‘Empire’s Crossroads’ offers a rich and thorough history of the Caribbean
By Chris Hartman From the Christian Science Monitor From colonialism to the present day, academic Carrie Gibson traces the history of the Caribbean in a highly detailed and very readable narrative. Carrie Gibson’s thoughtful and extensively researched Empire’s Crossroads is…
First Cayman Islands PIC Formed
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – Following Cayman legislation being brought into force on 16 January 2015 to allow Cayman SPC insurers to form portfolio insurance companies (PICs) – the Cayman model for incorporated cell companies – the first Cayman PIC…
Olwomen story of the week
30 Stunning Black Braided Hairstyles By Karyn Holmes | From Olwomen Are you bored with the same dull hairstyle then why don’t you give braids a chance? Add braids to any haircut and they will make it fascinating. Black braided…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Chris Gayle 215 sets up West Indies win
By Justin Goulding From BBC Sport World Cup, Pool B, Canberra: West Indies 372-2 (50 overs): Gayle 215, Samuels 133* Zimbabwe 289 (44.3 overs): Williams 76, Taylor 3-38 West Indies won by 73 runs (D/L method) Chris Gayle hit the…
ISIS militants kidnap more than 70 Christians in Syria
From Newsmax Islamic State militants have abducted at least 70 Assyrian Christians, including women and children, after overrunning a string of villages in northeastern Syria, two activist groups said Tuesday. The extremist fighters swept through the villages nestled along the…
Foley Partner responds to Show Cause Order: I had no choice and you’re overreacting
From Patentlyo The full response is here: Shipley_Response at: http://patentlyo.com/media/2015/02/Shipley_Response.pdf Foley went all out, hiring Paul Clement to write it. Boiled (way way down – it’s 41 pages), the approach was to say that the client wanted this petition this…
Judge OKs $40 Million data-throttling settlement
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge said he’s ready to bless an unusual $40 million deal that TracFone Wireless Inc. reached to settle lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs and the Federal Trade Commission. On Thursday U.S….
Oscars of the travel industry announce 2015 host of WTA Caribbean & North America
From eTN Global Travel Industry News The “Oscars of the travel industry,” World Travel Awards (WTA) has announced Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa as being selected to host the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North America Gala…
