USA rejects petition to list Queen Conch as endangered species
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has congratulated member states after a US government review of the status of the Queen Conch keeps the region’s conch fishery alive. The review follows a petition to have the Queen Conch listed as…
Mitchell addresses misinformation surrounding new [Bamamas] immigration policy
From Bahama Islands Info NASSAU, Bahamas — The new immigration policies came into effect on Saturday, November 1 and in the wake of a routine spot check by the Department of Immigration, images and commentary were posted in social media…
Migrant rights activist Andy Hall could face prison
From Walk Free Campaigns Andy Hall could face 7 years in prison for doing something you and I do everyday — talking about modern slavery. Andy Hall is a British campaigner with a special focus on the rights of migrant…
Arnold Palmer design team visit Cayman Islands
Following up on a visit in February with Arnold Palmer, members of the Arnold Palmer Design Company (APDC) team returned to Grand Cayman in September. During their stay Thad Layton, senior golf course architect and Vice President at the Arnold…
Presumption against extraterritoriality limits trustee’s ability to recover foreign transfers
By Edward Neiger Edward Neiger From Law.com In Securities Protection Corporation v. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (In re Madoff Securities), 2014 WL 2998557 (S.D.N.Y. July 6, 2014), the trustee appointed under Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) to administer…
Channel Islands Securities Exchange chairman to speak at OffshoreAlert Conference
The Chairman of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange has joined the list of speakers for next week’s OffshoreAlert Conference in London. Jon Moulton will speak on a session entitled ‘Offshore Stock Exchanges: Who Uses Them & What For?’, which will…
States’ treatment of Ebola nurse puts focus on risk analysis
By Charles Toutant, New Jersey Law Journal The conflict involving Kaci Hickox, the nurse who defied state restrictions on her freedom after treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, could yield improvements to the way state governments evaluate public health risks,…
Heart Institute of the Caribbean
From Jamaica Gleaner The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is the leading cardiac care centre in the Caribbean. Since its opening in 2005, the Heart Institute has been dedicated to preventing and treating heart and blood vessel diseases through…
Missing Mexico students: New ‘mass grave’ probed
From BBC The BBC’s Will Grant: “Still no sign of the 43 missing students” Mexican authorities searching for 43 students who disappeared after clashing with police last month are investigating a suspected mass grave. Mexico’s attorney general said the testimony…
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Cayman Islands Constitution Review now published on website
The Cayman Islands 2009 Constitution review was completed last month. The chairman of the review team, David Ritch informed the governor, the premier, the opposition leader and the joint team leader of the overseas territory directorate in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,…
