All US presidents are descendants of King John
From The Mind Unleashed 12-Year-old discovers all US presidents are direct descendants of King John of England What do Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson, George W. Bush and the other past U.S. presidents have in common? Besides holding the coveted title…
Blacktower expanding into Caribbean, LatAm markets with Cayman office
By Helen Burggraf , Contributing Editor, International Adviser The UK- and Gibraltar-based Blacktower Group is expanding into the Caribbean and Latin American markets, with the establishment of an office in the Cayman Islands. The company has obtained a Securities and…
Garage Sale Fundraiser for CARE
The CARE – Cayman Animal Rescue Enthusiasts Garage Sale is taking place next Saturday, 7th December. By going to: http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1103830874791-661/garagesaledec.pdf you can download a flyer to share in your office. CARE are also in need of ‘stuff’ for their garage…
Carne’s Cayman Islands expands fund directors’ team
From The Asset Carne has appointed Laren Gillespie to its team of Cayman Islands independent fund directors. He joins the firm as the firm continues to see increasing demand for its brand of independent fund governance and oversight from fund…
Law & Apple: Man claims he invented smartphone, court disagrees
By Adrian Hoppel From Mac Life An electrical engineer filed a lawsuit against Apple in California, claiming that he invented the smartphone and Apple was infringing on his idea. The jury sided with Apple, but it wasn’t as clear-cut as…
CARICOM defers Dominican Republic application amid row over court ruling
From Caribbean 360 The fallout continues from the constitutional court ruling that could render stateless thousands of people of Haitian descent living in the Spanish-speaking country. Peter Richards PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping Tuesday said it…
The 89-Year Evolution Of The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
By Jennifer Michalski, Kirsten Acuna And Christina Austin Reuters From Business Insider The 87th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 28. Over the past 89 years, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has become an irreplaceable…
MOM bans 15 firms from hiring new foreign workers for 6 months
By Amelia Tan, From The Straits Times The 11 employment agencies are: Wanco Manpower, RGF HR Agent, Chiu Teng Enterprises, Cayman Management Consultants, Renaissance Management Services, Talent2 Singapore, Singapore Human Resource Consultants, Imag Global Resources, New Channel Manpower International and…
Dr. Guy Harvey honoured with CARAH Award
By John Bell From The Bahamas Weekly WASHINGTON, DC – The Institute of Caribbean Studies has presented Dr. Guy Harvey with the CARAH Luminary Award in recognition of his career as a marine wildlife artist, diver, angler, filmmaker and marine…
Sex education needed in the Caribbean
From Black Voice News Sir George Alleyne: Leading Caribbean Health Expert and Administrator Backs sex Education in the Region’s Schools Special to the NNPA from the New York Carib News With teenage pregnancy rates remaining stubbornly high in the Caribbean,…
