Ogier Fiduciary Services re-brands as Elian Following MBO
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, September 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Ogier Fiduciary Services launched its new brand and identity today, following the management buyout (MBO) from the Ogier Group in June. Led by chief executive officer Paul Willing and the existing…
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Cayman Islands new renovated yacht club opened by Governor Last Wednesday (24) saw the opening of the newly renovated Yacht Club close to the old Courtyard Marriott Hotel on West Bay Road, Grand Cayman. The Yacht Club and the hotel…
“Right is might”- the reality and the dream
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday September 26, 2014 – Activities at the United Nations in New York this week may have looked like a celebration of internationalism and a recognition that territorial wars, terrorism, religious intolerance,…
The evolving context of family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean
From The Practitioner Thanks to Michael O’Neal for this article extending our understanding of family enterprise and family enterprise consulting in the Caribbean. Background on Caribbean Family Firms The private sector in the Caribbean is comprised of a relatively small…
ASU partnership to help resource management in Latin America, Caribbean
Arizona State University President Michael M. Crow and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno met in Washington, D.C., to solidify, in a memorandum of understanding, a water resources-focused partnership that began in 2011. The alliance is expected to…
CDB publishes TCI Country Poverty Assessment Report
From Caribbean Development The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has published its Country Poverty Assessment Report for the Turks and Caicos Islands for the period 1999 -2012. The comprehensive study which may be accessed via the Bank’s website assesses the social…
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Chikungunya in Latin Caribbean goes over 700,000 as the Dominican Republic nears a half million cases By Robert Herriman From Outbreak News Today The number of autochthonous chikungunya cases in the Latin Caribbean, which includes the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Haiti,…
This is the man making Bill Gates so rich
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Bill Gates is worth an astounding $81.6 billion and he keeps getting richer every year. His secret weapon is a man you have probably never heard of: Michael Larson. Gates hired Larson 20 years…
ACS supports development of SMEs in the region
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago – The Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) hosted a two-day Regional Workshop on Public Policies to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Antonio Leone, Programme…
Strike a balance with annuities
By Joe Stark From Newsmax You have probably heard a lot about annuities, both the good and the bad. So I’d like to take this moment to peel the onion on annuities, so to speak. Let’s look at the myths…