Draw Determines Groups and Schedule for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Grenada 2016
Miami, FL (Thursday, January 21, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today conducted the draw for the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship Grenada 2016, at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort Hotel in St. George’s,…
Electoral Observation Mission concerned about political impasse in Haiti
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, CMC – The Organization of American States (OAS) says its Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has expressed concern about the current political impasse ahead of Sunday´s second round of elections in Haiti. “The Mission urges…
Million-dollar smartphone
By Steve Ranger From TechRepublic Rise of the million-dollar smartphone: how luxury phones became a must-have for billionaires Go with TechRepublic’s Steve Ranger on an inside look at the gold-plated gadget market that’s received a big boost from Apple. It…
Ogier is named Caribbean Law Firm of the Year 2016
Ogier has been named Caribbean Law Firm of the Year 2016 by Citywealth. Ogier’s Private Client and Trusts team spans the Caribbean, the Channel Islands and Asia, specialising in advising trustees, private banks and ultra-high net worth clients. This cross-jurisdictional…
Plaintiffs Bar notches a rare win from the US Supreme Court
By Ross Todd, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — The class action defense bar learned Wednesday that it won’t be getting everything it asked for this term from the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruling 6-3 in Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, the high court held…
Billionaire adjudicated bankrupt under 1869 statute
By Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou Contributed by Lennox Paton From International Law Office On November 20 2015 the Bahamian Supreme Court declined to register a composition with creditors sought by Irish billionaire Sir Anthony O’Reilly. The court took the alternative route of…
5 charged with theft of GSK cancer drug secrets
By P.J. D’Annunzio, The Legal Intelligencer Five people including two scientists working for GlaxoSmithKline have been charged with taking part in a scheme to steal trade secrets and methods for manufacturing cancer medication from the drugmaker, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Jamaica: GOV’T Upgrading UWI Lab to Test for Zikv
By Chris Patterson From JIS The Government is spending $10 million to upgrade and improve the Virology Laboratory at the University of the West Indies (UWI) to ensure that testing for the Zika Virus (ZikV) can be conducted locally. ZikV…
Another Swine Flu death
From Trinidad Express Trinidad and Tobago has recorded another Swine Flu death, a 61-year-old who died at the Sangre Grande Hospital after spending almost three weeks in the Intensive Care Unit. There are now at least six known deaths. The…
