Daily Archives: August 2, 2017

The asking price for President Donald Trump's luxury Caribbean estate recently dropped by more than $11 million.

The beachfront estate on St. Martin was previously listed for $28 million, the Washington Post reported . But about a month ago, the trust overseeing Trump's assets slashed the price to $16.9 million, Lesley Reed, an agent for Sotheby's International Realty, told the Post.

The asking price now appears to be closer to what Trump paid for the property in 2013, when it was listed for $19.7 million, the Post reported. The final sales price was not disclosed.

The gated estate has 11 bedrooms, 12 full bathrooms, a tennis court and a pool, according to the Sotheby's listing .

When Trump became president, he placed his financial assets in a trust controlled by a Trump Organization executive and his son Donald Trump Jr. He did not fully divest from his businesses, but he is supposed to be separated from the day-to-day decisions, which would include decisions about the asking price of the St. Martin property. But Trump is still allowed to withdraw money from the trust at any time which has led to questions about potential conflicts of interest.

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President Trump's Caribbean Estate Just Got $11 Million Cheaper - Money Magazine

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LED THE WAY FOR T&T: Krystle Esdelle

TRINIDAD and Tobago saved their best for last as they soared to their sixth title in succession when the curtain fell on the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Federation) Womens Championships on Monday night in Jamaica. After both teams had lost just one set apiece en route to the final, the visitors crushed hosts Jamaica 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 in the shortest and most one-sided match of the tournament, taking just 62 minutes to win the gold medals. It was a record seventh title for T&T as they went past the Barbadians, who did not even qualify this time around and have not been at the top of the podium since they claimed their sixth title in 2004. After not reaching the final in the first five editions, T&T were triumphant in 1996 in the final year of annual competition, but had to settle for two silver medals as Barbados were triumphant four times in a row in the now biennial tournament. This countrys women denied the Bajans a fifth straight title in the 06 final and have not let go of the crown since. This has been the longest time between CAZOVA tournaments as the last edition was staged in 2014 when T&T swept both titles as home. The tournaments were separated this time around but the final results were the same, as the men captured their second straight title and third overall three weeks ago in Trinidad. T&T womens coach Nicholson Drakes admitted that his team expected a much tougher battle from the Jamaicans on Monday night, but pointed out that we were doing a lot of future training in preparation, because we looked at Jamaica as the team wed be playing in the final. France-based Krystle Esdelle led the way with 14 points, including ten kills. The former national skipper also had three service winners in the first set during a period when her team won ten straight points with her on the serving line. Greece-based Channon Thompson, another former CAZOVA Most Valuable Player, had eight kills in her 11 points and the Turkey-based pair of Sinead Jack and Darlene Ramdin chipped in with nine and ten points, respectively. Only four players on the Jamaican team scored in the match and no one managed more than five points. However, they still advance to the third and final round of NORCECA (North, Central American and the Caribbean) qualifying for the World Championships. T&T did not need to win the tournament to book their place, having already done so as hosts of one of the three qualifying tournaments in the next few months for the six tickets from this region for Japan in October next year. It has been an unforgettable last six weeks for the T&T women, as they placed ninth in the Pan American Cup in Peru in late June to qualify for next years World Grand Prix. They had qualified for the biggest tournament after the Olympic Games and World Championships for the first time last year and became the first team from the English-speaking Caribbean to participate in this tournament in the first half of last month. And T&T managed a victory when they came from behind to stun Australia at home in Couva on July 14. T&T and Martinique qualified for the third and final round of NORCECA qualifying for the World Championships in Italy and Bulgaria in September next year by finishing first and second, respectively, in CAZOVA.

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Caribbean Queens again - Trinidad & Tobago Express

"ARIN has had a long history of Caribbean engagement," said John Curran, ARIN's President and CEO. "We want to build upon the work done in the past and welcome even more Caribbean voices, views, and contributions to the ARIN community. Given Bevil's standing and extensive experience in the region, we're happy to have him on board to help us achieve this goal."

