dates of independence prior to 1931 are: United States, 1776: Declaration of Independence. I'd also argue the significance of this, because really control of the land just shifted to the British colonists, and the Indigenous population did not regain sovereign rule. Egypt, 1922: UK declared Egypt an independent sovereign state, but continued to occupy Egypt until 1952. Ireland, 1922: after several years of conflict, Britain partitioned Ireland, asserting their claim to Northern Ireland, and permitting the Irish Free State to become a self-governing dominion.
Some countries are part of the Commonwealth by having opted in, and never having been colonised by Britain. Some countries in the Commonwealth have their own monarchs. Most countries in the Commonwealth are republics. Only about a quarter of countries in the Commonwealth still have the English Crown as their head of state.
How you define British rule and independence are up for interpretation, and not at all straight forward.
There are essentially 14 "territories" still under British rule - they all have some form of self-governance and are mostly small island territories, but they are ultimately subject to UK legislation. These are: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena and Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
There are also the Crown dependencies, which are part of the British Isles, "possessions of the Crown," but are self-governing: Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Jersey.
All countries that have gained independence from UK.
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Parliament adjourns with passage of new BO regs
(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Conolly who recently added Financial Services to the largest portfolio ever held by a Cabinet minister steered a government motion through parliament, Monday night, that enables people, with what is confirmed as a legitimate reason, to access beneficial ownership information about companies registered in the Cayman Islands. The Beneficial Ownership Transparency…
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Events 5.10 (before 1900)
28 BC – A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. 1291 – Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king. 1294 – Temür, Khagan of the Mongols, is enthroned as Emperor of the Yuan dynasty. 1497 – Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World. 1503 – Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there. 1534 – Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland. 1688 – King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. 1713 – Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka ja Hietalahti during the Battle of Helsinki. 1768 – Rioting occurs in London after John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. 1773 – The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party. 1774 – Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga. 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia. 1796 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon wins a victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. 1801 – First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America. 1824 – The National Gallery in London opens to the public. 1833 – A revolt broke out in southern Vietnam against Emperor Minh Mang, who had desecrated the deceased mandarin Le Van Duyet. 1837 – Panic of 1837: New York City banks suspend the payment of specie, triggering a national banking crisis and an economic depression whose severity was not surpassed until the Great Depression. 1849 – Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120. 1857 – Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut. 1865 – American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6. 1869 – The First transcontinental railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory with the golden spike. 1872 – Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States. 1876 – The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia. 1881 – Carol I is crowned the King of the Romanian Kingdom. 1899 – Finnish farmworker Karl Emil Malmelin kills seven people with an axe at the Simola croft in the village of Klaukkala.
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Is mystery yacht in Tuscany Putin's pleasure boat?
Located in a dry dock in the Tuscan seaside town of Massa is the "Scheherazade", the most infamous yacht in Italy due to speculation it could belong to Vladimir Putin.
A probe into the ownership of the 140-metre vessel, whose bow faces the Meditteranean, is being conducted by the Italian financial police.
A number of Russian oligarchs' yachts have already been seized in Europe since Moscow invaded Ukraine last month. The ship has been parked in The Italian Sea Group's shipyard at the Marina di Carrara, in the western seaside town of Massa, not far from Tuscany's famous marble quarries of Carrara.
There were no obvious signs of activity on board Wednesday, although some men were working nearby. The investigation by the financial police could be completed in the next few days, according to a source close to the case.
"The source said we are in a phase of diving deeper, which is generally more complicated. According to the website SuperYachtFan, which tracks yachts and their owners, "It's not always easy to attribute ownership." The yacht was built by German company Lurssen in 2020, and it includes two helipads, a swimming pool and a movie theatre.
A company registered in the Marshall Islands owns the ship, which flies the Cayman Islands flag. Researchers at the anti-corruption foundation of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, which on Monday posted a video on YouTube attributing the yacht to Putin, have determined that the captain is British, but its crew is Russian.
