Cayman Islands Weavering: Appeal Court judgment clears directors of wilful default
By David Butler, Sean Scott From Harney Westwood & Riegels On 12 February 2015 the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment in Weavering Macro Fixed Income Fund Ltd v Peterson and Ekstrom. The case, which measured…
Cayman Premier League Results – Week 15
Please see the below and attached results of the two matches played in Week 15 of the Cayman Premier League.
CIFA provides training opportunities for benefit of football officials, seeks new candidates
From CIFA The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) earlier this month sent five local officials to participate in a FIFA Match Commissioner’s training course in Miami, furthering the development of these officials and enhancing the knowledge base of Caymanian football…
Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Pension Fund Managers
By John Mauldin From Forbes We do not have to look to Greece to find massively underfunded obligations. Here in the US we can find hundreds of examples, willingly created by politicians and businessmen who proclaim they are working for…
Order blocking deportation stays starts legal maneuvers
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal In a U.S. Supreme Court term remarkable for the number and variety of emergency requests by states and groups seeking to delay federal court orders, one more is likely in the near…
UK prisoner voting rights breached, European judges rule
From BBC The rights of UK prisoners were breached when they were prevented from voting in elections, European judges have again ruled. The case was brought by inmates who were in prison during various elections between 2009 and 2011. This…
Latty gets return call from Digicel
By Richard Browne From Jamaica Observer Sean Latty has stepped down from his role as managing director of Columbus Communications Jamaica (Flow) to return to Digicel Jamaica in the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Latty will have responsibility for…
FAA, White House takes action on drone policy
By Katelyn Polantz, From The National Law Journal Drone lawyers and lobbyists received word from the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House over the holiday weekend that the federal government is closer to regulating commercial unmanned aircrafts. The FAA…
D.C. Dispatch: Sea level rise, Caribbean energy security and Presidential budget
Posted by Federal Relations From FIU news As President Obama prepared to release his FY16 Presidential budget request to Congress, FIU researchers were on global and environmental stages in an action-packed week that included the White House’s Caribbean Energy Security…
Windies on sliding scale of decline
From Supersport Darren Sammy needed treatment on his back, Andre Russell pulled up after bowling an embarrassing long-hop while fresh-faced captain Jason Holder speared a ball so wide that first slip was placed in immediate peril. In three crude snapshots,…