BSX approves listing of BIAS funds
By Marina Mello, The Royal Gazette The Bermuda Stock Exchange has approved the listing of the BIAS Global Portfolios. BIAS Global Portfolios (the Fund) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an open-ended mutual fund company and four classes of…
Police power to detain arrested persons over 72 days does not comply with Bill of Rights
Judgment – Bill of Rights Issue On Wednesday 17th April 2013, the Grand Court handed down its judgment in the matter of Canute Nairne, Cause 10/2013. This is the first case in which the Court has given a judgment where…
Jamaican cops link watch heist in Kingston with Cayman’s Kirk Freeport robbery
Robbery Shocker – Jamaican cops probe Cayman link as businessman, political activist fingered in multimillion-dollar jewellery heist From Glenroy Sinclair, Assignment Coordinator, The Gleaner, Jamaica Law-enforcement agents probing last week’s heist of Rolex watches from Swiss Stores in downtown Kingston…
Cable Bahamas changes Internet landscape with 500% speed increases for all customers
Monday, 15 April 2013 01:47 Cable Bahamas Ltd’s Head of Marketing at Cable Bahamas David Burrows (LEFT) and Vice President of Engineering John Gomez (RIGHT) announced at a press conference on Friday that the company would be launching NASSAU, Bahamas…
Shots fired at police – Two more arrests made
Two men, aged 23 and 30 years, have been arrested and are currently detained in police custody in connection with the incident last week where shots were fired at police officers in Lakeside. The men were arrested this morning following…
Swedes named in ICIJ offshore banking report
From Ice News Several high profile Swedish nationals have been named in the scandalous report released recently by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), including the name of one aristocrat. In an explosive expose due on newsstands this week…
Mac gambles his political career
It has come as no surprise to learn that the Cayman Islands ex premier, McKeeva Bush, liked to gamble. A lot of my friends like to gamble. Just because I don’t and find gambling exceedingly boring has nothing to do…
Horse or Beef? Why we should know who owns companies, and what the G-8 can do
By Alex Cobham, Center for Global development Last week saw a series of news stories break around the world, in what may have been the largest ever cross-border journalistic collaboration. The stories, coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists…
Goldman Sachs USA Given Green Light For UK Branch
Natasha Taghavi, Reporter in London, Wealth Briefing Goldman Sachs Bank USA has confirmed it has won approval to operate a private bank in the UK, following its expansion plans announced in October 2012, making the move after the Goldman Sachs…
Can You Really Patent A Gene?
The Financialist The question of whether genetic material can or should be patented by pharmaceutical companies is being tested in courts both in the U.S. and overseas. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard an appeal by the American Civil…
