VW sued again, this time by its own dealerships
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Add Volkswagen’s own franchise dealerships to the list of parties suing the automaker over its emissions scandal. The case, filed on Wednesday on behalf of a nationwide class of Volkswagen franchise dealerships,…
Caribbean Fisheries Forum meets to discuss emerging challenges
Belize City, Wednesday, 6 April 2016 (CRFM)–Fisheries experts from across the Caribbean region are traveling to Guyana this week for the 14th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum — the primary technical deliberative body of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism…
Could eating one banana a day cut your risk of dying from a heart attack by a THIRD?
From Daily Express UK JUST one apple or banana a day could cut your risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by a third, according to new research. Oxford University professors tracked the diets of half a million…
War and peace
War and Peace: 10 photos commemorating 100 years since WWI By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable July 28th will mark the 102nd anniversary of the start of World War I, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. More than 16 million soldiers…
Transparency International branch president linked to Bahamas companies
By K. Quincy Parker Nassau Guardian Business Editor From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — The fallout from the so-called “Panama Papers” leak continued on Tuesday. The latest casualty with a connection to The Bahamas was the president of the Chilean…
Cayman Islands Premier’s Remarks to IMPACT16
By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 1 p.m., Wednesday, 6 April, 2016 Ritz-Carlton Good afternoon, For those of you experiencing your first time in the Cayman Islands I welcome you. For those of you who were here with…
Florida Bar President admits he was naive about gender bias
By Julie Kay, Daily Business Review Florida Bar President Ramon Abadin invited every male South Florida law firm managing partner to a speech he gave Wednesday about gender bias in the legal profession. Apparently just one showed up, the head of…
Admissibility of evidence obtained from Facebook
By Michael J. Hutter, New York Law Journal Facebook is an extremely popular form of social media.1 After registering to use the site, a user can create a profile, post status updates, photos or videos, and exchange messages with other…
Panama Papers: Bermuda minister scorns UK Labour leader Corbyn
From Royal Gazette Finance minister Bob Richards insisted yesterday that Britain could not “unilaterally tear up Bermuda’s constitution” and impose direct rule on the island to make it obey UK tax law. He told The Royal Gazette that a suggestion…
WICB vice president hits out at Darren Sammy
From Cricbuzz Emmanuel Nathan, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) vice-president, lashed out at Darren Sammy for his scathing comments against the cricket board following West Indies’ win in the T20 WC 2016, terming it “irrelevant, demeaning, insulting and unfortunate”. “To…
