2014 Cayman Captive Forum hosts record numbers
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN — The 22nd annual Cayman Captive Forum welcomed a record 1,499 registrants, securing its place once again as the world’s largest captive insurance conference. Captive Insurance industry leaders gathered in the Cayman Islands over three days…
Some States move to ban powdered alcohol before it ever hits shelves
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist Remember Palcohol, the powdered alcohol that when, mixed with water, is supposed to be the equivalent of one drink or shot of booze? Palcohol can’t even see store shelves from where the product is…
Uniform rules issued on electronic devices in courtrooms [USA]
By Mary Pat Gallagher, From New Jersey Law Journal Lawyers and others who want to tap away at their smartphones and tablets while in court will be able to do so under newly issued guidelines from the New Jersey Supreme…
Thailand’s Crown Prince divorces wife
By Jerome Taylor, Agence France-Presse From GMA News Thailand’s Crown Prince has divorced his wife in a dramatic fall from grace for a senior princess that comes at a time of heightened anxiety over the health of Thailand’s revered but…
Broadcasters pursue Aereo in bankruptcy tug-of-war
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily From The broadcast networks have already convinced the U.S. Supreme Court that Aereo Inc.’s business model violates copyright law, sending the fledgling television streaming company into bankruptcy. Now they’re fighting to lift a…
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,…
“The 25 Best Caribbean Islands” – [Cayman is #7]
Business Insider ranks “The 25 Best Caribbean Islands” – [Cayman is #7] By Melia Robinson and Andy Kiersz From Business Insider Navio Beach, Vieques, Puerto RicoFlickr/mark_donoherPuerto Rico is the best island in the Caribbean. If you’re planning a tropical getaway,…
Cayman Islands HRC is “extremely concerned” at new Data Protection Bill
From: Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission [HRC] To: Secretary to the Data Protection Working Group c/o Cabinet Office Government Administration Building 133 Elgin Avenue Box 105 Grand Cayman KY1-9000 CAYMAN ISLANDS 18 November 2014 Via Email: [email protected] Dear Secretary,…
Iconic hotel re-opens in Puerto Rico
From Fox News Latino The Condado Vanderbilt, inaugurated in 1919 on one of the finest beaches of San Juan and closed down indefinitely in the late 1990s, reopened this week as the only 5-star hotel in the capital and designed…
Bitcoin Fintech acceletator to open in Cayman Islands
By Shanelle Weir From PanAmerican World The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea and a major world offshore financial center, are betting on new financial technologies based on the Bitcoin blockchain, Cayman Compass reports. A…
