IFF Panama: Building Central America, the Caribbean
By Juan Gavasa From PanAmericanWorld Running April 9-15, and now celebrating its fourth edition, the International Film Festival of Panamareps one of the world’s most quickly consolidating festivals in two of its nascent but fast-growing film regions: Central America and…
As Caribbean immigration rises, Miami’s black population becomes more foreign
By Franco Ordoñez from McClatchy DC WASHINGTON — One in three black residents in Miami is now an immigrant, a reflection of a nationwide trend that shows immigrants making up a rising share of the country’s black population, according to…
Citi memo stirs debate over law firm data security
By David Gialanella, From New Jersey Law Journal An internal Citigroup report recently made public—criticizing law firms for what it characterized as a reluctance to report cyberattacks—has fueled the debate over whether firms are properly protecting against and responding to…
Cayman Islands opposition leader calls for public enquiry into his arrest and trial
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN AMENDED UPON ADVICE FROM LEGAL AND REQUEST FROM PREMIER’S LAWYERS Georgina Wilcox Cayman Islands Leader of the Opposition, McKeeva Bush, held a press conference last Tuesday (14) calling for a public inquiry behind his 2012 arrest…
SEI rolls out global framework for managing compliance across products & jurisdictions
Marketwired ‘SEI Firm Compliance’ Centralizes Asset Managers’ Internal and Outsourced Compliance Functions, Helping Them Manage Increasingly Complex Regulation April 13, 2015: 09:00 AM ET SEI (NASDAQ: SEIC) today introduced SEI Firm Compliance, a new global regulatory management framework that equips…
U.S. seizes on Venezuelan weakness to regain Caribbean energy foothold
By James Stafford From Oil Price The collapse of oil prices is opening up a new diplomatic opportunity for the United States in the western hemisphere. The U.S. has a spotty and turbulent history intervening in Latin America and the…
Cayman Islands: Cocaine Packages Seized – East End
From RCIPS: Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:49 PM Just after 4:00pm, Saturday 11 April 2015, a bag containing twenty three packages of compressed cocaine was recovered on the beach, washed up, off Austin Conolly Drive, East End. Residents walking the…
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Midlothian teen victim of hit and run in Cayman Islands airlifted to Florida hospital Harrison Zierenberg (16), who was the victim of a hit and run from a minivan in the Cayman Islands, has been airlifted to a Florida hospital….
Cayman Islands college student receives prize from Cayman Finance
UCCI student receives prize from Cayman Finance Cayman Finance recently presented the winning prize of an iPad Air to University College of the Cayman Islands student, Kendra Rankin after she correctly answered and submitted a quiz at Cayman Finance’s booth…