Several members of the Russian federal protective service, which is tasked with protecting Putin, were included on a crew list in their possession, according to researchers.
Paolo Gozzani, head of the local CGIL union, which includes shipyard workers, said the crew of the "Scheherazade" abruptly changed in recent days.
AFP quoted Gozzani as saying, "The crew was entirely made up of Russians. Then suddenly there was a change in crew, and the reason for it is still unclear."
US authorities have gathered evidence linking Putin to the luxury ship, according to the New York Times. The luxury ship made two trips to Sochi, a resort on the Black Sea, in 2020 and 2021.
The yacht was not the property of the Italian Sea Group, according to a statement. The assessment was based on "the documents in its possession and on the results of the checks conducted by the relevant authorities," said the shipyard's owner.
The captain of the Scheherazade told the New York Times earlier this month that Putin did not own the ship and that he had never been on board.
The Ukrainian president asked the Italian parliament to confiscate all financial and real estate assets of Russian oligarchs, including yachts, "from the Scheherazade to the smallest."
Italian authorities have seized over 800 million euros of assets belonging to Russian oligarchs since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Tuesday.
One of them is "Sailing Yacht A", a 530-million-euro sailing yacht owned by coal and fertilizer tycoon Andrei Melnichenko, who is on the EU's blacklist.
Meanwhile, Italy seized the 65-million-euro "Lady M Yacht" belonging to Alexei Mordashov, a Russian steel billionaire with connections to Vladimir Putin. The sanctions, said Draghi, "have severely affected the economy and financial markets in Russia, as well as the personal assets of people closest to President Putin."
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Bitcoin, Ether Rally as Crypto Market Witnesses Rare Mid-Week Bounce Fuelled by Fed Chair Relief
Bitcoin and the larger crypto market witnessed a rare rally through Tuesday (December 11) as US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell vowed to fight inflation in testimony before lawmakers who are expected to focus on the recent surge in inflation. Bitcoin witnessed a 2.94 percent rise in value through Tuesday and is currently at $46,177 (roughly Rs. 34.13 lakh), up by 0.32 percent over the past 24 hours on Indian exchanges like CoinSwitch Kuber. Meanwhile, on global exchanges, the price of the most popular cryptocurrency stands at $42,548 (roughly Rs. 31.44 lakh) up by 0.60 percent over the past 24 hours.
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalisation has had a torrid start to the year so far, shedding close to 15 percent over the past two weeks, but Tuesday saw a strong rally for the crypto asset. The Ethereum-based cryptocurrency witnessed a rise of 7.06 percent through the day and hasn’t let the momentum slip into Wednesday either. At the time of publishing, Ether is valued at $3,503 (roughly Rs. 2.59 lakh) on CoinSwitch Kuber while values on global exchanges see the crypto pegged lower at $3,225 (roughly Rs. 2.38 lakh), where the coin saw a rise of 3.48 percent over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin and Ether are leading the pack in the rally, but most of the other well-known altcoins aren’t far behind. Gadgets 360’s cryptocurrency price tracker reveals a positive picture for the entire market. Ripple, Cardano, Polkadot, Uniswap, Polygon and Litecoin all saw an improvement in valuation. Meanwhile, Chainlink, and Tether were the only coins to witness a drop in value across the market chart.
Meme coins saw a strong surge midweek as well. Dogecoin is currently valued at $0.17 (roughly Rs. 12.34) up 5.86 percent, while, Shiba Inu is valued at $0.00003 (roughly Rs. 0.00224), also up 3.13 percent. That said, SHIB’s value has dropped by 13.8 percent in the past week, while Dogecoin’s has slipped by 8.7 percent.
While the crypto market breathes a sigh of relief, the UK has upped its influence in the country’s cryptocurrency sector with the launch of an independent group of lawmakers intent on regulating the maturing digital currencies market. Dubbed the Crypto and Digital Assets Group, the group includes members from Parliament as well as the House of Lords; its mission is to craft new rules for the digital asset industry that support innovation.
