Dietary supplement maker gets another bite at Texas AG
By Miriam Rozen, From Texas Lawyer A Utah-based dietary supplement maker may pursue constitutional claims against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his official capacity, according to a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. A…
MAX announces the return of the EMMY® award winning series: “The Knick”
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the second season will premiere on MAX on Friday, October 16th, with transmissions also on HBO and Cinemax Miami, FL – October 8th, 2015 – MAX, the channel dedicated to offering the most award-winning films, series…
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Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
The Editor Speaks: All is not peace and tranquility at Turtle Farm
The Cayman Islands Turtle Farm is a red hot potato “The Cayman Turtle Farm is the last sea turtle farm on earth that breeds sea turtles for human consumption. But there is no humane way to farm sea turtles. “The…
CAB requests the removal of named Caribbean territories on US “Tax-haven” list
The Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. (CAB) is once more forced to express its deep concern over yet another “tax-haven” list which includes 15 Commonwealth Caribbean countries. The referred list appears within the District of Columbia’s 2015 Budget Support Act…
Disney Cruise Line releases early 2017 Bahamas, [Cayman Islands] and Caribbean itineraries
By Leah Zanolla From DIS Disney Cruise Line has released their Caribbean and Bahamas itineraries for early 2017. The four cruise ships will continue sailing from Port Canaveral and Miami, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Galveston, Texas….
How Export Competitive is the Caribbean?
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, October 6, 2015. A new initiative to measure the Export Competitiveness of CARIFORUM is being spearheaded by the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) it was announced yesterday at the opening of the first workshop on the conceptualisation…
Marriott plans to open 60 new hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America by 2018
From Marriott International, Inc. SAO PAULO, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Tim Sheldon, President of Caribbean and Latin America operations at Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR), announced today an expected 75 percent increase in Marriott’s Caribbean and Latin American distribution between…
UPDATE 3-Caribbean telecom company Digicel hangs up on IPO
By Rachel Chitra From Reuters * Cites market conditions in emerging markets * Co was expected to raise about $2 bln from U.S. IPO (Adds analysts’ comments, IPO market background) Oct 6 (Reuters) – Digicel Group Ltd, the Caribbean telecommunications…
CHTA’S ‘Chief’ to explore Cuba impact on Caribbean Tourism; taps industry experts for insight
By Theresa M. Oakes From St. Maarten Islands Time THE CARIBBEAN – One of the most highly anticipated panels of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) is “Cuba: Opportunity or Threat?” took place…