APPLEBY BOLSTERS LITIGATION CAPABILITY IN ASIA
Appleby, the world’s largest provider of offshore legal, fiduciary and administration services, is expanding its litigation and insolvency capabilities in Asia with the formation of a new team, based in the firm’s Hong Kong office, dedicated to serving the offshore…
Afghan soldier kills 2 British troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan soldier shot and killed two British troops Monday at a NATO coalition base in southern Afghanistan before being gunned down by international forces, officials said. The attack was the latest in a string of…
The Editor Speaks: Television
Our story last week on the mystery surrounding whether Weststar TV has been sold is still that – a mystery. The CEO of Weststar Rod Hansen is adamant that the TV station has not been sold but admitted to me…
Rugby players swept to sea off South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A team of rugby players with championship hopes relished practicing on the beach, away from their impoverished township in southeastern South Africa. But after going for a post-practice swim on Sunday, team members were swept away by…
BDO steps in with sponsorship for ICCI Academic Chair
BDO has stepped up with a corporate sponsorship for the academic chair at the International College of the Cayman Islands in a strategic move to expand its business programme and raise the bar in higher education. The corporate sponsorship of…
Bloody Bay Wall documentary film premiers at the Smithsonian
A movie called “Exploring Bloody Bay Wall” will show at the Smithsonian National Natural History Museum March 25, as part of the Washington DC Environmental Film Festival. It is directed and produced by David Conover, an award winning American documentary…
Tiger gets back to what he does best
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods hit so many great shots that he couldn’t single one out as the best. Winning was as sweet as ever, even after a PGA Tour drought that stretched over 923 days and 27 tournaments….
Another fatal diving accident
While police say they are “looking into it”, dive operators suggest little can be done to eliminate accidents, saying, “if you want to stop dive accidents, stop diving”. In the wake of another diving death this year, in which 51-year-old…
Controversy continues around Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black, unarmed 17-year-old Miami Gardens resident who was shot Feb. 26 in his father’s gated community by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer is still very much in the news. Zimmerman, whose mother is…