Elsewhere, the federal investigation agency (FIA) of Pakistan has sent an official notice to popular crypto exchange Binance that is being named in a major scam. The FIA will be investigating the complaints of Binance users who have alleged that the crypto exchange made them transfer funds into unfamiliar third-party wallets. The scam is estimated to have cost people a collective total of around $100 million (roughly Rs. 739 crore). A notice has also been sent to Binance headquarters located in the British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands for answers.
Interested in cryptocurrency? We discuss all things crypto with WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty and WeekendInvesting founder Alok Jain on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Nurses say morale has hit a pandemic low (Washington Post) Melanie Mead, an emergency department nurse, works at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Mass. Mead’s hospital has been overwhelmed by covid and non-covid patients—it’s a 62-bed emergency department, not counting beds in hallways, with more than 100 patients squeezing in almost every day, she said. “We’re tired—emotionally, physically, mentally tired,” she said. In interviews, nurses across the country describe plummeting morale during the latest pandemic surge, marked by utter exhaustion and growing workloads. Some thought the availability of coronavirus vaccines would alleviate the burden on hospitals. Instead, emergency rooms were swamped this summer and early fall. The crisis has exacerbated staffing problems that existed before the pandemic, leaving nurses shouldering increasing responsibilities as covid-19 patients fill their units. Some nurses are leaving hospital jobs for more lucrative travel nursing positions. Others are leaving the profession altogether. Nurses repeatedly call themselves resilient but say they’re hitting the limits of that strength.
Worry after Portland police don’t stop chaos (AP) A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week—smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage—but police officers didn’t stop them. Portland Police Bureau officials say that’s because of legislation passed by Oregon lawmakers this year, which restricts the tools they can use to confront people vandalizing buildings and causing mayhem. Residents frustrated by the latest round of destructive demonstrations Tuesday questioned whether that meant anything goes now in Portland. Portland has seen ongoing, often violent protests since the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Some activists have complained that the police have been heavy handed in their response.
South Dakota’s secretive trusts (The Week) Among the world’s most flagrant tax havens—places like Panama, Switzerland, and the Cayman Islands—there’s one that will surprise you, said Debbie Cenziper at The Washington Post: South Dakota. The U.S. government has long condemned offshore tax avoidance, but “a burgeoning trust industry” here in America is increasingly serving the same purposes. A trove of documents known as the Pandora Papers that were leaked last week exposed how some of the world’s richest people hide their fortunes from tax authorities and creditors. Now U.S. states have been pitching themselves as tax havens, promising “levels of protection and secrecy that rival or surpass those offered overseas.” No state has been more welcoming to the ultrawealthy than South Dakota, which has seen “assets in trusts more than quadruple over the past decade to $360 billion.” It’s little wonder why, said Felix Salmon at Axios. The state “has no income tax, no inheritance tax, and no capital gains tax.” But what’s more, South Dakota affords additional protection against claims of assets by law enforcement, creditors, even ex-spouses. The assets in a South Dakota trust can exist in a kind of limbo. The creator of a South Dakota trust (the “settlor”), the trustee, and the beneficiary can all “legally claim that the money isn’t theirs.” The state even allows trusts in which “the settlor and beneficiary are the same person.”
Lawmaker’s killing wounds ‘British tradition’ of openness (AP) The name alone—“the surgery”—evokes a place where help is sought and given. British lawmaker David Amess, like others, hosted his all-are-welcome surgeries regularly, meeting the voters he represented with a smile and a ready ear for whatever concerns, problems, gripes and hopes they might have. Shockingly for a country proud of its parliamentary democracy that has served as a model for systems of government elsewhere, Amess’ availability ultimately also cost him his life. The fatal stabbing of the long-serving Member of Parliament in an attack Friday that police were investigating as a terrorist incident immediately cast fresh doubt on whether it remains safe and reasonable for British parliamentarians to continue meeting so readily and openly with voters. Their so-called “surgeries” set British MPs apart from lawmakers in other countries where the governed rarely—if ever—get to meet those who govern them. Being able to drop by, even without an appointment, to chat with and perhaps to chide those in power helps keep British politicians engaged with their communities and allows voters to raise and vent about problems that otherwise could fester if ignored. Or so the thinking went.
