Cayman Islands: Mourant Ozannes Interns complete “Brilliant” Summer Internship Programme
Nineteen young Caymanians have successfully completed their internships at Mourant Ozannes where they have had an opportunity to get first-hand experience of working in a leading law firm. Over the Summer period, a series of students drawn from the Cayman…
The View from Europe: The changing face of the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Caribbean News Now Over the next ten years it is likely that the ways in which we all think about the Caribbean will change radically. Oil and gas discoveries in countries once seen as being at…
A prominent journalist was charged with money laundering after protesting Maduro in Venezuela
By Girish Gupta, Reuters From Business Insider A prominent journalist and lawyer jailed on Venezuela’s Margarita island was charged on Monday with money laundering, according to family and a rights group, following his arrest after publicizing a protest against President…
The media’s crippling coverage of Rio Paralympics
By Anthony L Hall From Caribbean News Now The Rio 2016 Paralympics got underway with the Opening Ceremony last night. If you live in the United States, however, you could be forgiven for having no clue (unless you happened to…
Prime ministers of Barbados and Jamaica hold bilateral talks
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) — Prime minister of Barbados, Freundel Stuart, and prime minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, on Wednesday discussed the state of bilateral relations between the two countries via telephone. The discussions took place against the background of two…
Hagens Berman alerts Platinum Partners LP Funds Investors to Cayman Islands
From EconoTimes Liquidation Order and Reminds Them of Continuing Investigation SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 09, 2016 — Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP alerts Platinum Partners LP Funds investors that a Cayman Islands judge entered a liquidation order and reminds investors of…
8 Reasons why the Caribbean should legalize medical marijuana
From NAN News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Sept. 9, 2016: Advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana in the Caribbean are growing daily with many pointing to the major economic benefits to the region, including Invest Caribbean Now CEO…
The ‘ghost fleet’ of cargo ships with nowhere to go can now dock and unload
By Tom Hals, Reuters From Business Insider A U.S. judge on Friday signed an order granting Hanjin Shipping provisional protection from creditors in the United States, enabling some vessels to dock and unload at U.S. ports. South Korea’s Hanjin had asked…
A time to sell Caribbean tourism in the UK
By David Jessop From NAN News Americas, LONDON, England, Fri. Sept. 9, 2016: Earlier this year, a survey undertaken by Barclays business data indicated that nearly one fifth of British travelers, when questioned about their vacation plans, said that they…
America’s largest veterans group wants Congress to treat marijuana like medicine
By Keegan Hamilton, VICE News From Business Insider A US military veterans group with more than 2 million members has formally called on Congress to “recognize cannabis as a drug with potential medical value” and make it easier for researchers…







