“Doing Business in Canada”
“Doing Business in Canada” By Osler From Corporate Counsel “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin Doing Business in Canada, now revised and updated, helps you prepare with an overview of Canada’s economic framework and…
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Cayman Islands police ‘Christmas Crackdown’ nets many offenders on first day From RCIPS The first day of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Services (RCIPS) holiday crack down on bad driving saw 39 persons prosecuted Island wide for various traffic offences,…
Winnie-the-Pooh illustration sells for record price
From Business Insider London (AFP) – The original drawing of an iconic literary illustration depicting Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends playing “poohsticks” sold at auction in London for a record-breaking £314,500 ($490,470 or 399,170 euros). The sale of E. H. Shepard’s…
Isidoros Karderinis comments on emigration in new novel
Dramatic events give rise to emigration in ‘The Damned’ CHAIDARI, Greece – The new dramatic novel from author Isidoros Karderinis, “The Damned” (published by AuthorHouse), depicts the life of an Afghan family forced by socio-economic circumstances to leave their native…
Cayman Islands: December/Christmas/NY events at Camana Bay
Camana Bay, Grand Cayman (Friday 5 December): The most wonderful time of the year becomes even more magical at Camana Bay. With more than 20 Christmas events, experiences and celebrations, there’s no limit to the memories made and wishes granted….
London-based experts, Daniel Crouch Rare Books, to exhibit rare Sea Charts (inc. Cayman Islands)
Daniel Crouch Rare Books, will exhibit rare sea charts of the United States and the Caribbean (including Cayman Islands) in Miami from 7th – 8th February Leading map and atlas dealer, Daniel Crouch, will bring a selection of rare and…
Ian McDonald: Caribbean man
By Ken Ramchand From Guardian TT Trini by birth, Guyanese by adoption, West Indian by conviction Dr Ian McDonald, author of the novel The Humming–Bird Tree, was inducted as a Distinguished Friend of Mr Biswas at a ceremony held at…
PD James, crime novelist, dies aged 94
From BBC Crime novelist PD James, who penned more than 20 books, has died aged 94. Her agent said she died “peacefully at her home in Oxford” on Thursday morning. The author’s books, many featuring sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions…
Death wears bling: the glory of London’s Caribbean funerals
From The Spectator Ian Thomson applauds the grand rituals of West Indian funerals in his review of Charlie Phillips’s How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art: Fifty Years of African Caribbean Funerals in London Charlie Phillips King/Otchere Productions, pp.130,…
A Caribbean man for all seasons
By David Jessop, senior Dominican Today Op-Ed contributor In the heart of London, observed daily by tens of thousands of passers-by, is a large picture of Sir Shridath Ramphal, the Caribbean’s elder statesman. As such, it is one of a…





