Queen’s Speech: Prison shake-up at heart of new laws
From BBC The government’s planned new laws have been set out by the Queen – including the biggest prison shake-up in England and Wales “since Victorian times”. Satellite-tagged inmates could be sent home on weekdays and re-offending league tables will…
Cayman Islands Premier states position on Beneficial Ownership Initiatives
Statement By The Premier, The Hon. Alden McLaughlin Cayman’s Position On Beneficial Ownership Initiatives 18 May 2016 Cayman Islands Government Good morning. I hope you all had a good long weekend, and thanks for jumping right into work this morning…
The Caribbean’s fisheries and tourism linkages highlighted at Geneva forum
Belize City, Tuesday, 17 May 2016 (CRFM)— Peter A. Murray, Programme Manager for Fisheries Management and Development at the Secretariat of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), represented the region at an international seminar on Oceans Economy and Trade: Sustainable…
The struggle for transgender rights in today’s Caribbean
By Louise Tillotson From Huffington Post Today, 17 May in 1990 the World Health Organization decided homosexuality was not a mental disorder. Since 2004 the day has been celebrated to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,…
Blocking Staples-Office Depot Deal, Judge wasn’t bullish on Amazon
By C. Ryan Barber, From The National Law Journal In her defense of Staples Inc.’s proposed $6.3 billion acqusition of Office Depot Inc., Diane Sullivan described Amazon.com Inc. as a rising behemoth poised to revolutionize the market for office supply…
Proton Therapy Treatment Center agreement reached by Delray Medical Center, Proton International
Delray Beach, Florida – April 13, 2016 – Delray Medical Center www.delraymedicalctr.com has reached agreement with Proton International (PI) www.protonintl.com to build a one-room proton therapy treatment center serving the South Florida corridor. Proton therapy, a form of radiation therapy,…
Olwomen story of the week
9 Benefits Of Lotus Flower – #1 Will Amaze You Surely! By Jenny Smith From Olwomen A lotus flower is a typical flower of Vietnam and India that is found in various colours and each of them signifies something unique…
Pluto
Vivid new photo of Pluto in rainbow light is totally psychedelic, dude By Miriam Kramer From Mashable A psychedelic new image of Pluto is enough to make a space nerd’s day — or even her week. A newly released photo…
The commodity that no one knows about but everybody wants to buy
By Thomas Biesheuvel From Bloomberg The world’s mines and steel plants got so devalued during the commodity slump that some were just given away by owners struggling to cut losses or debt. But there’s at least one metal that’s been…
Owner of Caribbean-based brokerage firm admits to $1/4 billion money laundering scheme
From Caribbean360 NEW YORK, United States, Wednesday May 18, 2016 –The secret owner of an offshore broker-dealer and investment management company based in Panama and Belize has admitted to running a scheme that saw him laundering more than US$250,000 in…