Protests greet debut of Italy’s workplace COVID pass rule (AP) Protests erupted in Italy as one of the most stringent anti-coronavirus measures in Europe went into effect Friday, requiring all workers, from magistrates to maids, to show a health pass to get into their place of employment. Police were out in force, schools ended classes early and embassies issued warnings of possible violence amid concerns that the anti-vaccination demonstrations could turn violent, as they did in Rome last weekend. The so-called “Green Pass” shows proof of vaccination, a recent negative test or of having recovered from COVID-19 in the past six months. Italy already required them to access all sorts of indoor environments, including restaurants, museums, theaters, and long-distance trains. But the addition of the workplace requirement has sparked heated debate and opposition.
Russia breaks the (polar) ice on its Northeast Passage aspirations (CSM) High up on the broad, glass-fronted, and largely automated bridge of the 50 Years of Victory, longtime captain Dmitry Lobusov says that there is no ice “born of the sea surface” that his ship can’t handle. Which means, apparently, that he doesn’t tangle with icebergs. But for anything less, the towering, double-hulled icebreaker the size of a nine-story building is unfazed. Its two nuclear reactors generate so much power that the ship has been able to smash its way through to the North Pole almost 60 times since it was commissioned 14 years ago. Russia’s state-owned Atomflot company currently operates five such giant nuclear-powered icebreakers, an awesome symbol of Russia’s determination to press forward the former Soviet Union’s strategic priority to dominate and develop the Arctic. Within this decade the fleet will be joined by at least five more nuclear-powered icebreakers, each about twice as big and powerful as the present ships. As global warming steadily erodes the Arctic ice sheets, exposing new undersea fisheries and oil fields for exploitation, the Kremlin is preparing the means to extend year-round economic activities into what it hopes will be a greatly enlarged zone of Russian control. It’s also banking on the Northeast Passage—the 3,500 mile northern sea route between Asia and Europe over the top of Russia—to become a major shipping alternative to the Suez Canal. Officials say Murmansk’s economic growth is poised to take off as the Northeast Passage becomes a reality.
ASEAN excludes Myanmar junta leader from summit in rare move (Reuters) Southeast Asian countries will invite a non-political representative from Myanmar to a regional summit this month, delivering an unprecedented snub to the military leader who led a coup against an elected civilian government in February. The decision taken by foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at an emergency meeting on Friday night, marks a rare bold step for the consensus-driven bloc, which has traditionally favoured a policy of engagement and non-interference. Singapore’s foreign ministry said on Saturday the move to exclude junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was a “difficult but necessary decision to uphold ASEAN’s credibility”. The statement went on to cite the lack of progress made on a roadmap to restore peace in Myanmar that the junta had agreed to with ASEAN in April.
Israel quietly advances settlements with little US pushback (AP) Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem without making major announcements that could anger the Biden administration. Critics say the latest moves, while incremental, pave the way for rapid growth once the political climate changes. On Wednesday, as Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with U.S. officials in Washington, a local planning committee in Jerusalem approved the expropriation of public land for the especially controversial Givat Hamatos settlement. The same committee advanced plans for the construction of 470 homes in the existing east Jerusalem settlement of Pisgat Zeev. Authorities have scheduled a Dec. 6 hearing for another project in east Jerusalem to build 9,000 settler homes in the Atarot area, according to Ir Amim, an Israeli rights group that closely follows developments in the city. A military body has meanwhile scheduled two meetings in the coming weeks to discuss a planned settlement of 3,400 homes on a barren hillside outside Jerusalem known as E1. Critics say it would largely bisect the occupied West Bank, making it impossible to establish a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel. “The fact that simultaneously all of these very controversial plans that have been longstanding international red lines have now been advancing ... is very indicative that the Israeli government intends to advance and ultimately approve these plans,” said Amy Cohen of Ir Amim.
