Dewey case comes into focus
By Julie Triedman, From The National Law Journal Yet to be heard is finance director Frank Canellas (UPDATE: See below). With testimony from roughly a third of the expected 79 prosecution witnesses in the criminal trial of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s…
Very soon, robotic drones will automatically follow you (or your kids) around
By Julie Bort From Business Insider By now, most of us have seen a remote-controlled camera drone flying around taking pictures from above. There’s about 1 million of them out there used by hobbyists, according to Helen Greiner, CEO of…
Greeks talk of betrayal and revenge after harsh bailout agreement
By Catarina Martins From Mashable Vassilis Tsimpidis, 52, works as a quality inspector in the shipbuilding industry of Perama, a small village in the region of Piraeus. For the last two days his life has been all politics. He he…
Four CARICOM nations named among countries at risk of heading into debt trap
From CARIBBEAN360 LONDON, England, Monday July 13, 2015 – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations have been named among countries at risk of government external debt crises – one of them specially highlighted among those “rapidly heading” in that direction. Guyana,…
Escaped drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ targets Trump in Twitter rant
By Jim Meyers from Newsmax Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called on the FBI to investigate threats against him on Twitter by Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who escaped from prison over the weekend. On the Twitter…
Fate of frozen embryos at center of divorce trial
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — They’ve ended their marriage, divided their cash, property and personal belongings, but one messy issue remains: what should be done with their five cryogenically frozen embryos? Divorcing couple Stephen Findley and…
Apple iPhone snags 92% of smartphone profits, report says
By Adario Strange From Mashable When Apple first entered the smartphone market, its late co-founder Steve Jobs indicated that he would be happy snagging at least 1% of the existing mobile phone market. Seen by some as a bit of…
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Community Events NWDA Visit to Cayman Brac Representatives from the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) will be available to meet with Employers and Job Seekers, and assist with online registrations, resume preparation and other job search activities. Wednesday 15th July…
Bank misconduct fuels surge of Federal DPAs and NPAs
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Thanks mostly to massive misconduct by banks, U.S. enforcement officials are en route to signing a record number of deferred and nonprosecution agreements (DPAs and NPAs) this year. A new study from Gibson, Dunn…
The pros ands cons of foreign direct investment in the Caribbean
From Caribbean Digital Network A clinical perspective of CDN’s Ricardo Blackman in Barbados July 9th – The shortage of domestic capital to drive economic growth is a common denominator across much of the Caribbean. The injection of foreign direct investment…
