Is the American business community racist?
By Mary Anne Howland From Caribbean Life The film “Selma” calls us to consider where we stand today and what we are doing as individuals and communities about racial justice. In the past few months a rainbow of people has…
Avoiding conflicts of interest in director selection
From Cayman Funds First Published 01-04-2012 It is important that a fund’s directors include individuals with no conflicts of interest, and there are pros and cons to selecting them from some of the more obvious sources of candidates. Philip Dickie…
Butterfield profit surges to nearly $100m
By Jonathan Kent From The Royal Gazette Butterfield Bank: Acquisitions helped to boost revenue last year Butterfield Bank has reported [Feb 26] net income of $98.3 million for 2014, up by more than 25 per cent from the previous year….
Trust forum highlights Bermuda as a preferred domicile for LatAm business
Bermuda’s respected regulatory and legal environment were repeatedly recognised at a recent conference in Costa Rica that attracted leading private client lawyers from throughout the Americas. Bermuda was represented at the Private Client Forum Americas by the Bermuda Business Development…
CDB President addresses Caribbean economic issues
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Caribbean countries recorded “modest” economic growth last year even as the region recorded its fourth consecutive year of economic recovery following the global crisis that had seriously affected their socio-economic development. President of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development…
Out of trouble, but criminal records keep men out of work
By Binyamin Appelbaum From msn Since pleading guilty to resisting arrest, Michael Mirsky has been unable to find steady work so he can start rebuilding his life. © Richard Perry/The New York Times Since pleading guilty to resisting arrest, Michael…
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Transforming Caribbean economies with a new energy fund- Trinidad Guardian
From Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago The creation of a new energy fund, with the help of the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), could help save the sluggish Caribbean economies from collapse, says Planning Minister Dr Bhoe…
Massive blaze engulfs Dubai’s Torch Tower
By Patrick Kulp from Mashable Dubai’s Marina Torch, one of the world’s tallest apartment buildings, caught fire Friday night, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate as flames crawled up the sides of the 79-floor skyscraper. The cause of the…
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Agriculture in Caribbean vital to economic growth, sustainable development, says UN official
27 February 2015 – The head of the United Nations agriculture agency underlined yesterday the huge importance of agriculture and farming to countries of the Caribbean during an address to Heads of Government at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit in…
New charges against Supreme Court protesters in videotaped disruption
By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times, Prosecutors on Thursday filed new charges against seven individuals arrested for disrupting arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The U.S. attorney’s office filed the additional charges shortly before the defendants were set to…
