Virginia restores voting rights to over 200,000 convicts – The Cayman Position
By Peter Polack The difference between 10,000 Caymanians with a conviction and those in Northward is that Northward inmates cannot vote. They are all convicts. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Law and Conditional Release Law needs change for reasonable periods: Fine-…
The Editor Speaks: Why are we blinkered when it comes to drugs?
No matter how much evidence is given to the medical benefits of ganja (marijuana) our lawmakers eyes are blinkered and their ears are deaf. No matter how many are the appalling aftereffects of all the legalized drugs the pharmaceutical companies…
Malta: Regulator shrugs off Evarist Bartolo’s calls for dismissal
From Times of Malta Financial services regulator Joe Bannister has shrugged off calls by the Education Minister for his removal because of directorships he holds in overseas funds. The chairman of the Malta Financial Services Authority came in for another…
Cayman Islands Minister Panton speaks at European Parliament meeting
Speaking recently before the European Parliament’s TAXE2 Committee, Minister of Financial Services Wayne Panton outlined how the Cayman Islands financial services industry supports the global economy, and the number of extensive mechanisms through which Cayman collaborates with other countries in…
Offshore sector must change to survive
By SHAWN CUMBERBATCH, From Barbados Nation News BARBADIAN TAX AND INVESTMENT treaty negotiator Francoise Hendy thinks established financial centres like Barbados will have to re-define their competitive advantage in the current challenging environment. Hendy, an attorney at law who was…
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Digicel strengthens female workforce with ‘WILL Power’ series
From Jamaica Observer Telecoms giant Digicel has embarked on a new initiative aimed at empowering and grooming female employees for leadership roles in the organisation. Named the Women in Leadership Learning Power (WILL Power) series, the programme is delivered in…
Ohio shootings: Eight members of Rhoden family killed in Pike County
From BBC At least eight people have been killed in “execution-style” killings in four separate homes in rural Ohio. It is believed the victims – seven adults and one teenager – are from the same family, the state’s attorney general…
Vision 2030 heralds new transformation phase
By KHALIL HANWARE from Arab News JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is set to enter a new transformation phase after the announcement of Vision 2030 by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman today. Saudi Vision 2030 aims to diversify the sources of…
Ten Caribbean nations more dangerous than the U.S. [Jamaica second]
From News Americas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. April 22, 2016: When it comes to murders worldwide, there is no denying that the Caribbean has been blighted by a rise in homicides in recent years. NAN compared murder…
Good sense on drugs absent at the UN
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now For a brief moment it appeared that good sense would prevail and the international community would ditch the failed ‘war on drugs’ policy. But, all hopes were dashed at the United Nations…