Christchurch city council ends contract with ‘wizard of New Zealand’ (Washington Post) The city council of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday issued a decision that paid little heed to J.R.R. Tolkien’s most essential dictum: “Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.” The council members cut from the public payrolls Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, the man who former prime minister Mike Moore dubbed “the Wizard of New Zealand, Antarctica and relevant offshore areas.” He had accrued more than $350,000 in earnings over two decades as an unlikely figurehead, the Guardian reported. Long before the Lord of the Rings film franchise made wizards and hobbits part of New Zealand’s international image and tourism industry, there was Channell. According to a council spokesperson, the city is changing the direction of its tourism and promotional program to “showcase a vibrant, diverse, modern city,” the Guardian reported. The council wished him goodbye with a letter thanking him for his service. “It’s just they don’t like me because they are boring old bureaucrats and everyone likes me and no one likes them,” he said, the newspaper reported.
World’s tallest woman says it’s OK to stand out (Reuters) At 2 metres 15 centimetres (7 feet, 0.7 inches) tall, Rumeysa Gelgi has always stood out. Now officially recognised as the world’s tallest woman, she wants to use that record to celebrate differences. The 24-year-old, who was confirmed this week as the world’s tallest living female by Guinness World Records, was born with Weaver Syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes rapid growth. “Being different is not as bad as you think. It can bring you unexpected success,” Gelgi told reporters as she proudly stood up with the help of her walking frame. Gelgi, who usually depends on a wheelchair or a frame to move around, says she hopes to use her title to raise awareness about rare genetic disorders such as Weaver syndrome. “I personally think that differences and other features which seem like a disadvantage can be turned to advantages if you want it and make the effort for it. That is exactly what I did.”
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US Proposes Crackdown on Financial ‘Enablers’ in Wake of Pandora Papers
Legislation would force trust companies, lawyers and middlemen to investigate wealthy clients seeking to move money into US
— Dominic Rushe | Friday, 08 October 2021
The Pandora papers show how a handful of US states, led by South Dakota, are now providing growing competition for more traditional tax havens such as the Bahamas. Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images
US lawmakers are proposing legislation that would force trust companies, lawyers and other financial middlemen to investigate foreign clients seeking to move money and assets into the American financial system.
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The bipartisan bill was proposed in the wake of the Pandora papers, a leak of 11.9m files from 14 different offshore services providers around the world that revealed how the global elite use tax havens to legally avoid paying billions in taxes, and how they are increasingly taking advantage of the US’s liberal trust laws.
The Pandora papers show how a handful of US states, led by South Dakota, are now providing growing competition for more traditional tax havens such as the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and Switzerland.
An analysis of the leak by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and the Washington Post showed that nearly 30 trusts had been established in South Dakota holding assets connected to people or companies accused of corruption, human rights abuses or other wrongdoing.
Following a series of deregulations, South Dakota’s trusts enjoy some of the world’s most powerful legal protections from taxes, creditors and other claimants in the world, and hold $367bn (£273bn) in assets, up from $75.5bn (£55.36bn) in 2011.
The proposed legislation, the Establishing New Authorities for Business Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security (Enablers) Act, would require the treasury department to create new due-diligence rules for American middlemen who facilitate the flow of foreign assets into the United States.
The act would update the 51-year-old Bank Secrecy Act, which requires banks to investigate their clients and the source of their wealth but had excluded trust companies, accountants, lawyers and other professionals.
In an unusual sign of bipartisanship, the legislation is backed by Democratic congressmen Tom Malinowski of New Jersey and Steve Cohen of Tennessee, as well as Republican members of Congress Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida and Joe Wilson of South Carolina.
