How to Become an Exceptional Presenter … the Chamber’s Training Centre
On August 30th, a total of nine participants benefited from the skills imparted by Chamber instructor, Juliem McLaughlin, in the course entitled “The Exceptional Presenter”. In this one-day workshop, participants learned practical techniques on how to structure presentation material, create…
Pauline Marois to become Quebec’s 1st female premier
Liberal Leader Charest’s future uncertain after loss in home riding Pauline Marois and the Parti Québécois claimed victory over the incumbent Liberals Tuesday night, winning a minority government in an election night that ended with a deadly shooting. One person…
The Editor Speaks: When will they ever learn?
Pete Seeger’s song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” contains the lines “When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” To make the question even more demanding it is repeated. The song would become a highly emotional protest…
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The Cayman Islands at DEMA 2012
As avid divers from around the world congregate this November in Las Vegas for the annual Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s (DEMA) 2012 Show, the Cayman Islands are preparing a showcase of Caymankind – dive style! Throughout the Cayman Islands…
TS Leslie aiming at Bermuda
by Rob Lightbown, Crown Weather, Tuesday, September 4, 2012 5:37 am Leslie Will Crawl Northward This Week Before Potentially Impacting Bermuda This Weekend; Interests In New England & The Canadian Maritimes Should Monitor Leslie’s Forecast Track Leslie remains a tropical…
New Law To Boost Cayman’s Arbitration Industry
By Jeremy Walton [Editor’s Note: Jeremy Walton is a partner of leading offshore law firm Appleby, and head of its Litigation & Insolvency Practice Group in the Cayman Islands. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and…
The Editor Speaks: Why are THEY waiting?
There is something very wrong with a judicial system when two defendants have to wait in custody for nearly six month for their trial. IN CUSTODY!! And the defendants have already been in custody for months. And where is this…
The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands approves new Feed-in Tariffs for Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy Generation Programme
The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands (the “ERA”) has, effective August 30, 2012 approved revisions to the existing Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) which has been in place since February 1, 2011. The new FITs offer, developed in conjunction with…
Cayman Court lays down more guidelines for enforceability of side letters
After being a hot topic in the Cayman Islands for a number of years, the Grand Court has handed down two decisions in quick succession relating to side letters entered into by Cayman Islands corporate hedge funds. The first was…
T&T celebrates 50 years of Independence
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state[in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other…
