Termination of Cayman Islands regulated mutual funds
By Caroline Heal and Prasana Walkers From Mondaq Early action to reduce costs and minimise 2017 fees If you are considering winding up a Cayman Islands regulated mutual fund (a “Fund”), it would be prudent to start the process now with a…
Delta went down, and its back-up system didn’t have a chance to save it
BY COLIN DAILEDA From Mashable On its website, Delta Air Lines touts that it was named one of Fortune’s 50 most admired companies this year, in part because its “industry-leading global network” connects 180 million passengers per year to 335 destinations…
World Bank and Caribbean Export partner to strengthen early-stage investment in the Caribbean
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, Aug. 9, 2016 — The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is partnering with the World Bank Group to bring greater access to finance for Caribbean entrepreneurs and develop the region’s angel investment ecosystem. The new program, LINK-CARIBBEAN,…
James Packer and Robert De Niro confirm Caribbean casino project
By Kylie Taylor From OnlineCasino.com.au Robert De Niro and James Packer look likely to go ahead with a multi-million dollar casino project in the Caribbean. The Aussie gambling giant and Hollywood legend are good pals. And though the secretive mogul…
The most sexist moments at the Olympics — so far
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable It’s Olympics time — that special time when the world’s strongest, toughest and bravest women come together to prove they’re still not as good as men. As least, that’s what some Olympics commentators seem to…
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OK, let’s talk about sex at the Rio Olympics
BY SAM LAIRD From Mashable Olympians are doin’ it, doin’ it and doin’ it well, to paraphrase one LL Cool J. We’re talking about sports, of course. But the same applies to sex at the Games. Ten-thousand of the world’s…
What are the 5 Caribbean countries with the highest cell phone subscriptions ?
From Silicone Caribe When it comes to mobile cell phone subscriptions, 5 countries in the Caribbean outnumber others, according to the latest data from the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database. Here is the Caribbean’s Top Most Mobile Connected Countries :…
Steep drop for Barbados in doing business report
By Marlon Madden From Barbados Today It has become more difficult to do business in Barbados over the past year with the country tumbling 13 places in the latest World Bank Doing Business Report, now sitting at 119th out of 189…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
LGBT tourists help sway attitudes in the Caribbean
From TTG Media The Caribbean is a welcoming place for LGBT travellers, despite the old-fashioned laws of some islands. How LGBT tourists can help the change attitudes in the Caribbean Carol Hay, the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s director of marketing for…
