Keva M. Bethel Lecture: Glinton-Meicholas identifies crises, urges renewal
From bahamaislandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — In a profound assertion that challenged citizens to look past the mere trappings of emancipation and independence, well known writer and cultural advocate Mrs. Patricia Glinton-Meicholas asserted recently that The Bahamas is neither truly free…
ZF and Levant Power develop the world’s first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles
* ZF Friedrichshafen AG has entered into partnership with Levant Power Corp. to build the world’s first fully active suspension system with energy recovery function * GenShock-technology is a fully active system for passenger cars which will combine dynamics, safety,…
Woman Shocked To Find Funeral Home Put Her Son’s Ashes In Walmart Bag Inside Urn
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist While we might not be aware of where our mortal remains reside after we’re gone, one young man’s mother is upset that a funeral home confined his ashes to a plastic Walmart shopping bag….
Microsoft Enters Into $7.2B Deal To Buy Nokia’s Devices And Services Business And License Its Patents
By Colleen Taylor From Tech Crunch In a surprise move, Microsoft announced Monday (2) evening that it has inked a deal with Nokia to acquire “substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, license Nokia’s patents, and license and use…
PNG PM wants apology from Seven Network after corruption claims
From Pacific Scoop Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neill is dissatisfied with how his country was portrayed in the Today Tonight programme. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill has called on the Seven Network to apologise following…
Attorney killed execution style at Trinidad shopping centre
From Caribbean360 The attorney was one of several lawyers appearing before the Commission of Inquiry into the collapse of the insurance giant, CLICO and the Hindu Credit Union (HCU). PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday August 28, 2013 – Trinidad and Tobago police…
Suspect in ’09 killings to be arraigned in Boston
From Boston.com BOSTON (AP) — A suspect who authorities say is a principal defendant in a shooting that killed two women and a man in Boston four years ago was arraigned on Monday. (2) Keron Pierre, formerly of Mattapan, was…
Walkers’ sponsored students spend summer as legal interns
As part of the firm’s commitment to developing the next generation of Caymanian attorneys, a number of Walkers’ sponsored law students spent part of the summer working with Walkers, gaining valuable experience and an insight into life at a busy…
UK approves Government’s Fiscal Plan
From The Office of the Premier The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has approved the Cayman Islands Government’s four-year fiscal plan covering the years 2013/14 to 2016/17. In a letter dated 22 August 2013, the United Kingdom’s Minister for Overseas Territories…
Jamaica now top Caribbean trading partner for China’
From Stabroek News Jamaica Observer) BEIJING, China — JAMAICA became China’s top trading partner in the Caribbean in 2012 and the communist country is committed to forming deeper business alliances with the island going forward, says Chinese President Xi Jinping….
