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First black-owned theater faces uncertain future
By Vinette K. Pryce from Caribbean Life The first major snowstorm of 2015 may have been a blessing to organizers of a movement dedicated to promoting the Harlem culture. On the date, three feet of snow was predicted to dump…
Why you shouldn’t dine out on Valentine’s Day
By Maggie Hoffman Managing Editor Serious Eats It sounds so innocent, going out to a nice restaurant for a Valentine’s Day meal. But the way Mandy Lee puts it, the holiday often means a night of “incredibly wasted couples making…
China’s Yuan will rival US dollar globally
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday February 6, 2015 – Within the next ten years the world community should expect China’s Yuan (also called renminbi) to be as widely used as the United States dollar. For almost…
Bank leak reveals billions from Caribbean stashed in Switzerland
From Caribbean News Now By Caribbean News Now contributor WASHINGTON, USA — The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released a report this week revealing billions of dollars held in nearly 60,000 internal Swiss bank documents from 2006 to 2007 leaked…
Portfolio Insurance Companies in the Cayman Islands
By Piers Dryden From Ogier The Cayman Islands legislature recently enacted The Insurance (Portfolio Insurance Companies) Regulations, 2015 and related sections of The Insurance (Amendment) Law, 2013. Rationale To address market demand to broaden the statutory framework and confer upon…
DLA Piper Associate found dead in DC Hotel
By Zoe Tillman, From Legal Times The man found dead in a downtown Washington hotel earlier this week was identified by D.C. police as DLA Piper associate David Messerschmitt. Messerschmitt was found unconscious and unresponsive on Tuesday about 11:15 a.m….
Once, people thought chocolate could make you pregnant
By Francie Diep From Popular Science It’s not just store displays around Valentine’s Day. Scientists seem obsessed with chocolate, too. In the last 15 years, scientists have published steadily increasing numbers of papers about chocolate, according to an analysis the…
Cayman Insurance law amendments enhance captive flexibility
By Norman G. Tabler, Jr. From Faegre Baker Daniels On January 16, 2015, the Cayman Islands published new insurance regulations affecting portfolio insurance companies (PICs). The regulations are designed to provide more flexibility to insurance companies incorporated as segregated portfolio…
West Kendall Baptist Hospital named a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence
West Kendall Baptist Hospital has received recognition from the American College of Radiology (ACR) for its outstanding diagnostic imaging efficiency, safety and high-quality patient care. The hospital is the first in South Florida, and among the first in the nation,…
