Beyond the same old Caribbean (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

HALIFAX (CP) – Flick a light switch in the Cayman Islands, and cash flows to Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS) of St. John’s, N.L. Buy a cable Internet connection in the Bahamas, and fishing mogul John Risley of Halifax is making money from his shares in Columbus Communications.Customer Service (Brandon Sun)

SINGAPORE, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Leisure group Genting International and its sister company Star Cruises , affiliates of Malaysia’s Genting Bhd. , may be in focus after winning the right to build and run a $3.1 billion casino in Singapore.Singapore Hot Stocks-Genting, CapitaLand in focus (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

From the Times-Union and news servicesTravelLog (The Florida Times-Union)

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) – The number of financial institutions setting up shop in the Cayman Islands’ thriving offshore sector rose 7 percent last fiscal year, according to the Caribbean tax haven’s financial regulator.Business News Briefs From the Caribbean (KiplingerForecasts.com)

If you’ve been to the Caribbean more often than to the corner grocer, as cruise specialist Rick White puts it, where else can you go this winter to flee the cold without having to mortgage your house?Beyond the same old Caribbean (The Philadelphia Inquirer)