Australia seek probe of drug trial but 8 executed
Australia seeks probe of trial of 2 drug traffickers in Indonesia/ 8 executed From Voice of America In a last-ditch effort to save two drug traffickers from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australia’s Foreign Ministry urged Jakarta Monday to delay…
The Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company turns sixteen
By Rachael Reynolds and Jennifer Fox From Ogier May 2014 marks the sixteenth anniversary of the Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company (‘SPC’). This article takes a look back at the SPC’s first decade and a half and in particular at…
The Caribbean Court ruling on the Maya Land Case in Belize will have an impact on the Garifuna people as well
By Wellington C. Ramos from Patrick Jones Belize The Caribbean Court Ruling on The Maya Land Case in Belize Will Have an Impact on The Garifuna People as WellLong before the Europeans came to the Caribbean, Americas and other parts…
Butterfield earnings increase / CIBC sell 19% stake in Butterfield
Butterfield earnings increase to $29M The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited today [April 27] announced core earnings for the first quarter ended 31 March 2015 of $29.0 million, an improvement of $5.8 million compared to $23.2 million earned…
Second-in-command of Tulsa police force resigns after fatal shooting of unarmed black man
By Ryan Gorman and Reuters From Business Insider Oklahoma top law-enforcement trainer: 73-year-old police volunteer who mistook his taser for a gun was ‘grandfathered’ in to the force Wealthy reserve deputy who admits he shot an unarmed man permitted to…
The island where endangered Hawksbill turtles thrive
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua From BBC The private Caribbean island of Jumby Bay may be home to some of the world’s most affluent and influential people. But its most revered residents of all are the ones that shun…
Paulson, Highbridge Bermuda Ventures may be at risk from IRS
By Richard Rubin, Zachary Mider, and Sonali Basak From Bloomberg Investment vehicles set up by Paulson & Co. and Highbridge Capital Management in tax-friendly Bermuda may be under threat from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The IRS, in proposed rules…
Woman discovers secret two-way mirror in bar restroom, owner says ‘go **** yourself’
By Lindsey Robertson From Mashable Going to a bar restroom is rarely a pleasant experience — especially if you have to worry about people peeping on you while you pee. While performing in Berwyn, Illinois, comedian Tamale Rocks discovered that…
Endangered corals
Endangered corals smothered by sponges on overfished Caribbean reefs From PEERJ Removal of sponge-eating fishes results in a greater than threefold increase in coral overgrowth by sponges For reef-building corals, sponges do not make good neighbors. Aggressive competitors for space,…
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Voice of the islands: Oonya Kempadoo has a pan-Caribbean perspective
From Repeating Islands In this article writer Oonya Kempadoo defines the Caribbean as a place with shared experiences but simultaneously contradictory: “We are one and we are specific, competing island nations at the same time. Different languages add to the…