Over the past 20 years, ARIN has been engaging with the Caribbean in many ways, recognizing the region's unique challenges, opportunities and priorities. A resilient networking environment is central to the advancement of the Caribbean's development goals. Many Caribbean countries are already increasing their investment in critical Internet infrastructure to spur local innovation, economic growth, and global competitiveness. At the same time, consumers want access to faster, more reliable, more affordable Internet services. This will require greater investment in network infrastructure. To support this, ARIN expects to see more autonomous networks, more requests for Internet number resources, and more organizations adopting the next generation Internet protocol, IPv6.

Wooding's strong track record in the Caribbean Internet community well-positions him to address these regional concerns. He has served throughout the Internet community as an Internet Strategist and Caribbean Outreach Manager with Packet Clearing House, advocating the implementation of exchange points throughout the Caribbean. He is a Special Advisor to the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), routinely advising governments and regulators in the region. He also serves as Chair of CaribNOG and Co-chair of the Caribbean Peering and Interconnection Forum (CarPIF), both volunteer technical communities supporting Internet development in the Caribbean.

As ARIN's Caribbean Outreach Liaison, Wooding will focus on three key areas: 1. Building awareness of ARIN's mission and services, 2. Growing Caribbean participation in the ARIN policy development process, 3. Strengthening relationships with ARIN's members, partners, and communities in the Caribbean.

"Over the years, ARIN has developed a positive reputation in the Caribbean. I am looking forward to building on this by strengthening ARIN's relationship with the technical community, regulators and governments in the region," said Bevil Wooding.

Starting immediately, Wooding will promote ARIN's objectives and initiatives while expanding its collaborative partnerships in the Caribbean. For more information about ARIN's engagement in the Caribbean, take a look at how ARIN has been connecting with the Caribbean over the years on TeamARIN.net.

About the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) ARIN is the nonprofit corporation that manages the distribution of Internet number resources IPv4, IPv6, and Autonomous System numbers in its service region, which includes Canada, the United States and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. Those who need IP address space can request it directly from ARIN. More information about ARIN services, events, IPv6, and more is available at http://www.arin.net and http://teamarin.net/get6/

Contact: Jennifer Bly 703.227.9872 jbly@arin.net

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ARIN Strengthens Commitment to the Caribbean - PR Newswire (press release)

Every week, Jack Sheldon from Jacks Flight Club selects a flight deal from the UK for Independent readers that you cant afford to miss. This week: the Caribbean at the end of August from 258.

There are multiple fantastic fares on late-summer direct flights to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Costa Rica with Thomson Airways you can bag a return for around 300. These fares are only available for a limited set of dates, but if you can fit them into your schedule, it's a convenient and cheap way to get to some exotic destinations without the hassle of multiple stopovers en route. Flight are available from London, Manchester, and Birmingham.

The best way to book is by going direct to the Thomson website and pressing the flights tab. Then choose your departure airport and choice of destination (use the options below). When setting the departure dates, Thomson's calendar tool will tell you the dates each route is available - the best fares seem to leave at the very end of August and return in early to mid-September. For example, you can book London to St Lucia for 298 return from 31 August 31 to 14 September.

Heres a full list of options:

Return from London Gatwick to St Lucia: 298

Return from London Gatwick to Liberia, Costa Rica: 339

Return from London Gatwick to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 304

Return from Manchester to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 348

Return from Birmingham to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 323

Return from London Gatwick to Varadero, Cuba: 299

Return from London Gatwick to Cancun, Mexico: 299

Return from Manchester to Cancun, Mexico: 318

Thomson have some great-value fares to long haul destinations (Thomson)

Fly out in late August and return in early to mid-September 2017.

Get in there quick most of these fares should last only a few more days.

Thomson does have restrictions on luggage, with only a single carry-on bag allowed per person. I recommend either packing light these are beach holidays after all!) or splitting a checked bag with your partner or travel buddy to save on costs.

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Flight deal of the week: UK to the Caribbean for 298 - The Independent