Panel rips lawyers who sued opponent’s counsel
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a Southern California construction company found themselves on the wrong side of a California appellate panel on Monday for what the court condemned as a meritless, “scorched earth” litigation…
Move to drive Caribbean fashion forward
By Alley Olivier The situation is dire when it is in the red. When it comes to any business, financials dipping into the red zone can signify possible closure due to poor money management, marketing etc. In effort to help…
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Rights of passage from the Caribbean Court of Justice
From Repeating Islands A landmark ruling finally gives hope to indigenous peoples around the world fighting to reclaim their homelands, Chris Fitch reports for Geographical. In the south of Belize lies the Sarstoon Temash National Park, home to 42,000 acres…
Commonwealth Secretary-General visits Guyana
From The Commonwealth Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will arrive in Guyana on Saturday 27 June 2015 for a three-day visit, to gain a clear understanding of the region’s concerns and priorities. Mr Sharma will call on recently elected President, H.E…
Largest Federal Employees Union sues OPM over data breach
By Zach Warren, From Legaltech News The American Federation of Government Employees claimed that OPM has been on notice about its cybersecurity deficiencies since 2007, yet took no corrective action The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may have shut down…
Risky occupations drive vulnerability in Latin America and Caribbean region, UN warns
From New Kerala Half of the 220 million “vulnerable” men and women in the in Latin America and Caribbean region – who live slightly above the poverty line but below middle-class levels-are working under precarious conditions, according to initial findings…
In the resort islands of the Maldives, the obsession with unique experiences never stops.
From JLL Real news A floating golf course is just one idea afoot, and there are murmurings in the industry that an ambitious joint initiative between the Dutch Docklands and the Maldives government is underway to create bespoke artificial private…
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Taking a balanced view on cruise berthing
From Advancement of Cruise Tourism in the Cayman Islands (ACT) There is an element of sensationalism creeping into the public debate on the cruise berthing facility. But this initiative is too important to debate on pure emotions. The Association for…
SEC charges 36 firms with bond market violations
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Banking in-house counsel have been waiting for another shoe to drop, and Thursday it landed—but softly. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it took action against 36 underwriting firms for violating rules in…
Caribbean partner nations collaborate during security drill
From dvids Members of the Regional Security System from multiple Caribbean nations conduct an after-action review after detaining two inmate role-players at a riot control exercise June 3 at Her Majesty’s Prison in Basseterre, St. Kitts, as part of Tradewinds…
