CIBC FirstCaribbean salutes its top performers
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Bahamian Shinika Reid, Client Service Officer was one of eight men and women from around the region who were voted CIBC FirstCaribbean’s top performers, or “Players of the Series” in 2014. The award-winning group was recently celebrated…
“Astounded” at charges against Jeff Webb; his 9,851sq ft Atlanta home; UK Serious Fraud Office assessing corruption
From Daily Mail UK Jeffrey Webb charges ‘astound’ former adviser David Davies as FIFA corruption fallout continues By Charles Sale for the Daily Mail Disgraced FIFA ExCo member Jeffrey Webb’s former adviser David Davies, says he is ‘astounded’ at the…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events FRI MAY 29 Grand Court Jurors Notice Grand Court jurors in the 1 APRIL- 30 JUNE 2015 must NOT now report on Friday (29 May) at 9:45am. They must report on Monday, 8 June 2015 at 9:45 a.m. Please…
Cayman Islands utility company announces slight increase in customer’s bills
CUC Base Rate Adjustment – Effective June 1, 2015 In accordance with the Rate Cap Adjustment Mechanism (RCAM) detailed in CUC’s Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Licence, the Board of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has approved a Base Rate adjustment…
Interior design concept of Grand Cayman’s airport expansion revealed
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (28 May, 2015) The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) has unveiled the interior conceptual drawings for the multi-million dollar expansion project at Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA). Commenting on the design created by Florida based…
FIFA: A soulless, stinking scourge finally gets its comeuppance
By Sam Laird From Mashable Analysis In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during last summer’s World Cup, an activist named Julia Mariano told me about being chased through city streets by police firing rubber bullets and tear gas canisters. Mariano and…
Sat May 30 Cayman Islands to support Nepal
Foster’s Food Fair – IGA, Priced Right, and Bay Market would like to announce that on Saturday, May 30th, all locations will be participating in a day of support to help raise funds for the Red Cross Nepal Earthquake Relief…
How South Africa’s bid to host the 2010 World Cup was allegedly built on bribes
By Daniel Rivero From Fusion Votes for the hosting location of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa were bought by bribes. This morning, soccer fans awoke to overdue news: Nine FIFA officials had been indicted by the U.S. Department…
Acorda goes on attack against hedge fund’s IPR
By Scott Graham, From The Recorder The first pharmaceutical company to come under fire from a well-known Dallas-based hedge fund formally asked the Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Wednesday not to play ball with what it describes as a…
Top panelists discuss new ways to assess progress and well-being in the Caribbean
Caribbean countries need a more comprehensive means to measure progress and well-being, beyond traditional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and “living above or below an international poverty line” assessments. This was a key message at a high-level meeting here today with…