Impact of sanctions in Ukraine and Russia under the Laws of Cyprus, the BVI and the Cayman Islands
From Harneys This guide contains a summary of the current sanctions regime imposed on Ukraine by the European Union in March 2014. No sanctions on the Russian Federation, as relevant to Cyprus, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) or the Cayman…
The [US] Marines want to build a laser weapon to shoot down enemy aircraft
By David M Brooks From Business Insider The Marine Corps has begun field testing a laser weapon that can be mounted on a Humvee to shoot down low-flying aircraft such as enemy drones, Raytheon announced Wednesday. “Raytheon is paving the…
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,…
Parliament gives nod to guarantee UWI St Lucia loan
From Caribbean360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Thursday August 14, 2014, CMC – The St. Lucia parliament has given the government the green light in guaranteeing an EC$18.2 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) loan from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank…
Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited Reports Second Quarter and Six-Month 2014 Results
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OXBR), a provider of reinsurance solutions to property and casualty insurers in the Gulf Coast region of the United States, reported financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended…
After 10 Years, a jury gets Arab bank case
By Tania Karas, New York Law Journal Lawyers for a group of terrorist attack victims tried to convince a Brooklyn jury Thursday that a Jordan-based bank knowingly facilitated transactions used to finance 24 attacks carried out by Hamas, the Palestinian…
Barbuda sets a new standard for marine protection in the Caribbean
From Huffington Post Imagine an aqua-blue ocean vista and a salty breeze blowing as you arrive in Barbuda. Barbuda is an incredible island, strung in a larger chain of the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean. Although it may be…
Melanie & Friends WOW Cayman Islands
Melanie Ebanks and Friends – Teri Quappe, Rory Mann & David Verhoeven – WOWED the packed and very appreciative audience at The Prospect Playhouse, Red Bay, Grand Cayman last Thursday (14). To pack a theatre on opening night on a…
Speaking out against the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean
By Matthew Hunte From Global Voices A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. A depiction of how depression feels, taken from the Depression/The Blues flickr page; used…
These are the 10 most popular music streaming services
By Jacob Siegal From BGR Listening to unlimited music within the confines of the law is now possible thanks to the advent of music streaming services, but deciding which service to use is becomingly increasingly complicated. Writing for Time, FindTheBest…
