Next Goldman CEO to take on old problems, new businesses
From Newsmax Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named David Solomon as its next chief executive officer on Tuesday, ushering in a new era for the Wall Street bank as it expands into different businesses and revamps familiar ones. Solomon’s promotion from…
The CW’s ‘Batwoman’ TV series would star the first openly gay superhero to headline a show or movie
By Travis Clark From Business Insider The CW is developing a “Batwoman” TV series. The show would star the first openly gay superhero to headline a live-action show or movie. If picked up to series, the show would premiere in…
The World Cup showed how VAR will shape soccer’s future
By Edgar Alvarez From engadget FIFA’s Video Assistant Referee tech has added a new dimension to the sport. For every football (aka soccer) fan, it doesn’t get any bigger than the FIFA World Cup. Every four years since 1930, the…
Cayman Islands: Cancel your next haircut for childhood cancer research
George Town, Grand Cayman, July 17, 2018 With just 10 weeks to go until this year’s Hannah’s Heroes Big Shave, organisers are encouraging supporters to forego their next haircut and shave their heads in September to help raise money for…
Singapore’s new structure to rival Cayman Islands funds
By Francis Nikolai Acosta From Funds Selector Asia Will Singapore’s new corporate structure for traditional and alternative managers grow at the expense of Cayman Island-domiciled funds? The regulations for the new structure, the Singapore Variable Capital Company (S-VACC), are expected…
Hockessin couple take a dip in the Cayman Islands for a good cause
By Wm. Shawn Weigel From Hockessin Community News Kay and Jay Grant tackle the Flowers Sea Swim open sea event Last month, a group of Hockessin residents took a long swim for a good cause, in one of the world’s…
OPINION: Please show them some mercy President Trump, I implore you
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian [On the 12th July] I had a lengthy but troubling conversation with a Rwandan government insider. The country is panicking. President Trump has issued a threat that they cannot ignore, even if they wanted…
Indonesia mob slaughters nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge killing
From BBC A mob of villagers has killed nearly 300 crocodiles at a sanctuary for the animals in the Indonesian province of West Papua. The slaughter was in retaliation for a local man thought to have been killed by one…
Discover Puerto Rico: Island DMO’s new name announced
From Caribbean Business SAN JUAN – Brad Dean, the chief executive officer of Puerto Rico’s newly established nonprofit destination marketing organization (DMO)–which began operations July 1–announced that the tourism entity’s official name is Discover Puerto Rico. Dean made the announcement…
Antigua: Government to identify new equipment for sargassum fight
From Antigua Observer Within a few weeks Antiguans and Barbudans will see new equipment on island which will aid in the fight against the sargassum seaweed. Cabinet had agreed to the purchasing of machines to collect the smelly substance at…