Oscars: Silver Linings surprise contender, while Lincoln dominates
Silver Linings Playbook has become the first film to win Oscar nominations in all four acting categories for more than 30 years. The comedy drama, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, received eight nominations in total. Steven Spielberg’s drama Lincoln…
A Dovish Fed: The FOMC’s New Voting Members
From The Financialist Since its inception, the Fed has done its best to walk a fine line between fighting inflation and keeping the economy growing at a healthy pace. Policy has often been dictated by the balance of power between…
Deutsche Bank predicts calmer markets going forward
Kevin L. Lecocq, Global Chief Investment Officer for Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management (PWM) in its Investments Insights Outlook 2013, “Passions to Perform” says: “The past year has, in my view, demonstrated the power of monetary policy. The European Central…
25th Anniversary of Taste of Cayman Food and Wine Festival
Taste of Cayman is celebrating its 25th Anniversary on Saturday 26th January 2013. The event this year will be held at the Camana Bay Festival Green, and we are very excited to return the event to our roots! Taste of…
Cayman Cookout 2013 preview at Olivers Oakville
Details about the 2013 Cayman Cookout event were recently announced during a collaborative dinner at Olivers restaurant in Oakville. The Cayman Cookout is an annual culinary festival that takes place in Grand Cayman. The brains behind the fest, chef…
Zacca: Jamaica heading for economic crisis without IMF deal
By CAMILO THAME Business Coordinator [email protected] Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President Christopher Zacca says Jamaica will be diving deep into an economic crisis if the country continues to be without an International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement. What’s more,…
CONCACAF and Sportsnet reach agreement for exclusive broadcast rights in Canada
Multi-year, Multi-property Deal Secures Major Exposure and Promotion for Pan-Regional Events MIAMI, FL (Thursday, January 10, 2013) – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Sportsnet announced today that they have reached a multi-year agreement for broadcast…
Shooting at Taft High School in California
A gunman has shot two people at a high school in California, police have said. One victim suffered a “major injury” and was taken to hospital in an air ambulance, officers said. The other victim suffered a “minor injury” in…
The tourists held by Greek police as illegal migrants
By Chloe Hadjimatheou BBC News, Athens Greek police have stepped up efforts to catch illegal immigrants in recent months, launching a new operation to check the papers of people who look foreign. But tourists have also been picked up in…
Kurdish PKK co-founder Sakine Cansiz shot dead in Paris
Three Kurdish women activists – including a co-founder of the militant nationalist PKK – have been found dead with gunshot wounds in a Kurdish information centre in Paris. The bodies of Sakine Cansiz and two others were found on Thursday….
