Chronicles of a Chronic Caribbean Chronicler: Europe and US dodging demands for slavery reparations
By Earl Bousquet From Caribbean News Now The recent furor in Grenada over whether slave history has a role in tourism promotion is an important development that fits smack in the middle of the ongoing Caribbean discussion on reparations from…
Equiom enters US market via Guernsey acquisition
by LC From Isle of Man Equiom has announced the acquisition of Virtus Trust Group, a Guernsey headquartered trust and corporate services provider with a diverse international client base and a presence in the Cayman Islands, New Zealand, UK and…
Holness charged to lead Jamaica to global ganja prosperity
From Jamaica Gleaner Prime Minister Andrew Holness is being challenged to lead Jamaica forward to global prosperity, by way of a well-pronounced ganja industry, and to prevent the nation from soon having to import the herb. Basil Hylton, president of…
The Caymans: Reputation, Rhetoric, and Reality
By Alex Cobham. Originally published at Tax Justice Network From naked capitalism Last week I took up the kind invitation of the government of Cayman to speak at their conference on ‘Tax Transparency in the Global Financial Services Ecosystem’, and…
Harneys boosts Cayman Islands capability with Partner relocation
Harneys is pleased to announce that Investment Funds Partner Patrick Colegrave has relocated to its Cayman office. Patrick has been attached to Harneys London office since 2012 and has led the growth of Harneys’ Africa practice. Patrick’s clients include investment…
Why carmakers have the most to fear from protectionism
By Jamie Robertson From BBC Global Trade This ship was recently worth $60m so why is it now scrap? Should supermarkets sell more British food? How Tupperware conquered the world Will globalisation take away your job? Few places have “Made…
Foreign stock ownership hits record high in February
By Park Ga-young ([email protected]) From The Korea Herald Foreign investors continued a buying spree on shares of South Korea’s listed companies in February for the third consecutive month, pushing up their holdings of local stocks to a record high, the…
Jessica Long excited to compete at World Series
From Paralympic USA’s multiple-Paralympic champion will kick off her season at the first stage of the 2017 World Para Swimming Series in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 11-12 March. “I think it (the World Series) is fantastic! It is exactly what Paralympians…
The Editor Speaks: Road rage
I saw a mild form of road rage last night (Sunday (26) that was performed in front of dozens of people. And it happened outside a church. South Sound United Church to be precise. The evening started outside Elmslie Memorial…
Cuba ready to belong to the Caribbean Series, but USA prevents it
From Prensa Latina Havana, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba has everything ready to be a full member of the Caribbean Baseball Series, the acting baseball national commissioner Yosvani Aragon said. If it were up to us, we would be members…