Sunday Funday – Grand Cayman Mudslide Challenge
From The Miss Adventure It had been a great summer on Little Cayman. I was enjoying chilling out everyday on the beach and playing with the iguanas but I was ready for a new adventure and some international travel. It…
Punitive drug law enforcement failing, says Home Office study
By Alan Travis, home affairs editor From The Guardian UK government study finds no evidence that harsh sentencing curbs illegal use and documents success of Portugal’s decriminalisation There is no evidence that tough enforcement of the drug laws on personal…
Royal couple end tour in the rain
By Press Association From Daily Mail UK The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall ended their four-day tour of Colombia on a wet and windy note – sheltering under umbrellas. During the royal couple’s final day in the coastal…
Charles Schwab sues L.A. law firm over disparaging website
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Famed investment advisor Charles Schwab filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing a Beverly Hills law firm and its client of creating a libelous website as a part of an alleged extortion…
Positive trends, cautious optimism, need for creativity discussed at Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference next month
Recently speaking with business and economic reporters in the Dominican Republic, Mr. Parris E. Jordan, Chairman of the Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference and Operations Summit (CHICOS) shared his analyses and observations of the state of hospitality development and investment in…
Wells Fargo can’t escape $203 Million overdraft judgment
Wells Fargo can’t escape $203 Million overdraft judgment By Marisa Kendall, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — It took two rounds of appeals, but lawyers for Wells Fargo customers succeeded Wednesday in sticking the bank with a $203 million judgment. The…
Human error blamed for Caribbean Airlines 2011 crash
By Kurt Campbell From iNews Guyana The final report of investigations into the July 30, 2011 Caribbean Airlines accident at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport has found that human error was largely responsible for the incident that caused irreparable damage…
[Olympic medallist] Boldon denies alleged involvement in sex scandal with Australian legislator
From Caribbean360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, 2014, CMC – Four-time Olympic medallist Ato Boldon says he intends pursuing legal action against an Australian based publication that claimed he was involved in an extra martial affair with that country’s first indigenous Olympic gold…
Former Jamaican prime minister awarded J$12.5m in libel case
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday October 31, 2014, CMC – Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has been awarded J$12.5 million (One Jamaica dollar =US$0.0089 cents) in damages the libel case against Nationwide News Network and its head Cliff Hughes….
