3 things from the book ‘1984’ that seem especially chilling today
By Thomas E. Ricks, Foreign Policy From Business Insider Some critics speculated that George Orwell’s relevance would fade after the year 1984. Harold Bloom wrote in 1987 that Orwell’s great novel of totalitarianism,1984, threatened to become a period piece, such…
China Biologic Products Redomicile from Delaware to the Cayman Islands
From Davis Polk Davis Polk advised China Biologic Products, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, in connection with its change of domicile from Delaware to the Cayman Islands by its merging with and into China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned…
CCJ orders release of men on death row in Barbados
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), on Tuesday 25th July quashed the convictions of the two men – Vincent Edwards and Richard Haynes – who were sentenced to death for murder committed in Barbados…
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Dominica holds talks with ECCAA on international airport plans
From Caribbean News Service ROSEAU, Dominica, Aug 02 2017 – The Director General of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA), Donald McPhail, has held talks with the Dominica government on the development plans for an international airport for the…
India is shopping for submarines as China extends its reach into the Indian Ocean
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider India has contacted six foreign shipyards with a formal request for information about building six nonnuclear submarines. The request comes as part of Project 75I, a program worth over $12 billion, according to Defense…
Herbalife reports Second Quarter 2017 Results; Exceeds updated reported and Adjusted EPS Guidance
Second quarter 2017 reported diluted EPS of $1.61 and adjusted1 diluted EPS of $1.51 Second quarter 2017 reported net sales of $1.1 billion, declined 5% and 3% on an as reported and constant currency basis, respectively, compared to the second…
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Avianca announces suspension of its Barbados service
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Aug 01 2017 – Citing “operational limitations”, the Colombian airline Avianca Monday announced the immediate suspension of its service between Bogota and Barbados. In a statement, the company also said it had scheduled a…
Cayman Islands police officers respond to burglary-in-progress on West Bay Road early Wed Morning, 2 August, one arrested
From RCIPS Just past 2:30AM today, 2 August, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched officers to a report of a burglary-in-progress at a condominium complex on West Bay Road in West Bay. Officers arrived within four minutes and observed two masked…
Cayman Islands sports club offers Free Summer Youth Football Camps
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 From George Town Sports Club GTSC offers Free Summer Youth Football Camps George Town Sports Club (GTSC) in association with the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will be hosting Free Summer Youth Football Camps from Monday,…
Cayman Islands Tourism comments on passing of Capt. Charles O Ebanks “Captain Chuckie”
Comments on the passing of Capt. Charles O Ebanks “Captain Chuckie” Statement from Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Moses Kirkconnell Capt. Charles Ebanks known by many as Captain Chuckie was a dynamic individual, able to impart his vast…
