Mainland property developer avoids winding-up after Hong Kong court decision
By Julie Chu From South China Morning Post Rightway is a company incorporated on the Cayman Islands, developing properties mostly in Dalian and Beijing. A mainland property developer that is indebted to the tune of more than US$547 million has…
Cayman Islands Mutual Funds – Cancellation of Licence or Certificate of Registration and changes to Audit Waivers
By Kevin C. Butler, Craig T. Fulton From Conyers Dill & Pearman Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Rule and Regulatory Procedure on Cancellation of Licence or Certificate of Registration of Regulated Mutual Funds On 30 March 2015, the Cayman Islands Monetary…
It’s Friday [soon come]
It’s Friday. It’s summer. Here are 10 excuses you can use to leave work early By Zach Epstein From BGR Best Excuses For Leaving Work Early It’s Friday afternoon, it’s gorgeous outside, and you’re sitting at your desk staring out…
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Jamaican college nabs major investor partner
The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) located in Jamaica is aggressively advancing its strategic plans to become the first private university college in the Caribbean to go public. This move, it is believed, would address the huge gap between…
Forensic audit in Guyana reveals unauthorised transfers from PetroCaribe fund
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Aerswar Deonarine, deputy chief executive officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, and Carvil Duncan, president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and a director on…
Blacktower gets go-ahead for MiFID licence
By Mark Battersby From International Adviser Blacktower Financial Management Group has been given the green light by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission for a Restricted Category 3 MiFID Licence. The European-focused IFA, which has head offices in both Gibraltar and…
New TV channel to show ‘Positive side of the Caribbean’
From The Voice UK 1HEART TV will broadcast via OHTV from July 28 CELEBRITIES TURNED out in full force to celebrate the launch of brand new London-based ‘Caribbean inspired’ TV channel, 1HEART TV. Capital XTRA presenter Jade Avia, MOBO award-winning…
CDN Special Feature: The Sargassum phenomenon in the Caribbean
By Ricardo Blackman (CDN) Barbados From Caribbean Digital A strange phenomenon occurred in the Caribbean in 2011. A massive tide of Sargassum, brown invasive algae, washed on to the shores of the region’s popular beaches. A similar event is occurring…
Pilot error and poor training likely caused Virgin Galactic’s fatal crash, NTSB finds
By Miriam Kramer From Mashable The October 2014 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo that killed the co-pilot and seriously injured the pilot was likely the result of human error and a failure of the private spaceflight company to protect against…
Wearable furnitures that will keep you warm
By Furniture design Frim Designer Daily Lots of sofas and armchairs look very cozy and often are, but these two take it one step further, they include a blanket within the sofa itself. The “Tie Warmchair” is just as comfortable…
