The Cayman Islands – End of transitional period
Cayman Islands funds By Paul Govier (pictured) & Harjit Kaur The European Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”) introduces a new regime governing the management and marketing of alternative investment funds (“Funds”) in the EU. The transitional period for the…
Exploring Mexico’s abandoned railways
The Big Picture: Exploring Mexico’s abandoned railways in a homemade ‘spaceship’ By James Trew From engadget When artists Ivan Puig and Andrés Padilla Domene decided to explore Mexico’s abandoned railways, they wanted one vehicle that could ride on road and…
Missing Malaysia plane: New data leads to different search area
By Brian Ries From Mashable Officials leading the now 110-day-old hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane moved to a new search area on Thursday, with hopes of narrowing in on the missing jetliner and the 239 people who were…
2014 Citi-CMFA Caribbean Microfinance Awards
Recognizing Excellence in Microfinance Citi Foundation and the Caribbean MicroFinance Alliance are pleased to present the winners of the Third Annual Citi-CMFA Caribbean Microfinance Awards. This year’s Awards recognize microentrepreneurs in Belize, Jamaica, and Grenada who have successfully developed and…
World View tests scale model of its high-altitude balloon system
From New Space Journal World View Enterprises, the company that revealed plans last year to fly customers into the upper stratosphere and do so licensed as a launch vehicle, announced a milestone in its vehicle development Tuesday with a successful…
New Office 365 OneDrive storage is essentially “unlimited”
By Tony Bradley From Tech Republic Microsoft bumped the OneDrive cloud storage for all Office 365 accounts to a whopping 1 TB. Microsoft raised the roof on its OneDrive storage this week. The new OneDrive capacities are still limited, but…
Cuba supports Argentina in battle against vulture funds
Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has expressed solidarity with Argentina in its struggle against the so-called vulture funds, and warned about speculative funds being used to attack Latin American and Caribbean integration processes. The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)…
New York sues Barclays over high-frequency trading
By Associated Press From Mashable NEW YORK — British bank Barclays misled large institutional investors and other clients by falsely telling them it was taking measures to protect them from predatory high-frequency traders, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday. The…
Tourism Money Flows Into Cuba
Tourism Money Flows Into Cuba, Bringing Economic Hopes And Fears By David Greene and Jasmine Garsd A couple walks along the beach in the resort area of Varadero, Cuba. Varadero is home to upscale hotels and resorts that cater to…
Texas State Aquarium announces $50 million expansion
By Krista M. Torralva From Caller Times Corpus Christie CORPUS CHRISTI – Experiencing the clear waters of the Caribbean will become a lot easier in Corpus Christi — so easy, a cruise ship isn’t necessary. Texas State Aquarium officials announced…
