New York sues Barclays over high-frequency trading
By Associated Press From Mashable NEW YORK — British bank Barclays misled large institutional investors and other clients by falsely telling them it was taking measures to protect them from predatory high-frequency traders, New York’s attorney general said Wednesday. The…
Caribbean Export creates opportunities for regional trade at Cayman business forum
From Caribbean News Now GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) hosted a business forum in the Cayman Islands on Wednesday for private sector firms as well as other key stakeholders from CARIFORUM, the French…
Why the Supreme Court cellphone ruling is a really big deal
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai From Mashable Thanks to a unanimous Supreme Court decision on Wednesday, police officers will no longer be allowed to search your cellphone after an arrest without a warrant — a ruling hailed as “groundbreaking” and “big win…
The Editor Speaks: Will there be another outcry at another gay cruise liner coming into our port?
Gay cruise banned from the Cayman Islands From BBC The government of the British-territory of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean has refused permission for a cruise liner carrying hundreds of homosexual holidaymakers to dock there. The authorities claimed there…
States cling to life sentences for juvenile offenders
By Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal Colby Smith, 18, left, and Evan Miller, 17, pleaded not guilty to a 2003 capital murder and robbery charge in 2006. The pair are accused of killing a 52-year-old man, robbing him of…
Aereo loses in Supreme Court, deemed illegal
From Techcrunch On Wednesday (25) the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in the legal tussle between streaming TV service Aereo and major network broadcasters. SCOTUS ruled that the decision of the second circuit, which upheld that…
US Supreme Court: Cops can’t search your cell phone without a warrant
By Jacob Siegal From BGR The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that police will now be required to obtain a search warrant before they can access the cell phone of an individual they arrest, barring extreme circumstances such as child…
Buttonwood fraud illustrates pitfalls of international finance
From OffshoreAlert The collapse of a fraudulent litigation funding group known as Buttonwood Legal Capital, Argentum Litigation and Centaur Litigation illustrates that you can’t rely on anyone but yourself to protect your interests. Investors were swindled out of £97 million…
How Air China Ltd (ADR) (AIRYY)’s Commission cut will Impact Qunar Cayman
By Neha Gupta From tech Insider How Air China Ltd (ADR) (AIRYY)’s Commission Cut Will Impact Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd (QUNR) And Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (CTRP)? 0 Air China Ltd (ADR) (OTCMKTS:AIRYY) has decided to slash down the fixed portion…
Jamaica’s FDI Grows 16%
By Richard Browne, Business Reporter, Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to improve, showing it to have one of the fastest growth rates, though well behind the region’s two major leaders, according to figures from the latest World…
