UK: Labour MP Caroline Flint tells Zac Goldsmith to ‘come clean’ over Cayman Islands tax deal
By PIPPA CRERAR From Evening Standard UK A senior member of Parliament’s public spending watchdog today called on Zac Goldsmith to “come clean” over his use of a company in the Cayman Islands to buy and sell his homes. Labour former…
What is the OUTLOOK for Caribbean Trade and Business?
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, March 11, 2016. What is the OUTLOOK for Caribbean trade and business? This is the question that the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has attempted to answer through the production of their signature publication the Caribbean Export…
TCI CJ Ramsey Hale: $1.5m Clyde Robinson ‘land flipping’ case reopened
By John Toner From Turks and Caicos Weekly News The controversial “land flipping” case involving former Director of Planning Clyde Robinson has been sent for review. The Court of Appeal ruled that Chief Justice Ramsey Hale did not apply the…
supplies from visiting corporate group
Cayman Islands schools receive supplies from visiting corporate group Local School Children Receive School Supplies from a Generous Corporate Group Visiting Grand Cayman Two vans full of backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons and more delivered to two primary schools by Red…
Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: Tethys Executive Director Change
FOR: TETHYS PETROLEUM LIMITED TSX, LSE SYMBOL: TPL March 14, 2016 Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: Tethys Executive Director Change GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – March 14, 2016) – NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO US NEWSWIRE…
Universities failing graduates
By PENDA HONEYGHAN From Jamaica Observer PS says focus on enrolment obscuring quality of education USING what he described as constructive criticism, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education Dr Maurice Smith has chided tertiary institutions for what he said was…
For Bingham, Erin Andrews verdict is one that got away
By Brian Baxter, From The Am Law Daily The $55 million judgment awarded to sportscaster Erin Andrews this week by a Nashville jury might once have been a windfall for Bingham McCutchen. The now-defunct firm took the lead for Andrews back…
Destinations of the week
5 tiny Caribbean islands to visit right now From Caribbean Journal There aren’t any really “big” islands in the Caribbean — it’s all relative. But in the world of Caribbean travel, there are certainly small islands — and some even…
Gilead opens trial over $20 billion drug
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder Gilead Sciences Inc. and Merck & Co. Inc. went to trial Monday in San Jose over the IP rights to Gilead’s $20 billion hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir. Lawyers for each company lauded the other’s…
Jamaica: ABUSE OF POWER? – DPP under fire for stopping trial before judge could rule on no-case submission
From The Gleaner Jamaica Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn is facing heavy flak over her decision to stop a trial shortly before a judge was scheduled to give a ruling on a no-case submission. Llewellyn’s decision has been…
