SPI and SPI Energy to merge and reorganize as a Cayman Islands company

SHANGHAI, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Solar Power, Inc. (“SPI” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: SOPW), a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors, and SPI Energy Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under…

China oil storage lease helps revive Caribbean refiner Hovensa

By Joshua Schneyer From Reuters Dec 1 A long-sought deal to bring a Caribbean oil refinery out of bankruptcy emerged on Tuesday, unexpectedly including a partnership with U.S. commodity trader Freepoint and handing Asia’s biggest oil refiner, Sinopec, access to…

Advances in robotics pose legal, ethical questions

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa, From Daily Business Review The robots are coming. And they are swiftly producing a host of legal and ethical issues that will intensify as robotic advancements become increasingly autonomous and ubiquitous. “We will see changes in…

Firm is awarded $5 million in malicious prosecution case

By Andrew Keshner, From New York Law Journal A judge has awarded $4.9 million in legal fees and costs to the attorneys for two men who won a $36 million jury verdict in a malicious prosecution case against Nassau County….

Trinidad: 2 in court charged with trafficking Venezuelans

By Kevon Felmine From Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Sandy Bedasie-Andrews is escorted out of the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with human trafficking. PHOTO: TONY HOWELL After being arrested a week ago for trafficking two Venezuelan women, Sandy Bedasie-Andrews,…

Final 20-player rosters announced for the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship Honduras 2015

Tournament kicks off in San Pedro Sula on December 3 Miami, FL (Tuesday, December 1, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) made public today the official rosters for the eight Participating Member Associations…

Woman charged with animal cruelty after posting this photo of her dog

By Brian Ries From Mashable A Florida woman who posted a Facebook photo showing her chocolate lab’s snout bound with duct tape was the center of an Internet-led hunt as thousands attempted to track her down. Now, she has been…

Homophobes of the Caribbean: can gays change hearts and laws on the islands?

By Tim Padgett From WIRN When I recently met Jamaican-American author Max-Arthur Mantle at a South Beach café, we talked about his engaging debut novel, “Batty Bwoy.” But we also chatted about the way he was sitting. That is, with…

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Cayman Islands: MVA West Bay Tue (1) – 6 injured (3 mod to serious)

From RCIPS Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 12:03 PM Motor Vehicle Accident on Water Course Road, West Bay, Yesterday Evening Yesterday evening, Tuesday, 1 December, uniform officers responded to a report of an accident involving a vehicle and a motorcycle on…