Cayman Islands: The Grand Court follows the usual course in an unusual liquidation
Article by Ben Hobden and Spencer Vickers From Mondaq Conyers Dill & Pearman In the matter of Pacific Harbor Asia Fund I, Ltd (In Official Liquidation) (the “Company”) the Grand Court appointed joint official liquidators (“JOL”) from different firms due…
The Editor Speaks: The Blacklist
I am not talking about the excellent ‘Blacklist’ television network show but THE BLACKLIST. The one the Cayman Islands escaped by a whisker of not being included on by the EU. We are on the GREYLIST! In an excellent article…
We’re not associated with Florida gun seizure, Caribbean Airlines says
From Jamaica Observer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is today denying any association with the massive gun seizure at the Miami International Airport on November 13. A statement from the airline insisted that no contraband items were…
Ascension to sell its stake in Grand Cayman hospital: 4 things to know
By Ayla Ellison From Becker’s Hospital Review St. Louis-based Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system, is ending joint ownership of Health City Cayman Islands in Grand Cayman. Here are four things to know about Ascension’s decision to give up…
Think tank favours taxation over plastic ban
By Avia Collinder From Jamaica Gleaner The clashing views on how to deal with plastic pollutants were on display Wednesday, at a think tank forum organised to assess the waste disposal problem that is seen as out of control. The…
Taste of Cayman Food & Drink Festival 2018 Media Advisory
Saturday, January 27th, 2018 5.00pm – 11.45pm Festival Green, Camana Bay The annual Taste of Cayman Food and Drink Festival will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday, January 27th, 2018. The island’s largest culinary event hosts over 45 restaurants and…
Guyana, US, Caribbean on watch for radicalized persons, return of ISIS fighters
By: Denis Chabrol From Demera Waves Guyana and other Caribbean countries are continuing to watch out for radical extremists and persons who have returned to the Western Hemisphere after serving as combatants with the Islamic State (ISIS), top local and…
Blacklist: Caribbean Nations caving-in to EU economic threats
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer A main reason why the UK voted to leave the European Union was its forced subservience to EU laws and regulations that were destroying national sovereignty. Today that EU bully boy pressure is being…
New book on wastewater re-use in Latin America and the Caribbean
From IWMI In an important first for this region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a new bookcompiling a wealth of information on wastewater re-use for agriculture. Available in Spanish, the book was prepared…
Caribbean Recipe Of The Week – Christmas Sorrel
By Minna LaFortune From NAM News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Dec. 8, 2017: Thanksgiving is over and the leftovers are all eaten up! Now it’s time to prepare for the Christmas parties and Christmas Day Feastings! What shall we…