Legal 500 UK heralds Carey Olsen as the number one Channel Islands legal adviser
The new release of the Legal 500 UK, the leading industry report that grades law firms across the UK, has ranked Carey Olsen in tier one across all of its 16 practice categories in the Channel Islands, making it the…
ECB to unveil details of new liquidity programmes
By Simon Morgan, AFP From Business Insider Frankfurt (AFP) – The European Central Bank will this week unveil details of its plans to inject cash into the moribund eurozone economy, even as analysts express doubt about the effectiveness of the…
Cayman Turtler
From Atlantic Creole: Black Folk Don’t Sail XII “But history, as they say, is comprehended backward though it must be lived forward, and when we examine our predecessors we bring our own lamps.” – Coming Of Age In The Milky…
Hot years for Caribbean, Mexico hurt Hawaii Tourism in 2014, operators say luxury will restore it next year
By Joe Pike From Travel Agent Central Travel Agent recently chatted with some notable Hawaii tour operators and learned that solid years for both Mexico and the Caribbean moderately hurt Hawaii’s numbers in 2014. The Caribbean and Mexico may have…
Apple apologises as iOS 8.0.1 update is pulled
By Joe Cox From What HiFi Apple was forced to pull its latest iOS 8.0.1 update, after users reported problems with the release on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple has since apologised and promised it is…
Shining a Light on Older Persons
Over 200 seniors gathered today (Wednesday 1 October 2014) at the Family Life Centre, to mark the start of the Cayman Islands’ month-long celebration of older persons. Organized by the Department of the Children and Family Services (DCFS), this year’s…
Plaintiffs propose blueprint to try GM defects lawsuits
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal General Motors Co. could face its first trial next year over injuries or deaths blamed on an ignition-switch defect that prompted recalls of 2.6 million cars and trucks worldwide. In letters filed on…
Citizenship-through-investment, a trend in the Caribbean
By Natalia Bonilla from Fox News Latino Citizenship-by-investment programs are becoming popular in the Caribbean, appealing to those looking to avoid taxes in their home countries, regional experts told Efe Wednesday. In 1984, St. Kitts and Nevis was the first country…
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,…
Terror in Latin America and the Caribbean
By W.T. Whitney Jr. From Counter Punch Cuban national hero José Martí referred to land lying between the Rio Grande River and the Straits of Magellan as “Our America.” In an essay with that title published in 1892, Martí evoked…
