Second Bateman company receives Winding Up Petition in the Cayman Islands
By Georgina Wilcox Ryan Bateman, a Canadian National, whose company B&C Capital Ltd.) is already under the direction of a winding up order, now has a second company facing the same direction. This second company is Bateman & Company and…
Cayman Islands announces changes to Cayman Islands Constitution regarding judges
CHANGES TO CAYMAN ISLANDS CONSTITUTION In order to clarify sections of the Constitution relating to the tenure of Grand Court Judges and responsibility for the disciplinary oversight of the Judiciary, the Governor recently requested that the Minister responsible for the…
Belize: Minister’s vehicle found partly submerged in the Caribbean Sea
By Renee Trujillo From LOVE FM Last night sometime after seven o’clock, a vehicle assigned to Deputy Prime Minister, Patrick Faber ended up in the Caribbean Sea near Marine Parade. There are many questions surrounding the incident and today the…
6 woes Brazil’s authorities face as hosts of Rio 2016
From NAN News Americas, RIO, Brazil, Tues. Aug. 16, 2016: It may look good on television but behind the scenes of Rio 2016, there are many problems the Brazilian authorities are being forced to deal with as they host this…
Clean energy getting cheaper
Clean energy is nearly as inexpensive as coal and gas Jon Fingas From engadget One of the biggest obstacles to adopting solar or wind power is simply the cost of getting started. However much an electricity company might save in…
Unofficial Belgian beer emojis use the appropriate glassware
By Jessica Conditt From engadget The Belgian Brewer’s Association created 60 authentic alternatives to the standard beer mug. As craft breweries explode in popularity across the US, more and more people want to express their love of specialty beers in the…
Gadget of the week
Laser-cooked bacon is a delicious techno-culinary masterpiece By Andrew Tarantola From engadget There’s no wrong way to cook bacon — even if you don’t cook it at all. Kentaro Fukushi, a Mathematical Science professor in Tokyo, Japan recently proved as…
US: In latest deals, Ellison and Musk can’t block counterbids
By David Ruiz, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Two recent Silicon Valley M&A deals—Tesla Motors Inc.’s acquisition of Solar City and Oracle Corp.’s purchase of NetSuite—have shed light on executive voting agreements, which prevent powerful shareholders from swatting down competing bids….
Olympics 2016: Allyson Felix lost a gold medal to Shaunae Miller because of a dive. It’s totally legal
By Alex Abad-Santos From Vox CULTURE American sprinter Allyson Felix would’ve had another Olympic gold medal instead of a silver if Shaunae Miller had stayed on her feet. Miller, a fantastic runner from the Bahamas, beat Felix in the women’s…
After landmark ruling in Belize, Human Rights Groups hope the Caribbean tide is turning towards LGBT equality
From Global Voices Belize City Court House. Photo by Janine Mendes-Franco, used with permission. Following in the wake of Hurricane Earl, a wind of change blew through Belize last week in the form of a widely anticipated oral court decision….