“If we make banks report dirty money but allow law, real estate, and accounting firms to look the other way, that creates a loophole that crooks and kleptocrats can sail a yacht through,” Malinowski said in a statement. “Our bill closes that loophole and encourages the administration to move in the same direction.”
“American adversaries ranging from China to Iran to Russia have taken advantage of the US enablers of kleptocracy – unscrupulous lawyers, accountants, and others, to push their dirty money into our system, attempting to undermine our republic from within,” said Wilson.
“If we are serious about fighting dictatorship, we need US professionals to do the most basic due diligence,” he said.
The US move is the latest in a series of crackdowns in the wake of the Pandora papers revelations. Authorities in at least eight countries have announced investigations following the publication of the stories.
On Friday, members of the European parliament voted to tighten rules that allow the super-rich to move their wealth off shore.
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Travel UK update: Which countries are on the green list?
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Travel UK update: Which countries are on the green list?
It has been announced that the former “traffic light” lists of destinations will be scrapped from 4 October in favour of just two lists.
The green list will be replaced by a list of countries that are deemed “safe” for travel by the UK government, the amber list will no longer exist, and the red list will remain of destinations deemed “unsafe for travel”.
The changes were announced by the UK government in the latest travel update on 17 September, and will take effect from Monday 4 October.
The new look “safe list” – described by the Department for Transport as the ROW or “rest of world” outside of the red list – combines the countries formerly on the green and amber lists, as well as eight new additions that will join it on 22 September.
This means that from September, the list will contain 51 countries in total.
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Fully vaccinated travellers returning to the UK from these “safe” destinations, which carry a lower risk of Covid reimportation, will no longer have to carry out a pre-departure test before arriving into the UK from that 4 October, but will still have to until then.
Fully vaccinated travellers will still have to do a post-arrival PCR test within two days of entering the country, until “late October” when cheaper lateral flow tests will be allowed.
However, travellers who have not had both vaccines will have to self-isolate for 10 days even when coming from the countries on this new “safe” list – taking a day two, day eight and an optional ‘test to release’ Covid test along the way.
Unvaccinated travellers will still have to take a pre-departure test before travelling into the UK.
The changes will initially only apply to arrivals into England. The devolved parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are able to set their own rules.
Here’s everything you need to know about what’s on the safe, formerly green, list.
Which countries are on the green list now?
There are now 43 nations on the new list of safe destinations:
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Austria
The Azores
Barbados
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Cayman Islands
Croatia
Denmark
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Finland
Germany
Gibraltar
Grenada
Hong Kong
Iceland
Israel and Jerusalem
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Madeira
Malta
Montserrat
New Zealand
Norway
Pitcairn Islands
Romania
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Singapore
Slovenia
Slovakia
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turks and Caicos Islands
Which countries will be on the new safe or “ROW” list?
At 4am on 22 September, the above countries will be joined by eight new additions, taking the new-look list to 51 countries:
Turkey
Pakistan
The Maldives
Egypt
Sri Lanka
Oman
Bangladesh
Kenya
The amber list, it has been announced, will be scrapped from 22 September, when the changes come in.
In other news, no countries have been moved to the “unsafe” red list – to find out which countries remain on the red list, click here.
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#1yrago When Theresa May called snap elections, she killed tax-haven reform
One of the consistently underreported elements of Brexit and all that's come after it is that leaving the EU will also let the UK -- the world's most prolific launderer of filthy criminal money -- escape the tightening noose of European anti-money-laundering measures.
One of the bills pending when PM Theresa May called the election would have forced the UK's notorious tax havens -- like Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Caymans -- to disclose who owned the companies registered there. There was a chance that the bill would get voted on before Parliament dissolved, but it didn't make it to a key vote in the Lords and now it's dead until at least after the election and possibly forever.
https://boingboing.net/2017/04/27/bermuda-caymans-bvi.html
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