Renting out entire cruise ships
By Dennis Green From Business Insider The newest trend in billionaire yachting is renting out entire cruise ships Chartering yachts is nothing new — many boat owners rent their mega-yachts out for months at a time to make up for…
Little Cayman: Southern Cross Club named to 2016 TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards
On an island with the population of only 170 residents, the Southern Cross Club with only 14 beach bungalows, stands tall against some of the largest resorts in the Caribbean, according to the travel website TripAdvisor. The resort has been…
Cayman Islands ICO rules to release CIAA records
ICO releases Hearing Decision 50 involving records of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) In March 2015 an applicant requested access to records relating to an event dated 22 March 2015 involving two airplanes, which the Cayman Islands Airports Authority…
‘Freakonomics’ author says the most upsetting problem he’s ever researched was cancer
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Stephen Dubner, co-author of the best-selling “Freakonomics” series of books, has helped analyze hundreds of problems between four books (and an upcoming fifth, on golf), a blog and his podcast radio show. While he’s often depicted…
Florida: 400-pound woman survives sexual assault by herd of manatees
By Bob Flanagan From World news Daily Report SC Fort Pierce, FL | The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Florida woman from a frightening assault by a herd of manatees yesterday near Pepper Park Beach, a popular beach in the…
US Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans close ranks on Scalia seat
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal GOP: “Consensus view” was to take no action at all on Obama’s upcoming pick. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Republican members have closed ranks against holding hearings or a vote on any nominee…
This award-winning photo perfectly sums up the ongoing refugee crisis
By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider The challenges of the past year, and their potential impact, was perfectly summarized in a single photo from Warren Richardson, who won the World Press Photo of the Year 2015 and also the first prize…
When a founder talks (or acts) out of school
By Rebekah Mintzer, Corporate Counsel Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set tongues wagging in the tech world and beyond on Monday when he seemingly broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major…
Tame macroeconomic volatility to boost growth and reduce hardship in the Caribbean
BY FRANCISCO G. CARNEIRO ON TUE, CO-AUTHORS: HA MINH NGUYEN, REI ODAWARA From The World Bank IMAGE: Volatility and its Drag on Growth, 1990-2010 – Click to enlarge Volatility in financial markets gets wide attention in the public eye. Less noticed is…
Sir Richard Branson presented with original Guy Harvey print
Sir Richard Branson is presented with an original Guy Harvey print as the winner of the 2015 Great Shark Race, an innovative race created by the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) and the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) at Nova…
