Dying off: Antigua’s struggle to save the coconut palm
By Gemma Handy St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda From BBC White sand beaches fringed by lofty palm trees – it is the image of a tropical paradise that has lured holidaymakers to the Caribbean for decades. But in tourism-dependent Antigua, a…
Caricom and West Indies cricket
By Steve Brown From Jamaica Observer I have always held the view that the head of Caricom and the captain of the West Indies cricket team have the two most important jobs in the region, mainly because both positions are…
Belize: If you think Cayman gas prices are high read this
Fuel prices going up! By Benjamin Flowers, Staff Reporter From The Reporter Newspaper on December 27, 2015 at 5:27 pm Belizeans can expect higher fuel prices for the new year, following confirmed reports that the price of all three types of…
British MP Diane Abbott exposes ‘UK consultancy abuse’
From The Montserrat Reporter CCN – A British Member of Parliament (MP) has strongly criticised what she described as the growing practice of United Kingdom (UK) based consultants “creaming off millions of pounds” from money which is provided by the…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ makes $1 billion in a record 12 days
By Frank Pallotta From CNN “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has made $1 billion at a light speed pace. Disney (DIS) said Sunday that its blockbuster broke the $1 billion mark around the world faster than any other film in history….
Ice Skaters on Lake Louise, Alberta
By Gary Arndt From Everything Everywhere My name is Gary Arndt. In March 2007 I sold my house and have been traveling around the world ever since. Since I started traveling, I have probably done and seen more than I have…
Data Security regulations leave organizations struggling with response methods: survey
By Trudy Knockless, From Legaltech News About 52 percent of respondents think the pending EU GDPR will result in business fines for their company, and two-thirds expect it to force changes in their European business strategy. The global migration to cloud-based…
Hunton & Williams lawyer turns vacation into humanitarian mission
By Katelyn Polantz, From The National Law Journal The first video that business immigration attorney Adam Rosser showed to a luncheon of his Hunton & Williams colleagues in Washington two weeks ago began like any vacation home movie: Picturesque ocean,…
Big litigation guns hired in wake of controversial Al Jazeera report
By Jennifer Henderson, From The Am Law Daily Litigators from Davis Wright Tremaine, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have been retained in the aftermath of a controversial investigative report aired by Al Jazeera America on Sunday…