Bahamas designates list of relevant foreign countries [Cayman Islands included]
By Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglo Contributed by Lennox Paton From International Law Office The Liquidation Rules Committee has published the Foreign Proceedings (International Cooperation) (Relevant Foreign Countries) Liquidation Rules 2016. The most recent statutory enactment in relation to corporate insolvency in the Bahamas is…
Venezuela’s collapse prods region toward kicking its oil habit
By Cristina Maza From The Christian Science Monitor American nations, the focus instead has long been on oil and cheap credit from Venezuela. That’s changing as they see the risks of oil-dependence. WASHINGTON — Venezuela is in a state of…
HR meets the Caribbean: DisruptHR Cayman
By Chris Bailey From HR Gazette Human Resources (HR), Human Capital Consulting (HCC) Personnel and the host of other names this department is called has gone through a massive overhaul in the last decade. People want to work for cool…
Four French police killed in Pyrenees helicopter crash [RCIPS operate sim ‘copter]
Agence France-Presse in Tarbes From The Guardian UK The dead, who were all in their 40s, included the pilot, co-pilot and two mountain rescue specialists involved in training exercise Four French police have been killed in a helicopter crash in…
Jamaica named top island in the Caribbean by Tripadvisor (Cayman #7)
From Jamaicans.com Jamaica is celebrating its #1 ranking on the TripAdvisor® 2016 Travelers’ Choice™ awards “Best Islands in the Caribbean” list. TripAdvisor, the travel planning and booking website, highlighted the top Caribbean islands based on the quantity and quality of…
Horseradish may be potent cancer fighter
From newsmax The common root vegetable horseradish contains enzymes that may help fight cancer, a new study shows. Horseradish, used most often a condiment, has been known to contain healthful properties, but this is the first time that researchers have…
More investment, fast-track modernization of regional ports needed, says CDB
From CARIBBEAN360MAY 21, 2016 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Saturday May 21, 2016 – A Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) sponsored study on maritime ports in the region is recommending a major overhaul in policies; significant increase in investments to fast-track modernization; more private…
Cruising is fun (Cayman Islands stop)
Thought cruising wasn’t for you? A first-timer is forced to think again after touring the Caribbean high seas in style By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR MAILONLINE Sadie Whitelocks and mother Laura had never been cruising before embarking on 7-day trip aboard…
Desperate boyfriend offers FREE 5-month Caribbean holiday to anyone who can heal his girlfriend
By JEDIDAJAH OTTE FOR MAILONLINE ‘I’ll do anything to make her walk again’: Desperate boyfriend offers FREE 5-month Caribbean holiday to anyone who can heal his bedbound kite-surfer girlfriend, 27 Zoe Schaffer-Jennett broke her hip when she fell into a…
Peter Binose: Moody’s Latest Report on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
By Peter Binose After reading the current Moody’s outlook report, I no longer will be able to believe any Moody’s report about any country anywhere. Anyone living in SVG knows things have never been worse. Businesses are closing at an…
