Kogos: Exploring our ‘linguistic hybridity’
By Bonnie Kogo From The Studbury Star Key West, Fla. — I eagerly attend the 36th Annual Key West Literary Seminar focusing on Writers of the Caribbean. This year, director Arlo Haskell and his directors were first to take a…
King for a day – & 50 years after
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life America’s only revered King — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — and the only non-president American citizen to be granted a national holiday will be commemorated throughout the nation with music, dance, art,…
Caribbean passengers delayed at JFK after flood, storm backlog
CMC From Nation News NEW YORK – Caribbean nationals are among scores of passengers that are expecting long delays after John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York tries to “dig out” from last Thursday’s winter storm. Scores of…
Fifa trial: two ex-soccer officials found guilty on multiple charges of corruption
By Oliver Laughland From The Guardian UK Juan Angel Napout and José Maria Marin both found guilty in New York Fifa corruption spanned decades and resulted in $150m in bribes Two former South American football officials were found guilty on…
Cayman Finance CEO Jude Scott participates in Bloomberg/Hedge Fund Association’s 2017 Global Regulatory Briefing
George Town, Grand Cayman – Jude Scott, CEO of Cayman Finance, spoke as a panelist on Wednesday, November 1, at the Hedge Fund Association’s 2017 Global Regulatory Briefing. The event took place at the office of Bloomberg LP in New…
On-board computers and sensors could stop the next car-based attack
By Jeremy Straub, The Conversation From Business Insider Cities are scrambling to protect busy pedestrian areas and popular events. Computerized systems can be used to automatically brake or even steer the car. But the question of whether humans should still be able…
Living with a roommate
10 cities where living with a roommate will save you a fortune By Derek Miller, SmartAsset From Business Insider There are benefits to living with roommates.Warner Bros. Television High rents are forcing more and more people to live with roommates….
The Editor Speaks: Dark days
On May 19th 1780 at around noon, much of New England — meaning much of the new America — went black. At midday, it was midnight. This was not an electrical blackout, of course; homes and businesses did not have…
Hunt Valley accounting firm Arthur Bell merges with Cohen & Co.
Lorraine Mirabella From The Baltimore Sun The Hunt Valley-based accounting firm Arthur Bell has merged with Cleveland-based Cohen & Co. to create one of the nation’s top auditors of mutual funds, exchange traded funds and hedge funds, the companies announced….
Butterfield’s Young Musicians visit Juilliard
(Grand Cayman – 20 September 2017) The 2017 and 2016 winners of Butterfield’s Young Musician of the Year competition were treated to a trip to New York City to visit The Juilliard School as part of their prizes. Marcos Bertran,…