Little Cayman: Southern Cross Club named to 2016 TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards
On an island with the population of only 170 residents, the Southern Cross Club with only 14 beach bungalows, stands tall against some of the largest resorts in the Caribbean, according to the travel website TripAdvisor. The resort has been…
Cayman Islands ICO rules to release CIAA records
ICO releases Hearing Decision 50 involving records of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) In March 2015 an applicant requested access to records relating to an event dated 22 March 2015 involving two airplanes, which the Cayman Islands Airports Authority…
This award-winning photo perfectly sums up the ongoing refugee crisis
By Jeremy Bender From Business Insider The challenges of the past year, and their potential impact, was perfectly summarized in a single photo from Warren Richardson, who won the World Press Photo of the Year 2015 and also the first prize…
US Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans close ranks on Scalia seat
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal GOP: “Consensus view” was to take no action at all on Obama’s upcoming pick. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Republican members have closed ranks against holding hearings or a vote on any nominee…
When a founder talks (or acts) out of school
By Rebekah Mintzer, Corporate Counsel Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set tongues wagging in the tech world and beyond on Monday when he seemingly broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major…
Tame macroeconomic volatility to boost growth and reduce hardship in the Caribbean
BY FRANCISCO G. CARNEIRO ON TUE, CO-AUTHORS: HA MINH NGUYEN, REI ODAWARA From The World Bank IMAGE: Volatility and its Drag on Growth, 1990-2010 – Click to enlarge Volatility in financial markets gets wide attention in the public eye. Less noticed is…
Inside Lady Gaga’s high-tech Grammy performance
By Mona Lalwani From engadget It took several weeks for Intel to design Gaga’s David Bowie tribute at Monday night’s award show. When Lady Gaga started singing “Space Oddity” at the Grammys on Monday night, virtual drops of red paint dripped…
Intrexon expresses support for PR Resident Commissioner
Intrexon Expresses Support for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico’s Statements on Combatting Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Jurisdictions GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology, today commended the…
$72M Verdict in talcum powder case
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal A jury has awarded $72 million in the first damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson over claims that the use of talcum powder caused a woman’s ovarian cancer. The award by a jury…
One chart that should strike fear into investors everywhere
By Matt Turner From Business Insider Screen Shot 2016 02 18 at 9.47.06 AM Federal Reserve Bank of New York Funds have gotten bigger (red line in the chart), and funds are investing more in illiquid bonds (blue line). That,…