Partnership is key to success, says Caribbean Life honoree
In accepting a 2015 Impact Award from Caribbean Life newspaper for her community-based work, Kwayera Archer Cunningham stressed the importance of working together and building strong relationships in order to achieve transformative results. The veteran non-profit organization executive received one…
Re PAC Limited (In Official Liquidation): How to empower Cayman Liquidation Committees
By Peter McMaster QC and Jeremy Snead From Appleby It is sometimes assumed that the liquidation committee of an insolvent Cayman company can do little when it disagrees with decisions by liquidators. A Cayman Islands Grand Court ruling on 11…
Two incidents of armed piracy against sailing vessels reported in the Caribbean in 10 days
From Ocean Cruising Club United Kingdom – OCC Commodore John Franklin has issued an alert to vessels sailing in waters between Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada. In the last 10 days there have been reports of two incidents of piracy…
New Turks and Caicos law halts path to permanent residency and citizenship
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — The House of Assembly in the Turks and Cacios Islands (TCI) has passed a new law that stops the path to permanent residency status and eventual citizenship for foreign workers. news2.jpg This appears…
Direct flights resumed between Italy and Camaguey in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — With the arrival of 130 Italian travelers on January 1 at the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport in Camagüey, Cuba, the link between that city and Italy – one of the main countries sending tourists to this…
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Qunar Cayman Island Limited – QUNR
Date : 01/04/2016 @ 12:17PM Source : PR Newswire (US) Stock : Qunar Cayman Islands Limited ADS (MM) (QUNR) Quote : 43.82 -8.92 (-16.91%) @ 3:41PM NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf…
iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Natalie Cole Passes From All Access Music Group Multiple media reports have confirmed the passing of singer/songwriter NATALIE COLE in a LOS ANGELES hospital. TMZ reports that the 65-year-old died from congestive heart failure, but also had complications from…
Lynn Tilton Battles Cayman Islands Directors on Zohar-I Bankruptcy
By PEG BRICKLEY From Wall Street Journal Zohar-I’s directors have asked a judge to throw out bankruptcy petition Distressed-company investor Lynn Tilton lashed out at the Cayman Islands corporate directors who moved to block her attempt to force one of…
Couple witnesses horrific cruise ship death
By Jethro Mullen, From CNN (CNN)A crew member on a Caribbean cruise ship died while working on an elevator, the company said. Passengers aboard the Carnival Ecstasy witnessed part of the horrifying incident Sunday evening in which blood poured down…
Jamaica: Gas pumps ordered closed at 17 service stations
From Jamaica Observer But source of fuel contamination still not known THE authorities last night ordered pumps at 17 service stations to be closed as a result in the wake of reports of bad fuel being sold by at least…
