Russell Brand’s saucy take on Malcolm Turnbull and the Cayman Islands
From The Age Au Russell Brand’s opinion of Malcolm Turnbull UK comic Russell Brand gives the hosts of The Project an unusual analogy to explain what he thinks of new PM Malcolm Turnbull. It wasn’t the clearest critique of tax…
Kamla crew’s lack of grace continues
By Les Slater From Caribbean News Now The post-election behavior of the former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and her partners in crime who were booted out of office Sept. 7, has been as hideous as one would…
Sierra Leone’s stinking seaweed linked to Caribbean invasion
Lisa O’Carroll Fromm The Guardian UK Proliferation of thick brown algae is affecting fishing, tourism and marine life on both sides of the Atlantic, say scientists Saturday 17 October 2015 12.00 BST The pristine white beaches may not be as…
Regional Emergency Medicine and Critical Care Travel Network: Caribe EMC2-Net
Author: Dr. Amado Alejandro Báez , From Medical Tourism “Caribbean” can be defined in terms of geography, politics and cultures. The United Nations defines the Caribbean as a chain of islands surrounding the Caribbean Sea — 13 sovereign states and…
Cayman Islands: How institutional investors are changing the fund industry
By Kevin A. Phillip From DMS Offshore Investment Services DMS Executive Director Kevin Phillip discusses the impact institutional investors are having on governance practices and standards in the latest issue of Cayman Finance. As institutional investors continue to drive asset…
EU: Reducing disaster risk in the Caribbean – Interview with local expert
From Prevention Web Source(s):European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection DG (ECHO) The Caribbean region – ‘heart of the so-called “hurricane belt’ – is highly prone to recurrent disasters which can have devastating effects. Recently, tropical storm Erika wreaked havoc…
Arul Kanda? He’s one joker of a CEO – Tony Pua flays 1MDB chief for playing ‘blind man’ to evidence
By Tony Pua From Malaysian Chronicle Arul Kanda is one joker of a Chief Executive. First, the Sarawak Report, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Edge Publications have all published documents exposing billions of ringgit in misappropriations,…
Time to dust off that inflation hedge
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Given that consumer prices have either moved lower or essentially stayed put in the developed world for much of the past year, the word inflation does feel a little strange on the tongue. U.S….
PETER BINOSE: Immoral thieves?
By Peter Binose Is the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government simply a bunch of immoral thieves? Has Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Government under the rule of the Unity Labour Party been stealing from the people for the last…
As correspondent banks cut ties, black market seen as emerging risk
By Avia Collinder From Jamaica Gleaner The derisking actions by United States-based banks against money-service providers has led to heightened black market activity in The Cayman Islands as American currency, which is now relied on for transfers, becomes scarce, according…