Prisoners flex mental muscle
Four inmates of Her Majesty’s Prison Northward are building portfolios of ‘clients’ from among their fellow prisoners, after successfully completing a personal trainer certification course. Richard Parsons, Sherlock Bodden, Robert Schultz and Robert Girvan were regulars in the gym, who…
The future of Cypriot Banking – Is there life after Troika?
By Dr. Jim Leontiades, Cyprus International Institute of Management www.ciim.ac.cy From Financial Mirror Have you ever wondered why so many small countries rely on banking as their primary industry? A partial list of these would include: Monaco, Malta, Luxembourg, Cayman…
JMP Group INC. files (8-K) Disclosing
JMP Group INC. files (8-K) Disclosing Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant December 17, 2013 Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance…
RBC Caribbean Economic Report: Barbados economy slipped back into recession
From News T&T The S&P downgrade from BB+ to BB– with a negative outlook, is based on weak and deteriorating external and fiscal balances in the face of external financing challenges (such as the recent failed US$500 million bond issue)…
Tom Daley ‘is gay because his father died’ says UK evangelist
By Jamie Merrill From The Independent Christian Concern founder Andrea Minichiello Williams angers gay rights campaigner after speech in Jamaica The head of a British evangelical Christian lobby group has angered gay rights campaigners by urging Jamaica to keep same-sex…
[Cayman’s Sealy included in] 24 players from 16 Nations invited to 2014 Caribbean Player Combine
Top performers will receive invitation to annual Adidas MLS Player Combine in Florida Major League Soccer announced Monday (16) the 24 elite-level players who have been invited to participate in the 2014 Caribbean Combine from January 2-4, 2014, at the…
Breast cancer rates soar in the region
From Caribbean 360 The WHO says mortality is higher in the Caribbean and other developing countries due to lack of early detection and access to treatment. NEW YORK, United States, Monday December 16, 2013, CMC – The World Health Organization…
English Divorce Court denies Royal Court’s Request
Trust applications In Jersey – confidentiality under threat: English Divorce Court denies Royal Court’s Request for restraint in the interests of comity Article by Kathryn Purkis and Dan Boxall, Collas Crill Jersey In the high-profile matrimonial proceedings of Tchenguiz v…
Conyers advises on the RC Cayman Hotel refinancing of Grand Cayman Ritz-Carlton
Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Cayman Islands advice to Cayman Hotel Holdings, a subsidiary of Five Mile Capital Partners (FMC), pertaining to the $130m (£80m) refinancing of the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman property. FMC is an alternative investment and asset…
Muslim converts who hacked Private Lee Rigby to death found guilty
By Martin Robinson Daily Mail UK Murderers in the name of Islam: Muslim converts who hacked Private Lee Rigby to death in the street are found guilty by jurors in just 90 minutes Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale…
