The Editor Speaks: Hogwash
When a barrel of good apples has a bad apple thrown in the result is all the apples will soon go bad. When apples begin to decay, they emit gases. If the rotting apple is mixed in with a group…
U.S. citizen sentenced in connection with Costa Rica-based business opportunity fraud ventures
From US Department of Justice A U.S. citizen charged in connection with the operation of a series of fraudulent business opportunities based in Costa Rica was sentenced to prison today in Miami, the Justice Department announced. John White, aka Gregory…
US Supreme Court rules death penalty is unconstitutional
By Christian Nolan, From The Connecticut Law Tribune A divided Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the retroactive application of the death penalty is unconstitutional, thus eliminating capital punishment altogether in the state. The decision bars the state from executing…
In the Caribbean, close encounters of a public health kind
By Carmen Carpio From The World Bank I consider myself a pretty lucky person. I often work across the beautiful islands of the Caribbean, with their glistening turquoise seas, the lush greenery, fresh tropical fruit… I could go on, but…
Former Clinton Prosecutor Ken Starr: Why is Rick Perry’s case still here?
By Ken Starr, From Texas Lawyer Presidents of both parties routinely threaten to veto spending bills that they believe to be a poor use of the public’s money. In a recent State of the Union Address, for example, President Obama…
Quebec plane crash: Four Britons killed – UK Foreign Office
From BBC Four Britons were among six people killed when a seaplane crashed during a sightseeing trip in Canada, the Foreign Office has said. Five passengers and a pilot died when the Beaver aircraft they were in came down in…
Hear me roar: The fallout after lion’s death
By Laura Lee Prather, From Texas Lawyer The recent barrage of online comments about dentist Walter James Palmer and his involvement in hunting and killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe has resurfaced the debate about free speech in a democracy…
Qunar Cayman Islands Receives “Hold” Rating from Summit Research (QUNR)
By Mark Watkins From Dakota Financial News Qunar Cayman Islands (NASDAQ:QUNR)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by research analysts at Summit Research in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Market Beat reports. They presently have a $36.00 target…
The Editor Speaks: Was it a “hate speech”?
James Austen- Smith Chairman of the Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission called the “debate” on the definition of marriage in the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly Discrimination, homophobia, privilege and (I suspect referring to the one by MLA Anthony Eden) HATE…
Switzerland could turn the scales in 1MDB scam
By Arno Maierbrugger/Gulf Times Correspondent/Bangkok Although the Malaysian government is trying its best to return to a normal agenda after the scandal surrounding state-owned fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad has been calming down a bit, at least in the public, there…
