Cayman Islands like an offshore detention centre for your money, Australian PM says
From The Shovel The Cayman Islands is a bit like Nauru, just with more money and less transparency, the [Australian] Prime Minister explained today. Answering questions from Labor during today’s Parliamentary sitting, Mr Turnbull said, “Your money gets taken away…
British Virgin Islands insurance legislation overhauled
From Harneys The British Virgin Islands has gazetted the Virgin Islands Insurance (Amendment) Act 2015 and the Insurance Amendment Regulations 2015. These acts have been introduced to modernise the provision of insurance business in and from within the British Virgin…
Official opening of Cayman Islands new football field
The Field at The CIFA Centre Of Excellence Saturday, October 17, 2015 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Join us for the festivities which includes the presentation of individual medals for the 2014/2015 CIFA Leagues and the Maples Grassroots Programme Showcase…
Hillary Clinton dominated the first Democratic debate
By Tory Newmyer From Fortune Good luck and easy confidence propelled Clinton to a win in the first Democratic debate Hillary Clinton certainly won the first Democratic presidential debate. But saying so fails to capture the dominance of her performance….
Cayman Islands cruise port project creates tough choices and strong sentiments
By Brian Major From Travel Pulse Tourism-reliant Caribbean destinations seeking to expand tourism infrastructure to support growing visitor numbers frequently face tough choices and elicit strong sentiments. Perhaps nowhere has the difficult decision-making process been more evident than in the…
World’s longest flight from Singapore to New York City to resume in 2018
By Cailey Rizzo From Mashable Singapore Airlines announced Tuesday it will resume its 19-hour flight from Singapore to New York in 2018, to reclaim the title of world’s longest flight. Singapore Airlines operated the route from Singapore to New York…
Court: Universities not liable for campus violence
By Patience Haggin, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court ruled in favor of the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday, reaffirming that colleges and universities have no duty to protect students from criminal acts…
Some parts of the junk bond market are more disaster-y than others
By Sam Ro from business Insider There’s a bit of a freak-out going on about the junk bond market right now. Junk bonds, also referred to as high-yield bonds, are issued by financially-stretched companies with speculative-grade credit ratings. The spreads…
Scandal erupts in unregulated world of fantasy sports
By Joe Drape and Jacqueline Williams From New York Times A major scandal is erupting in the multibillion-dollar industry of fantasy sports, the online and unregulated business in which players assemble their fantasy teams with real athletes. On Monday, the…
captains name their 12 favourite views
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s captains name their 12 favourite views around the world By Deborah Stone From Daily Express UK CRUISE ship captains are among the most travelled people on Earth, and now those behind the wheel of Royal Caribbean…
