Barclays hit with $US453m fine in lending probe
British bank Barclays will pay $US453 million to US and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated key interbank lending rates known as Libor, ramping up pressure on other banks to cooperate in a probe that could cost the…
Cayman Islands deals within more deals
What connects an acquisition in the Cayman Islands, falling sales of Honda City cars and a new airport in the Delhi metropolitan area? That may resemble a Freakonomics question, but is actually revealing of a fundamental ailment of the Indian…
Overcoming the problem of corruption in Jamaica
Guest Speaker Address by Greg Christie, Contractor General to the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, on Monday, June 25, 2012 Mr. Master of Ceremonies, the President and Officers of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew North, the incoming President…
Cayman Islands are a ‘nuclear cemetery’
Leading Spanish political commentator Carlos Carnicero has equated Gibraltar with the Cayman Islands in an article published in the national press. Against the backdrop of the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and its devastating effects on Spain, Sr Carnicero rails…
Cancer sufferer gains a new life and goes snorkelling in the Cayman Islands
For Sheila Scott, it was a defining moment. She stood knee deep in the beautiful blue Caribbean waters off the shore of the Cayman Islands, donned her mask and snorkel, took a breath and dove into the warm water in…
The Editor Speaks: Bush blames PPM again for his budget failure
Despite being three years into his four year term of leader of government business, Cayman Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon. McKeeva Bush, laid most of the blame for HIS failure of not being able to present a balanced…
