The Editor speaks: Who do they think they are fooling?
Have you noticed the price of gasoline falling sharply over the last few months in the Cayman Islands? No. Did you notice the price of gasoline rising sharply over the last two years in the Cayman Islands? Yes. Isn’t that…
Collas Crill expands into Cayman legal market
By Michael Washburn From IFLR1000 Collas Crill, a law firm that derived from the merger in April 2011 of Collas Day in Guernsey and Crill Canavan in Jersey, has announced plans for a merger with Cayman Islands law firm Charles…
Mexico’s cartels funding several gold-mining operations in Guyana – Report
By Dennis Adonis From Epoch Times (EDITORIAL NOTE: This article first appeared in the Oslo Times, an English language daily newspaper in Norway, and was originally written for that publication by Dennis Adonis ) Dec 8, Georgetown (The Oslo Times):…
Study finds ACP countries would benefit from investment bank
From Guardian Media BRUSSELS—Caribbean countries can benefit from the establishment of a major trade and investment bank to serve the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, according to a study funded by the European Union. It said that financing…
Iran’s covert cyber war
Elizabeth Simson From The Foundry Heritage Network While most are concerned with the military implications of Tehran’s expanding nuclear program, there is little focus on the covert cyber war already underway in the region. Iran has engaged in aggressive cyber…
Investors win Madoff ‘Fictitious Profits’ Appeal
By David Bario, From The Litigation Daily Bernie Madoff’s humongous Ponzi scheme failed, costing investors a fortune, because it was built on deceit. But the deception paid off for many years, delivering conjured-up profits to Madoff’s customers. On Monday, investors…
Jamaica begins enquiry into bloody Tivoli military incursion
By Denise From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday December 9, 2014 — A Commission of Enquiry has begun to look into the circumstances that led to the deaths of 70 people during a joint police-military operation in Kingston, Jamaica in May…
Cuba urges slashing tariffs on intra-Caribbean trade
EFE From Fox News Latino Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday called for revising and updating the trade and cooperation agreement between his country and the Caribbean Community to scrap tariffs on 300 products. “Small and vulnerable” countries need to…
The Editor speaks: Call for the Commissioner to resign?
The media houses – well some – are baying like hounds at the heels of Cayman Islands Police Commissioner to get rid of him. Am I going to join them? I have certainly had my reservations about Commissioner David Baines…
Cayman Islands Premier gives statement to LA regarding his JMC meeting in London
Statement by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA to the House concerning the 2014 Joint Ministerial Council [JMC] meeting 8 December, 2014 Madame Speaker, This past week, from December 1st through the 4th, I led a small delegation to…
