Amputee triathlete Hector Picard to compete in Great Abaco Family Fitness
From Bahama islands info TREASURE CAY, Abaco — Hector Picard is a bi-lateral amputee after almost losing his life in a work related accident in 1992. He was told by doctors he would have to re-learn everything he took for…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Can chlorophyll protect you from cancer?
By Magda Rod from Care2 Chlorophyll is a chemical compound in plants that collects light and uses the light to make energy. It also gives plants their green color. Chlorophyll is the life blood of plants. It has a long…
Plot to replace trustees [of Caribbean Justice Trust Fund]
From Trinidad Express A power struggle is brewing among members of the board of trustees of the Caribbean Court of Justice Trust Fund (CCJTF) in the wake of Chief Justice Ivor Archie being defeated for the post of vice chairman….
S&P downgrades Puerto Rico to junk status
By Vivianne Rodrigues in New York From Financial Times Standard & Poor’s has stripped Puerto Rico of its investment grade status, saying the debt-laden island is suffering from liquidity constraints because of its limited access to capital markets. The ratings…
Ex-Caribbean Sea Works director: My hands are clean
By Radhica Sookraj From Guardian Media Former director of Caribbean Sea Works Ltd Krishnamurti Mahabir says he is not afraid to face the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) because he had no involvement in the $644 million cargo of cocaine…
CEO denies claim of RBC’s buyout
From Trinidad Express British banking giant HSBC recently laid out its intention to buy out RBC Royal Bank—a subsidiary of RBC Financial (Caribbean)—now owned by RBC, Canada’s largest and most profitable bank. Senior banking sources within RBC Royal Bank told…
Anglicans focus on caring for God’s creation
By Paul Henry From Jamaica Observer WORSHIPPERS packed St Mary the Virgin Church for the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands St Andrew Deanery Day service last Sunday. The churches from the St Andrew Deanery turned out for the…
Mourant Ozannes advises on the acquisition of Ogier Fiduciary Services
Mourant Ozannes assisted lead advisor Clifford Chance in advising Electra Private Equity PLC, on its £180 million acquisition of Ogier Fiduciary Services. Electra Private Equity PLC, a London Stock Exchange listed investment trust, will invest £83 million of equity alongside…
Thousands of new hotel rooms planned for Mexico and Caribbean this year
By Lisa Schwarz From St Cloud Times With a winter like we’re having, visions of white-sand beaches giving way to gently lapping turquoise waters are like money in the bank. And the Caribbean tourism industry is banking on it. By…
