Analysts: Bermuda’s Third Point to top Cayman’s Greenlight on underwriting
From The Royal Gazette Bermuda’s Third Point Re, which had an IPO month, will probably produce better underwriting results than Cayman-based Greenlight Capital Re, analysts say. This is according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts. “Dan Loeb’s Third Point Reinsurance…
Did water get into Cayman’s gas supply?
The following is a statement received from the Cayman Islands Petroleum Inspectorate Department saying they have launched an investigation into reports that petroleum fuel is causing serious damage to cars. The problem may have been water contamination in some of…
HBO Latin America and E-networks form agreement
The cable operator is the first in Guyana to offer HBO programming Miami, FL – HBO Latin America and E-Networks, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, have formed a partnership to transmit a variety of HBO and MAX channels…
Customer wants refund after storage facility let rats eat her stuff
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist When you rent a storage unit, you sort of assume that most of your worldly belongings won’t be nommed on by rats. That’s why you’re paying for a storage unit, and didn’t pile your furniture…
Mike Tyson: ‘I’m on the verge of dying from alcoholism’
From Chron Former boxing champ Mike Tyson fought back tears as he confessed he has been “lying to everybody” about his sobriety as he opened up about his alcoholism battle at a press conference on Friday. The sporting icon told…
THE GIANT BUDDHA
By Trey Ratcliffe From Stuck In Customs I don’t usually get all wikipedia-ish on the blog… but I did look up more things about this most fascinating statue. Maybe the coolest thing is that 8 meters (over 25 feet!) of…
UWI Cave Hill students to have tuition talks with Barbados government
From Go-Jamaica Students at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies are seeking dialogue with the Barbados government following its decision to discontinue paying tuition fees for nationals studying at the tertiary institution. The Student’s Guild…
How 1986 Games were on brink of being cancelled
By Marc Horne From The Scotsman SECRET papers have revealed that senior officials in the Thatcher government were relaxed about an all-white Commonwealth Games in Scotland due to a boycott by African and Caribbean nations. Ministerial correspondence, which has been…
UN chief says peacekeeping force in Haiti should be cut; Mission blamed for cholera epidemic
By Associated Press From The Washington Post UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recommended a 15 percent reduction in the number of U.N. troops in Haiti on Tuesday and an examination of whether the beleaguered peacekeeping operation remains the best…
Taxman embroiled in dispute over MYOB purchase
BY: Leo Shanahan From: The Australian Increase Text Size Lawyers for the Sage Group have questioned whether the Australian Taxation Office may have a problem with a $1 billion contract to purchase software company MYOB from Archer Capital being executed…
