British Virgin Islands: Update on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
Article by Philip Graham, Marco a Martins, Ross Munro and Sean Scott, Harneys Harneys’ reaction to the Press Release from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) dated 30 May 2013 Introduction It has been announced that ESMA has approved…
Cayman Atlantic launches Twitter Trading
After setting up the world’s first “Twitter Hedge Fund” in 2011, Paul Hawtin is back launching Cayman Atlantic at the WIRED Money conference in London on Monday 1st July 2013. Cayman Atlantic is a world first investment management company that…
Conference “positions” Jamaica as next animation hub – World Bank
From Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Friday June 21, 2013 – The World Bank says a major two-day animation conference and festival in Jamaica is aimed at positioning the island as the next animation hub while promoting job opportunities for talented youths….
Home Loan Servicing Solutions announces pricing of public equity offering
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Jun 20, 2013 (Menafn – GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) –Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. HLSS announced today that it has priced a public offering of 13,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a public offering price of…
Rugby? What rugby? England captain Chris Robshaw escapes to a Caribbean beach
By CHRIS ROBSHAW, Daily Mail, UK Rugby is a game of inevitable bumps and bruises – and I experienced my fair share last season in my role as England captain. There was the enormous high of beating the world champions…
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CD&P law firm held liable for costs in Bermuda after trial no-show Bermuda Chief Justice Ian Kawaley has taken the extraordinary step of holding prominent offshore law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman and one of its attorneys, Ray DeSilva, liable…
Investment Commission approves five foreign investment deals
From Focus Taiwan Taipei, June 22 (CNA) Taiwan’s Investment Commission said Saturday that it has approved five foreign investment projects in its latest application review meeting, with the total value of the projects reaching US$104 million. Among the five approved…
Biden visit good for Caricom
By Julien Neaves T&T NEWSDAY The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI), which allows Caricom countries preferential treatment on a number of goods to the United States (US), has benefitted the region for the past three decades. Following the State visit of…
New chair of CRFM Ministerial Council urges implementation of Castries Declaration on IUU fishing and CARICOM Common Fisheries Policy
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE; Tuesday, June 18, 2013 The recently appointed chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Barbados Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management, Dr. David Estwick, has urged fellow Caribbean ministers…
MasterCard announces leadership changes in its Latin America and Caribbean Region
New president for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region is appointed; predecessor takes on new international roleTweet: MasterCard Latin America Appoints New President #MasterCardLAC http://bit.ly/10xv0L3 PURCHASE, N.Y. & MIAMI — MasterCard announced today the appointment of Gilberto Caldart as…
