Antigua seeks a different kind of payout in gambling dispute with US
By Jacqueline Charles From Miamiherald.Co If tiny Antigua and Barbuda gets its way, distributors of works by Beyoncé, Steven Spielberg and other American artists could get shortchanged in the eastern Caribbean islands. Frustrated by the inability to collect billions on…
Anchors stamp issue reprises local maritime history
Most people are fascinated with shipwrecks and depending on the age, when one thinks of these historical treasures, the imagination runs wild. The young may think of Johnny Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie, or not so young may remember…
Papal Nuncio visits Cayman Islands
This week (from Thursday 15), Saint Ignatius Parish and the Cayman Islands welcomes His Excellency, Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Antilles Episcopal Conference (English, French and Dutch speaking Caribbean Islands), on his first official visit to the…
NSU shark-tracking website helped viewers ‘dive into Shark Week’
From Bahama islandsinfo HOLLYWOOD, Florida — Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) helped shark enthusiasts take their “Shark Week 2013” to the next level with an interactive website that tracks four shark species (mako, tiger, oceanic white…
Taiwan President arrives in Haiti to start Caribbean tour
From Jamaica Observer PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – President Ma Ying jeou arrived in Haiti Tuesday at the start of a visit to several Caribbean countries. He was met on arrival by President Michel Martelly and will later participate…
Devices Connect with Borrowed TV Signals, and Need No Power Source
By Tom Simonite from MIT Technology Review A novel type of wireless device sends and receives data without a battery or other conventional power source. Instead, the devices harvest the energy they need from the radio waves that are all…
Jamaica PM says gov’t standing by athletes
The Associated Press From Charlotte Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica Jamaica’s leader says the Caribbean country is standing by its athletes after two of the island’s marquee sprinters and three others tested positive for banned substances. In a recent speech in Jamaica’s…
Piper Seneca runs off Barbados runway, causing delays
From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday August 15, 2013 – A twin engine Piper Seneca aircraft with four people on board ran off the runway at the Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) Wednesday, soon after leaving Barbados. GAIA corporate communications specialist,…
T&T footballers miss first match – Cayman win their first match by a dozen
T&T footballers miss first match From Trinidad Express Trinidad and Tobago national Under-15 footballers were unable to get a flight out of the country yesterday and did not play their opening match of the inaugural Concacaf Under-15 Championship now taking…
Cayman Islands Grand Court’s recent ruling on Cybernaut Growth Fund L.P.
A discussion by Laura Hatfield and Richard Addlestone from Solomon Harris Liquidating a Cayman ELP: Can your LPA exclude the ELP law? CYBERNAUT GROWTH FUND, L.P. IN THE GRAND COURT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION, CAUSE NO: FSD…
